Eric and Cathy offer a unique opportunity for couples who are seeking pre-marital or marriage counseling. By working together, they are able to model and provide biblical counsel from both the husband and wife's perspective. This helps to increase the comfort and connection for each spouse. It also provides opportunities for communication and enriches the vision for marriage to be a model of the Gospel for the world. 

Cathy is co-founder and executive director of Watershed Ministries, Inc. She graduated from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, where she earned a Masters in Biblical Counseling and is currently in their Doctoral program for Education in Christian Counseling. She has also completed the course training for national certification through the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors. Cathy has 14 years of experience in Biblical Counseling and provides qualified pastoral care for a variety of life-dominating problems including anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, self-harm behaviors, and relationship difficulties including marriage and parenting issues. She serves as minister of the Gospel for counseling to a variety of denominations in the community of Carteret County, NC.

Eric is co-founder of Watershed Ministries. He has served as a lay pastor and has been ordained as a minister. He is currently working toward obtaining his biblical counseling certification from Southeastern Theological Seminary. He has had 10 years of experience in youth ministry and 14 years experience in lay counseling through the local church. He is a 38 year law enforcement professional with extensive experience in crisis response. He is retired from the NC State Bureau of Investigation.

Frikkie Grobbelaar

Frikkie is originally from South Africa. He has been married for 36 years and has three children. He has a Masters in Theology from Eastern University of Pennsylvania. Frikkie has been pastoring for over 30 years and also has experience working with highschool students through Christian education. 

He is currently working towards obtaining the Biblical Certificate through Southeastern Theological Seminary. He is currently serving as a pastor and the Director of Pastoral Care at One Harbor Church.

Simone Meroff

Simone moved to North Carolina from New Hampshire with her husband and two boys in October, 2019. She is originally from Melbourne, Australia. By divine appointment, she met her husband, Mike, through mutual friends when she was a student at Word of Life Bible Institute in Sydney, Australia in 1994. They were married in 2003, and moved back to the States in 2005 to work with Mike's family business in New Hampshire.

They learned about this small beach town in North Carolina and were drawn to move away from the winters, and be a part of this community and a local church where they could grow and serve.

She has been an administrator for over 10 years, led women’s events for 15 years, co-leading a community group at her home church, and served as a musician for over 30 years in church ministry. In 2022, she completed a Certificate in Biblical Counseling at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. While studying, she has also been an intern at Watershed for the last 18 months.

Sim has a huge heart for helping others see Jesus as their “true north”, while encouraging others to grow and be authentic in a faith that is fully grounded in Him alone.

Jessica Dymmel

Jessica has lived with her adoring husband, Matt, in eastern NC for 22 years. She has received her Biblical Counseling Certificate through Southeastern Theological Seminary and is currently participating in the mentorship program at Watershed Ministries. She also has a BS in Human Environmental Sciences and a K—6 certification to teach. Choosing not to teach in a traditional classroom, she willingly received the call to stay at home full-time and homeschool from the beginning of her children’s education. Successfully, by God’s amazing grace, she and her husband have graduated two children onto college and have one high schooler left at home. She has tutored in and out of the home - she especially loves teaching children to read and write. Children’s literature is one of her deep loves, as stories have the ability to convey profound truths to children that stay with them for a lifetime. She is also a pastor’s wife and found herself in the role of friend, sister, and counselor for many women that the Lord has brought into her path. Living herself in the freedom that can only be found in God’s Word, and translate that Truth into their lives. Her long-term goal is to do Biblical Counseling with children and adolescents, while helping parents come alongside their greatest blessings as they battle this turbulent world.

Sallie Nifong

Sallie grew up in the triad area of NC and relocated to Carteret County in 2019. Following High School graduation she spent her freshman year at Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC. She later transferred to UNC Charlotte where she received her BS in Psychology in 2003. She has over 18 years of experience working with veterans in a variety of capacities. She is currently pursuing a Biblical Counseling Certification at Southeastern Biblical Theology Seminary.

Sallie has always had a passion for encouraging and helping others. She considers it a privilege when someone invites her into their life and they share their heartaches and struggles. She is excited about serving within Watershed Ministries and prays she may be able to comfort those with the comfort she has received from God in her own life.

Sallie enjoys hanging out with her son and doing most anything outdoors. She is still learning about the area and finding new parks, trails, and great beach spots.

Garrett Hardin

Garrett is a native to eastern NC and has lived here his whole life. He served as a local police officer for 5 years before medically retiring in 2015. He has an associates degree in Criminal Justice.

He is currently a full time stay-at-home dad of two amazing little girls and an entrepreneur. During this time God called on his heart and he is now a part of a men’s daily discipleship group and serves within his local church. He has a deep passion to serve his community and has spent time as a preschool teacher as well as a youth soccer coach. He is excited to be able to share God’s truth and the hope it gives us. Garrett is currently working toward obtaining his biblical counseling certificate with Southeastern Theological Seminary.

Meet our staff

We are so thankful for the gifts of time, talents, and hard work that our staff provides to help this ministry run smoothly!

AMY HODGES

Amy has lived in North Carolina since she was a young child. She attends Generation Church in Clayton. She has a background in office administrative and loves learning anything new. She began serving with Watershed Ministries after being a counselee of Watershed Ministries. Biblical counseling has made a huge impact on her life and has helped her live in the freedom that only Christ offers. She has been happily married for 16+ years and has an amazing teenage son, who has been homeschooled from the very beginning. In her free time, she loves making memories with her friends and family, and loves going to the beach.

IN LOVING MEMORY

Darcee Wick

Darcee Wick inspired everyone she counseled, as well as those of us who had the joy of serving Christ and the Clayton community with her over the past several years at Watershed Ministries. From her love for Jesus, she radiated a gentle and humble wisdom and strength that was consistent, even in the midst of her own pain and suffering. Her faith never wavered throughout her cancer diagnosis and treatments. From her own valley of suffering, she ministered to countless others in their time of need, bringing the Hope of the Gospel into their darkness with empathy and understanding that was unmatched. We are forever grateful for her years with us and most of all for her legacy of love that will forever be a part of Watershed. All donations made in Darcee’s memory will go toward providing affordable and accessible seminary trained soul care in our community, through biblical counseling and teaching at Watershed Ministries. Thank you for honoring her memory and her passion for serving Jesus and others.

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