About Mill Grove
Our History.
In the years following the Civil War, Midland was much like other towns in the rural south. Most of the residents farmed or worked in the community since the primary means of travel was by walking or horse and wagon. Some members of the community erected a “brush arbor” beside the mill that operated on Rocky River. Worship services were held there until a small frame church was build in a large grove of oak trees. This is how Mill Grove got it’s name – from the mill arbor and from the grove of trees.
Mill Grove was organized into a church in 1877 by the Reverend Hubert Peoples. The early wooden church was replaced by a brick structure in 1938. Additions have been made since then, such as a fellowship building and parsonage in 1955.
Our Leadership.
Steve Brown - Senior Pastor
Pastor Steve Brown is a retired banking executive who was called to serve the Lord in full time ministry 10 years ago. After graduating from Gordon Conwell Seminary, Steve served at Forest Hill Church as Executive and Care Pastor at the Charlotte Southpark campus. He has been preaching at Mill Grove Church for 3 years and assumed the Senior Pastor role in late 2023. He is excited about the energy, love and commitment of Mill Grove Church to the gospel and giving glory to God in Midland and the surrounding area. Steve centers his teaching and ministry on the infallible truth of God’s word and seeks to spread the love of God and the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Steve lives in Charlotte with his wife Nancy and they have two grown children, Zachary and Michaela. He is a business graduate of the University of North Carolina and is also a CPA. Steve enjoys family time, golf, preaching and working out.
Senior Pastor Message:
Thank you for stopping by our website. Mill Grove Church is a loving community of believers who are committed to the gospel of Jesus Christ and encouraging one another and our community through the truth of God’s word. We would love for you to come experience worship and community with our church. We are passionate about getting to know all who visit and attend our church in a deep and personal way. Mill Grove Church is a place where you can know and be known…to experience the loving truth of your Creator, to grow in love toward God and others and to worship Jesus with all your heart.
Come join us at Mill Grove Church and grow into a new vision and season as we seek to impact Midland, the surrounding area and the world for Jesus Christ.
- Steve Brown
What We Believe.
Firmly rooted in scripture, our essential beliefs at Mill Grove guide our decisions as a church.
There is one true God, who exists in three persons (the Trinity) as the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
God the Father sovereignly created the universe and is Holy, without blemish or stain; God reigns sovereign over all and He reigns supreme over all living creatures in heaven and earth.
Jesus Christ was God’s only son and came to earth as God incarnate for the forgiveness of mankind’s sin. Jesus died on a cross as a sinless sacrifice for all sin, and He rose from the dead on the third day and now resides with God the Father in heaven.
The Holy Spirit is God in spirit that lives within each person that has accepted Jesus Christ as their savior. The Holy Spirit guides, protects, comforts, convicts and empowers those who have given their life to Jesus Christ.
Eternal life, or “salvation,” comes solely from the saving work of Jesus Christ death and resurrection, but must be accepted by each person for their salvation to be complete. A person confirms their salvation by accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, allowing Him to reign in their lives and deliver them from sin so that they live holy lives that glorify Him.
The Bible is God’s authoritative, infallible and complete word to humanity, and is profitable for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16). God himself breathed the words of the bible into existence through the use of prophets, disciples and leaders who God called.
Jesus is coming again to establish a new heaven and a new earth, where those who have accepted Him as Lord will reign with Him forever.
Jesus commanded all who know Him to go throughout all the world, proclaiming the truth of the gospel (good news of Christ’ salvation to mankind), making disciples in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. This commandment is known as “The Great Commission.”