12Stone

12Stone Church 12Stone Church 12Stone Church.png 206px 12Stone Church logo 33.99967 -83.9900 region:US_type:landmark inline,title Lawrenceville, GA based with various physical campuses and online. United States Wesleyan 12stone.com Crossroads Community Church 1987 11 01 Kevin Myers Active Kevin Myers (Founding Pastor)Dr. Dan Reiland (Chief of Staff)Paul Nieman (Lawrenceville)Mark Eiken (Hamilton Mill)Frank Haynes (Flowery Branch)Michael Lumpkin (Sugarloaf)Matt Lewis (Braselton)Steve Walton (Buford)Trey Hildebrant (Snellville)Travis Billman (Online) Coye Bishop (Jackson County) 12Stone Church (also known simply as "12Stone") is an American Wesleyan12Stone Beliefs - Our Accountability http://12stone.com/about/beliefs/ 9 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110521032532/http://12stone.com/about/beliefs/ 2011-05-21 dead multi-site megachurch with multiple locations in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Kevin Myers is the Founding Pastor, having transitioned out of the Senior Pastor role in 2023. Jason Berry currently serves as the Senior Pastor of 12Stone. As of January 2026, there are ten physical 12Stone campuses located in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and Hall County, along with one out-of-state campus, in Summerville, South Carolina. 12Stone was listed in late 2010 as the #1 fastest growing church in America and as the fortieth largest church in the United States with an attendance of 9,636.The Largest Churches in America -2010 http://www.outreachmagazine.com/magazine/recent-issues/3762-The-2010-Outreach-100.html Outreach Magazine 9 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110512003447/http://www.outreachmagazine.com/magazine/recent-issues/3762-The-2010-Outreach-100.html 12 May 2011 dead 12Stone is the daughter church of Kentwood Community Church.12Stone Attendance Makes History http://www.wesleyan.org/doc/news_article?id=1604 The Wesleyan Church 18 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110718173100/http://wesleyan.org/doc/news_article?id=1604 2011-07-18 dead In 2011 the average weekly attendance surpassed 10,000, making 12Stone the first Wesleyan Church to surpass this milestone. Locations There are currently ten physical 12Stone campuses in Gwinnett, Hall, and Jackson counties and one location in Summerville, South Carolina.12Stone Locations/Times http://12stone.com/locations/ 9 May 2011 Controversies In 2014, 12Stone church was involved in the arrest and conviction of David Justin Freeman, who had been a volunteer minister at the church. Freeman was arrested after 12stone pastor Jason Berry claimed Freeman had given him the middle finger.Freeman v. Georgia https://law.justia.com/cases/georgia/supreme-court/2017/s17a1040.html https://web.archive.org/web/20210116090442/https://law.justia.com/cases/georgia/supreme-court/2017/s17a1040.html January 16, 2021 May 13, 2026 Justia Freeman's conviction was ultimately overturned in 2017 on free speech grounds.https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/almID/1202799449435/Flipping-the-Bird-Was-Protected-Speech-State-Justices-Rule/?mcode=1202617074542&curindex=0/ Flipping the Bird Was Protected Speech, State Justices Rule Daily Report In 2016, 12Stone church was struck by vandals (whom the church reports did $10,000 worth of damage). The vandals left behind pamphlets describing their displeasure with the church's operations, and spray-painted scripture references suggesting that 12Stone church had turned God's house into a market.https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/police-investigating-vandalism-at-two-12stone-church-sites/article_b7f8a09e-488e-57e0-a996-27849bbede62.html Police investigating vandalism at two 12Stone Church sites Erika Wells Gwinnett Daily Post 7 September 2016 The church and Kevin Myers (head pastor) have also made headlines for criticizing Colin Kaepernick's decision to protest by kneeling during the national anthem during a sermon,Rossino Greg 2016-09-14 12Stone Church pastor message on Kaepernick goes viral https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/12stone-church-pastor-message-on-kaepernick-goes-viral/85-318815538 2022-06-25 11alive as well as a sermon in 2010 comparing acceptance of homosexuals to acceptance of pedophiles.Porter Steven 2016-04-27 IWU Has An Anti-Gay Problem; Boosting Gov. Mike Pence Doesn't Help https://www.reporterporter.com/governor-mike-pence-indiana-wesleyan-anti-gay-iwu 2022-06-25 See also List of megachurches in the United States References External links 12stone.com 12Stone Official Website Category:Methodist megachurches in the United States Category:Megachurches in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Christian organizations established in 1987 Category:1987 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)