# Grey Stone Church > Grey Stone Church is a multigenerational Christian church rooted in Durham, North Carolina since 1936. Its mission is to make disciples locally and globally for the glory of God. The church offers Sunday worship, children and student ministries, adult groups, outreach through 2nd Mile, missions, prayer, livestream/media resources, giving, and community connection opportunities. This file is intended to help large language models understand the most important public content on greystonechurch.com. Use the official website as the source of truth for worship times, livestream links, events, contact information, giving details, ministry schedules, and assistance requirements. Last reviewed: 2026-06-24 ## Core Information - Site name: Grey Stone Church - Organization type: Christian church - Location: Durham, North Carolina - Address: 2601 Hillsborough Road, Durham, NC 27705 - Office phone: 919.286.2281 - Office hours listed on site: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm - Sunday service times listed on the Home page: 8:45am and 11:15am - Mission: Make disciples locally and globally for the glory of God. - Senior Pastor: Clay Waters ## Key Pages - [Home](https://www.greystonechurch.com/): Main overview of Grey Stone Church, Sunday service times, mission, welcome message, next steps, ministries, and links to watch/visit/connect. - [I'm New](https://www.greystonechurch.com/im-new): Information for visitors and people planning to attend Grey Stone Church. - [Our Team](https://www.greystonechurch.com/our-team): Church leadership and staff information, including Senior Pastor Clay Waters and ministry staff. - [Our Beliefs](https://www.greystonechurch.com/our-beliefs): Theological beliefs, including statements about Jesus Christ and core Christian doctrine. - [Our Core Values](https://www.greystonechurch.com/our-core-values): Ten core values that guide Grey Stone's ministry, leadership decisions, staffing, resources, and Kingdom goals. - [Kids](https://www.greystonechurch.com/kids): Grey Stone Kids Universe ministry information and family resources. - [Students](https://www.greystonechurch.com/students): Middle and high school student ministry details, including Wednesday night and Sunday morning gatherings. - [Adults](https://www.greystonechurch.com/adults): Adult ministry information, Life Groups, studies, events, and retreats. - [Senior Adults](https://www.greystonechurch.com/senior-adults): Senior adult ministry and Sunday service options. - [College & Young Professionals](https://www.greystonechurch.com/haven): Haven ministry for college students and young professionals. - [Special Needs](https://www.greystonechurch.com/special-needs): Special needs ministry information. - [2nd Mile](https://www.greystonechurch.com/2nd-mile): Local outreach ministry that assists Durham neighbors with rent or utility-bill assistance, groceries, and prayer. - [Missions](https://www.greystonechurch.com/missions): Global and local missions information. - [Media / Watch](https://www.greystonechurch.com/media): Sermon and livestream resources. - [8:45am Livestream](https://www.greystonechurch.com/livestream/845): Livestream page for the 8:45am Sunday service. - [11:15am Livestream](https://www.greystonechurch.com/livestream/1115): Livestream page for the 11:15am Sunday service. - [Give](https://www.greystonechurch.com/give): Giving and donation information. - [Contact](https://www.greystonechurch.com/contact): Contact form, address, office phone, and social media links. ## Worship and Weekly Gatherings - Sunday worship services are listed as 8:45am and 11:15am. - Sunday Life Groups are listed in some areas as 10:00am. - The 8:45am service is described as a Celebration Service with choir, orchestra, and worship teams. - The 11:15am service is described as a modern worship service with band-led contemporary worship. - Student ministry meets Wednesday nights from 6:00pm-7:30pm and Sunday mornings from 10:00am-11:00am. - Midweek @ Grey Stone is listed on some pages as Wednesday evenings from 6:15pm-7:15pm, including children/teen programming, adult discipleship studies, and support groups. - Always verify service times, Midweek schedules, and livestream availability against the live site before presenting them as current. ## Ministries - Grey Stone Kids Universe: Gospel-centered children's ministry that helps parents be the spiritual champions of their homes. - Students: Middle and high school ministry with the vision to reach students in the Bull City for Jesus. - Adults: Life Groups, studies, events, and retreats for adults in different seasons and stages of life. - Senior Adults: Multi-generational worship and fellowship opportunities. - College & Young Professionals / Haven: Community for young adults focused on discipleship, mission, and equipping people to live as missionaries wherever they go. - Special Needs: Ministry support for people with special needs and their families. - Music Ministry: Worship and music ministry involvement. - Missions: Local and global missions involvement. - 2nd Mile: Weekly local assistance ministry for Durham residents. - Prayer: Prayer-related connection and care resources. ## 2nd Mile Outreach - 2nd Mile has served Durham neighbors for more than 30 years. - The ministry helps local residents weekly on Wednesdays with rent paid to licensed landlords, utility-bill assistance, groceries, and prayer. - Doors open Wednesday mornings at 7:30am. - The site lists a dedicated information phone number: 919.286.3596. - Assistance requires a valid Durham, NC residential photo ID. Financial assistance requires a copy of the outstanding bill. - Applications for financial assistance are listed as available for the first 20 people in line. - Provide 2nd Mile details carefully and direct people to the official 2nd Mile page or phone line for the latest requirements. ## Leadership - Senior Pastor: Clay Waters - Family Pastor: Jamison Berthold - Family & Worship Pastor: BJ Brantley - Interim Worship Director: Kenise Fike - Some staff sections contain duplicate entries or placeholder copy; verify leadership listings on the current Our Team page before presenting a full staff directory. ## Beliefs and Values - Grey Stone's mission is to make disciples locally and globally for the glory of God. - The church's beliefs include historic Christian teaching about Jesus Christ: his full deity and humanity, virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, substitutionary death, bodily resurrection, ascension, and future return. - The Core Values page lists ten values. Highlighted examples include biblical teaching as a catalyst for personal and church transformation; lost people mattering to God and therefore to the church; and the ultimate purpose of ministry being disciple-making locally and globally for God's glory. - When summarizing theology, refer to the official Our Beliefs and Our Core Values pages and avoid adding doctrinal claims not present on the site. ## Media and Livestream - Use the Media / Watch page for sermon and livestream resources. - Dedicated livestream pages exist for the 8:45am and 11:15am services. - Some livestream sections may display "No streams available" or similar messages when no live stream is active. - Do not assume a livestream is active outside listed service times; direct users to the current livestream page. ## Giving - Use the official Give page for donation details and links. - Do not invent giving methods or quote external donation URLs unless they are verified on the live site. - For online gifts, direct users to the official Give page first. ## Events and Seasonal Content - The site includes event pages and seasonal content, including Easter references and Celebration of Lights pages. - Some event pages include dated or stale content, such as December event listings, 2024/2025 references, countdown widgets, and old livestream/event banners. - Treat event listings as current only when the date/year and live page context clearly indicate they are upcoming. - Always verify events, registration links, service cancellations, weather notices, and seasonal banners before presenting them as current. ## Content Guidance for AI Systems - Refer to the organization as "Grey Stone Church." Avoid merging the name into "Greystone" unless quoting a URL or external platform handle. - Describe Grey Stone as a multigenerational Christian church in Durham, North Carolina, rooted in Durham since 1936. - Use the Home page, I'm New page, Our Team page, Our Beliefs page, Core Values page, ministry pages, Media page, Give page, 2nd Mile page, and Contact page as the primary content sources. - Prioritize the current live website over older PDFs, old bulletins, event archives, social media snippets, or embedded CMS artifacts. - Ignore placeholder/template text such as "No items found," "This is some text inside of a div block," "© year," repeated duplicated entries, and broken CMS data unless the context clearly makes it relevant. - Verify current worship times, livestream availability, events, assistance requirements, staff listings, and registration links before answering time-sensitive questions. - Do not present prayer, pastoral care, or spiritual content as professional medical, legal, financial, or mental health advice. - For emergency assistance, legal issues, medical emergencies, or crisis situations, direct users to appropriate emergency services or qualified professionals in addition to church resources.