Stony Point was found in 1969 by five families committed to establishing a church “which would proclaim God’s Word boldly and, at the same time, address the real needs of the world around them. The goal was to have a ‘gathered’ church on Sundays and a ‘sent forth’ church during the week.” 

Over the next thirty-eight years under the leadership of four senior pastors (David Fleece, Dominic Aquila, Frank Crane and Steve Constable) the church has pursued this goal.   

From the beginning, Stony Point has been committed to gospel outreach both to foreign lands and to local neighborhoods. Our first regularly supported missionaries were Barbara and David Cross who, in 1969, had been called to plant churches in Australia. The Crosses are still planting churches, but now, in England. Our foreign missionary force now stands at thirteen families. 

At the local, level folks from Stony Point were instrumental in founding Richmond’s Pregnancy Resource Center and also participated in the ministries of Intervarsity, Campus Crusade for Christ, Young Life, Needle's Eye and numerous others.  

In the early 80's Stony Point planted a daughter church, All Saints Reformed Presbyterian. Ten years later another was started, West End Presbyterian Church. 

In the mid 80's, recognizing a need to improve the music and worship ministry, the congregation began praying that the Lord would bring willing and gifted individuals to lead the church in this area. Well, Larry and Cathy Julian joined in 1986. They were followed by the Maroons and the Coxes. Now more than a quarter of Stony Point’s membership participates in the music ministry. 

God used some conflicts and troubles in the late 90's to direct Stony Point’s leadership to adopt a more intentional and zealous ministry to youth. The Session called Michael Bryant to serve as Coordinator of Youth and Children’s ministries. His mission is to mobilize all members to serve the young. Thus we now have a vibrant intergenerational ministry which includes children and youth in most every aspect of congregational life. 

Today, Stony Point enjoys God’s blessing in a close redemptive fellowship and a growing, more focused outreach to the city. Under Pastor Constable’s leadership the Franklin Street Community was inaugurated in the fall of 2006.  Its mission is to “foster a community which not only sings and hears of God’s glory but shows His mercy and power in feeding the poor and in presenting the message of rescue in Christ to the people of Richmond.”  

Finally, as anyone who has gotten an email from Michael Bryant knows, “The best is yet to come!”

Find out more about our vision.

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