Neil Ellis is a Bahamian Baptist pastor and founder of the Global United Fellowship.


Neil C. Ellis
Founder and Presiding Bishop-Emeritus of the Global United Fellowship
ChurchGlobal United Fellowship
Orders
Consecration1995
Personal details
Born
ResidenceNassau, Bahamas
Children2
OccupationPastor, author, speaker

Biography

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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

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  1. ^ "Our Founding Bishop". Global United Fellowship. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  2. ^ "International Civil Rights: Walk of Fame - Bishop Neil C. Ellis". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Bishop Neil C. Ellis resigns". South Florida Times. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  5. ^ "Ellis speaks on new church fellowship". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  6. ^ "Marvin Sapp Appointed Metropolitan Bishop Within Global United Fellowship". uGospel.com. 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.