The Global United Fellowship ( GUF ) is an interdenominational and predominantly African-American denomination founded in 2013 by Bishop Neil Ellis . Established after resigning from the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship , the GUF claims to embrace individual churches, ministries, fellowships, and pastors in its organization.
5-602: In August 2013, Bishop Neil Ellis resigned from the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship after stating he wanted "to avoid a possible division within the fellowship." Ellis was running a campaign to succeed Paul S. Morton as Full Gospel's presiding bishop . Upon resignation, Ellis and the Mount Tabor Church collectively left the Full Gospel Baptists; all Full Gospel-affiliated churches in
10-643: The Pentecostal Churches of Christ as a co-consecrator. Sapp was appointed over the Central Province of the Global United Fellowship. In July 2019, the GUF had grown from 41 churches at its foundation to more than 1,400 churches in 42 countries. As late as 2019, Pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church was a member. In October 2023, Ellis retired as presiding bishop for
15-670: The Bahamas also left the fellowship, including some leaders from the United States and the Turks and Caicos Islands . After a two-day meeting, the Global United Fellowship was formed. Bahamian PM Perry Christie attended the launch of the GUF in 2013. In July 2016, Marvin Sapp —a Gospel artist —was consecrated as a bishop within the fellowship. During his episcopal consecration, the GUF's founder served as chief celebrant with Bishop J. Delano Ellis of
20-542: The GUF. He was succeeded in office by Bishop Joel Peebles. The GUF believes in ecumenism , and the nuclear family . It also embraces Pentecostal and Charismatic tenets, and the Seven Mountain Mandate . Neil Ellis (bishop) Neil Ellis is a Bahamian Baptist pastor and founder of the Global United Fellowship . In 1985, Ellis organized Mount Tabor Union Baptist Church, and by 1995, he
25-521: Was consecrated as a bishop within the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship . 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." After resigning, his church also disaffiliated with
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