Neil Ellis (bishop)

Neil Ellis is a Bahamian Baptist pastor, and founder and first presiding bishop of the Global United Fellowship.

The Most Reverend Neil C. Ellis
Founder and Presiding Bishop-Emeritus of the Global United Fellowship
Church	Global United Fellowship
Orders
Consecration	1995
Personal details
Born	Bimini, Bahamas
Residence	Nassau, Bahamas
Children	2
Occupation	Pastor, author, speaker

Biography

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]