The Stone isn't a denominational church. As others have said, "We aren't the only Christians, but we are Christians only." Our launch team has been made up of believers of different denominational backgrounds from the very beginning. Some had doctrinal statements that included lengthy rules of both prohibitions and requirements, lists of what to do and not to do. The Stone desires to focus on The Bible as our authority, realizing the difficulty of translation, and that sincere Christians can disagree on the meaning or interpretation of certain Bible passages. We hold to the well known maxim “In the essentials, unity; in the non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity (or love.)"

Our concentration will be on the essentials of our faith that unify us, leaving room for open and respectful discussion on non-salvation issues, but never letting differences on non-essentials stand in the way of our total unity on the following essentials of our faith:

We believe in one God, Creator and Ruler of all things. He is Triune, eternally existing as three equal persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. (Genesis 1:1; Matthew 3:16-17; 28:19)

God the Son took on human flesh. He is fully God and fully man. He was the promised messiah. He lived sinlessly, died and rose again victorious over death. He is the only way to salvation. He is our King. (John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 10:9; Galatians 2:20, John 1:1-5, 14; Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 1:15-17)

We believe the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to convict people of sin, (John 16;8)  regenerate the believer, indwell, instruct, and empower the believer for Godly living and service. (Acts 1:8)

We believe in the bodily resurrection of all humankind: the believer in Christ into everlasting joy (John 10:28-30), and the unbeliever into everlasting punishment. (Matthew 25:46)

We believe the Bible is the inspired word of God; accurate, reliable, and applicable to our daily lives, transcribed by human authors in harmony with The Holy Spirit. It is our final authority in matters of faith and we seek to understand it as intended by both God and the human author, in the context of the original languages and culture. (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21)

We believe that all who follow Jesus are to be baptized, which we practice by immersion. Baptism is not itself what saves a person, but is a declaration of submission and obedience to Jesus and is, therefore, vital in the spiritual life of the believer. (Matthew 28:19)

Jesus instituted the practice of communion for His church as a remembrance of His sacrifice, and to remind us of our unity in Him. All believers in attendance are invited to the Lord's Table each Sunday. (Mark 14:22-25; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17, 11:23-26)

Marriage is God's design, and not for man to redefine. The Stone takes the definition of marriage from The Bible, and considers any sexual relations outside of marriage to be sinful, contrary to God's Holy Word. (Genesis 1:27, 2:24; Matthew 19:4-6, Hebrews 13:4, Romans 1:18-24) We believe that God’s design for marriage is the union of one man and one woman as indicated by their biological sex. “Biological sex” means the condition of being male or female, which is determined by a person’s chromosomes, and is identified at birth by a person’s anatomy.

All those following Christ are called to reach others. We are to call them to follow Jesus, and then to disciple them as we all serve Him together. (Matthew 28:19)