Rick Stone recently retired as worship pastor of Whitesburg Baptist Church, Huntsville, and celebrated 52 years in gospel ministry.
Stone holds a master of religious education degree from Southwestern Seminary and a bachelor of church music degree from Samford University.
He began his ministry at an early age singing with his brothers. He served as minister of music at Ridglea Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas; First Baptist Church Tampa, Florida; and FBC Jacksonville, Florida.
The Stone Brothers
He then spent 15 years as a traveling music evangelist doing concerts, revivals and crusades, including two Billy Graham crusades and appearing on the 700 Club. He and his brothers re-formed their singing group, The Stone Brothers, basing the ministry out of Huntsville. They appeared with many well-known Christian musicians, such as Sandi Patty and Larnelle Harris.
Stone led worship at three SBC annual meetings; two state Baptist conventions; and for Henry Blackaby at The Cove in Asheville, North Carolina.
Stone later returned to church ministry, serving as minister of music at FBC Jonesboro, Georgia; FBC Birmingham; and Whitesburg.
Stone and his wife, Rosemary, were honored during a recent Sunday morning at Whitesburg and with an afternoon reception. The Stones have three children and four grandchildren.
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