Staff Bios

Rev. Marcus E. McGill, Senior Pastor

Marcus has been our pastor since July 2016. Before coming to Ross Grove, he served as Minister of Youth at Piney Grove Baptist Church in Mt. Airy, NC while he completed his Master’s Degree. He and lovely wife Brittany are both natives of Georgia, but have lived, loved, and served in NC since 2012. Marcus is a graduate of Young Harris College (BS in Business & Public Policy, 2012) and Wake Forest University School of Divinity (Master of Divinity, 2016). The McGills have one dog (Duke). The McGills welcomed their first baby boy, Jameson in March of 2020, and the beginning of the Covid pandemic. Jameson was born with many medical difficulties, one which eventually required open-heart-surgery when he had reached six months old. He passed away in October 2020 after complications due to surgery and he will forever be missed. In March of 2022, the McGills welcomed their second child, a little girl named Eliza Jayne. She is happy and healthy.

Marcus enjoys cooking for others and doing DIY projects around the home.

When asked what he loves most about Ross Grove he says, “I love our church because of the people and their spirit of familial hospitality. Our church members are quick to welcome and love everyone that comes through the doors of our church. They graciously accept new people into the church family at a moments notice. In a sense, Ross Grove is a place to call home, and the congregation is made up of people one can call family.” And that’s what our pastor sees for our church, a place to belong and feel safe and a place where we can grow and serve our Lord together. 

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Teresa Heffelfinger, Minister of Music

Teresa came to Ross Grove as pianist in 2015 and moved into the position of Minister of Music in 2016.  Teresa previously served for 18 years as Minister of Education at Boiling Springs Baptist Church.  She has also served as Senior Counselor at Shelby High School for the last 30 years, and recently retired from education after 37 years.  Teresa is married to Mark Heffelfinger, also a retired teacher from Shelby High. Both currently work part-time for Cleveland Innovations Academy and they have three children and four grandchildren.  Kristen (married to Rev. Chris Wilson) is a PA at Medac Urgent Care in Wilmington and she and Chris are ministering in a church plant (Restoration Church) in Wilmington, NC.  They are the proud parents of three girls – Ramsey Jane, Leighton Ruth and Paige Caroline.  Jamie (married to John Harris) is a wedding planner and event coordinator and John ministers at the NC Baptist Assembly at Caswell.  They live in Southport, NC and have one son, Levi James.  Matthew (married to Alexis) is the program director at The Bald Head Club on Bald Head Island and Alexis works in a retail shop on Bald Head.

Teresa enjoys sewing, reading, playing the piano, singing and leading the choir at Ross Grove.  “I enjoy bringing in different types of music and a variety of musicians to create an environment conducive to corporate and individual worship.  Worship is a vital part of our lives as Christians and at Ross Grove our gatherings include opportunities for authentic worship of our awesome God.”

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Helen Williams, AdminIstrative Assistant

Helen Williams came to Ross Grove in June of 2021.  Helen has worked in bookkeeping and payroll for over 35 years.  Here at Ross Grove she is responsible for day-to-day clerical duties, as well as preparing the weekly bulletin, monthly calendar and newsletter, along with other concerns to help committees and church members throughout the church.

Helen lives in Vale, North Carolina with her daughter Megan and Megan’s 4-year-old Great Dane “Jolene”.  Megan is engaged and planning to be married in December of 2023. 

When at home, Helen spends most of her time in the kitchen.  She is very passionate about baking and cooking and spends a lot of time cooking for her family and entertaining.  She also enjoys Carolina Tarheels Basketball and Carolina Panthers Football.

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