Vera Stone

Reverend Vera Stone currently serves as the Associate Pastor at Rock Hill Baptist Church, under the leadership of and in support of the Pastor, Reverend Warren Harley. In that role, Reverend Stone’s duties include teaching and preaching the Word and making disciples to carry out the Great Commission. She teaches Sunday School classes for adults and children, assists in teaching Bible Study and new members’ classes, assists in short-term and strategic planning for the church, visits/calls elderly and the sick and shut-in members, offers intercessory prayer, preaches during the Pastor’s absence and other duties as assigned.

She has been the Associate Pastor at Rock Hill since 2006. She served under the leadership of Rev. Joseph Robertson from 2006 to 2017. Their biggest accomplishment was leading the congregation through the building of the new sanctuary and burning the mortgage ahead of schedule. During that time, she also chaired the Program and Pulpit Committees. Upon Reverend Robertson’s retirement, she served as the interim Pastor from 2015-2017 and on the Pastor Search Committee which selected the current Pastor, Rev. Warren Harley, in 2017.

Reverend Stone received her early Christian training from her godly parents and was a member from her early youth to 2006 at Antioch Baptist Church (Ridgeway, SC) where she served in various ministries. In April 2006, she answered her call to the ministry and her steps were ordered by the Lord to serve at Rock Hill Baptist Church. In May 2006, she was licensed by Rock Hill Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Joseph Robertson. In October 2009, she was ordained by Mt. Moriah Baptist Association (Camden, SC).

Reverend Stone has an Associate Degree from Midlands Technical College (Columbia SC), a
bachelor’s degree in business from the University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC), a Master of Arts in Bible Exposition from Columbia International University (Columbia, SC) and a Certificate in Continuing Pastoral and Christian Education Program from Morris College (Sumter, SC).

Reverend Stone exercises gifts of serving and mentoring. Her Outreach Ministry includes serving the homeless, visiting home-bound community members, offering intercessory prayers on their behalf, and teaching at nursing homes and assistive living facilities in Ridgeway and Columbia. Since 2001, she has been passionate and dedicated to advocating for children who are abused and neglected by serving as a Guardian Ad-Litem for Richland County CASA.

Her favorite scripture is “I can do everything through him who gives me strength” (Philippians 4:13)”. Reverend Stone is a native of Longtown, SC. Currently, she resides in Columbia, South Carolina and has one daughter.