Marcus Gill
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| Born | October 11, 1986 Poughkeepsie, New York, United States |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
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| 🌐 Website | http://www.marcusgill.org |
Marcus Gill (born October 11, 1986) is an African-American pastor and musician. He is the Associate Pastor of Soul Saving Station Church in Newburgh, New York.[1]
Gill was born in Poughkeepsie, New York and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina and Kitzingen, Germany. At age 15, after being mentored by his grandfather in the ministry, he felt called to preach and someday pastor a church in a major city. Gill received a B.A. in Music Business from Winston Salem State University.[2]
He is the founder and CEO of Marcus Gill Ministries, a non-profit evangelism ministry. Gill also serves as music director at Soul Saving Station in Newburgh, New York. Gill moved from Winston-Salem, North Carolina leaving an associate music directors position at a church with a membership of over 3500.
Outreach[edit]
Marcus Gill Ministries sponsors food and clothing giveaways in the Hudson Valley of New York. During the summer season Gill sponsors Christian block parties for youth, and he also holds occasional street worship services to encourage gang violence to stop.[3] On August 7, 2010 Gill held the Unity Fest at the Delano-Hitch Stadium in Newburgh, New York.[4] This crusade was attended by many political and religious leaders. The mission was to influence the community to embrace God to purify the recent crime increase in the city of Newburgh, New York.[5]
Television[edit]
Gill is the host of the "A Moment of Life" telecast, which broadcast Gill's preaching and is weekly aired into over 250,000 homes in the Hudson Valley area of New York and seen worldwide online.[6]
Music[edit]
- Fill Me Again: Marcus Gill. Immargee Arts 2011. ID61963704[7]
Personal[edit]
Marcus' first and only child, Zealiah Crystal Gill, died in 2012 after 21 days of life. She was diagnosed with a severe case of the Group B Streptococcus virus.[8] Soon after he and his wife divorced, citing "irreconcilable differences."
References[edit]
- ↑ "Elder Marcus Gill". Marcus Gill Ministries. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ↑ "Minister Marcus Gill". Marcus Gill Ministries. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ↑ "Ministry Alternative to Gangs". YNN. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ↑ "Unity". The Record. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ↑ "Turn 2011". The Record. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ↑ "Beyond His Years". The Sentinel. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ↑ "Fill Me Again". Itunes. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ↑ "zealiah". The Record. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
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