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Mission Statement

We will provide Truth-Based Counseling and Support Services which will empower individuals, families and organizations to reach their full, God-given potential.

The Dove Center is an empowering organization of Christian Professionals which exists for the purpose of teaching Godly success principles found in scripture and thereby fostering positive growth and development in individuals, families and organizations. We encourage growth by embracing and transferring truths which God has given to professionals in the fields of Medicine, Psychology and Business. Our art is to blend these truths with Biblical principles in such a way that we empower local churches, civic groups, businesses, families and individuals to express their full potential through the power of God in the greater community

The founder of the Dove Center felt called into ministry as a child, and then twenty years later, after suffering a long illness and experiencing a miraculously impossible healing through the power of God, she acted upon that calling. Dr. Sharon Patterson Hill saw a need for clinically Professional Psychotherapy that was Biblically-based and after much prayer, founded The Dove Center in Rock Hill, South Carolina in 1986. The Dove Center is a for-profit organization that operates as a not-for-profit community agency.

It is the belief and policy of The Dove Center that we should provide services and/or education to any person regardless of their race, sex or religion who is seeking to improve or develop their personal, ministry or business situations

It is the belief and policy of The Dove Center that the teaching or counsel from our employees or agents affirm the belief in God of the Holy Bible; the authority of the Holy Bible over the actions of man; the Lordship of Jesus Christ and the present active involvement of the Holy Spirit in contemporary living.

It is the belief and policy of The Dove Center that we only build programs which in most cases can be self-funded: that is, they will not be dependent upon donations for on-going daily operational costs.

We Believe

The Trinity of God as an absolute truth
The Omnipotence, Omnipresence and Omniscience of God
The Creation of all things as a creative act of God
The Holy Bible as the Holy Word of God
The Virgin Birth of Jesus of Nazareth, The Christ
The Miracles as recorded in the Old and New Testaments
That Jesus Christ is God
That Jesus Christ was crucified, died and buried but was resurrected on the third day
That Jesus Christ is the Supreme Sacrifice for our sins, the only true way to salvation.
That the same Holy Spirit that enabled the apostles to perform miracles is with us today
That all believers are Priest unto God through Jesus Christ
That Jesus Christ will remove His Church and Return to rule and reign over the earth

Our vision is based on what we have seen and heard in our offices, experienced vicariously through alarming statistics and felt in our hearts as a calling of God. We see a chance to help churches, civic groups, business owners, families and individuals change the face of their society. We see this happening not by preaching platitudes but by empowering people, through Christ-Centered training and counseling to be loving competent servants–the very hands of Christ in their communities.

Sharon P. Hill, holds the following degrees: a B.A. in Psychology, a M.Ed. in Counseling and a Doctorate of Ministry. Her counseling background covers Abuse, Family, Marriage, Sexual orientation, Sexual Dysfunction, Addictions and Individual Growth issues. Her other ministry outreaches are teaching, speaking, seminars and group facilitation. She is a Nationally Certified Counselor through the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) and is licensed in the State of South Carolina as a Licensed Professional Counselor (SCLPC). She is also a member in good standing of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC).

Michael L. Hill, holds the following degrees: a B.S. in Business, and an honorary M.A. in Christian Psychology. He is a Bi-vocational Pastor who maintains secular business interest. His background is in Small Business Development, Financial Planning, and Community Program Development. He Provides Pre-Marital, Pastoral and Financial Counseling. He also provides Consulting and Coaching for Non-Profit Community Program Development and For-Profit Small Business Development. He is a proponent of In-Home Business to preserve family unity.

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Melonie N. Smothers holds the following degrees: a B.A. in Psychology, a M.Ed. in Counseling. Her specialties include marriage, family and youth issues. She manages the South Carolina Office.