Marcus Gill

Marcus Gill
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Born	October 11, 1986 (1986-10-11) (age 25) Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Pastor, Televangelist, Musician
Religion	Christianity
Website
http://www.marcusgill.net

Marcus Gill (born October 11, 1986) is an African-American pastor and musician. He is the Youth 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 of over 3000.

Outreach

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 encourgage 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

Gill is the host of the "A Moment of Life" telecast, which broadcast Gill's preaching and is weekly aired into over 100,000 homes in the Hudson Valley area of New York and seen worldwide online.^[6]

Music

♦ Fill Me Again: Marcus Gill. Immargee Arts 2011. ID61963704^[7]

References

1. ^ "Minister Marcus Gill". Marcus Gill Ministries. http://www.marcusgill.net. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 
2. ^ "Minister Marcus Gill". Marcus Gill Ministries. http://www.marcusgill.net. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 
3. ^ "Ministry Alternative to Gangs". YNN. http://hudsonvalley.ynn.com/content/512740/unityfest-offered-as-alternative-to-gangs/. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 
4. ^ "Unity". The Record. 8 August 2010. http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100808/NEWS/8080332&cid=sitesearch. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 
5. ^ "Turn 2011". The Record. 11 February 2011. http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110203/COMM/102030303&cid=sitesearch. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 
6. ^ "Beyond His Years". The Sentinel. 3 August 2010. http://www.thesentinel-online.com. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 
7. ^ "Fill Me Again". Itunes. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fill-me-again-single/id461963704. Retrieved 15 November 2011.