Neil Ellis (bishop)
Neil C. Ellis | |
|---|---|
| Founder and Presiding Bishop-Emeritus of the Global United Fellowship | |
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| Church | Global United Fellowship |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1995 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Residence | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Pastor, author, speaker |
Neil Ellis is a Bahamian Baptist pastor and founder of the Global United Fellowship.
Biography
[edit]In 1985, Ellis organized Mount Tabor Union Baptist Church,[1] and by 1995, he was consecrated as a bishop within the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship.[2][3]
In 2013, after Bishop Paul S. Morton announced his intent to retire as the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship's presiding bishop, Ellis ran a campaign to succeed him. By August 2013, Ellis resigned from the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship, "to avoid a possible division within the fellowship."[3] After resigning, his church also disaffiliated with the Full Gospel Baptists alongside all Bahamian churches within the denomination.[4] Following a two-day meeting, Ellis founded the Global United Fellowship.[5]
In 2015, Ellis served as chief consecrator of Marvin Sapp, whom he appointed as metropolitan bishop in 2016.[6][7]
In October 2023, Ellis resigned as the presiding bishop for Global United Fellowship. He was succeeded by Bishop Joel Peebles.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Our Founding Bishop". Global United Fellowship. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ "International Civil Rights: Walk of Fame - Bishop Neil C. Ellis". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ a b Jones, Mike (2013-08-21). "Bishop Neil C. Ellis Resigns from Bishop Morton and the Full Gospel Fellowship". uGospel.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ "Bishop Neil C. Ellis resigns". South Florida Times. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ "Ellis speaks on new church fellowship". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ "Marvin Sapp Appointed Metropolitan Bishop Within Global United Fellowship". uGospel.com. 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ "Marvin Sapp Appointed to New Role in the GUF to Oversee 100 Pastors in Six States". www.christianpost.com. 2016-07-30. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ "Bishop Joel Robert Peebles, Sr. To Succeed Bishop Neil C. Ellis as the Next Presiding Bishop of Global United Fellowship". Philly's Favor 100.7 FM. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2024-08-22.