Mark Ellis
Mark Ellis worked in the commercial real estate industry before he answered a call into full-time Christian ministry. For 9 years, he served as Asst. Pastor at Church by the Sea in Laguna Beach. He began writing about the church around the world in 1999 with the assistance of Dan Wooding of ASSIST News. After a mission trip to the southern Philippines in 2004, God gave him the vision for the God Reports website, which supports and encourages Christian Missions. He also serves on the boards of Morning Star News and the Birtcher Family Foundation.
Preaching on Zoom declared illegal
On Christmas Day, a prosecutor’s office in the Tibet Autonomous Region filed criminal
charges against 10 Christians from the Chinese house church “All Ranges Church.”...
Concerns raised new film may incite violence against Christians
A film produced and released on Feb. 7 in Odisha state has created a huge uproar among the Christian community, many fearing it may...
Church leader killed during worship
Yomi Adetula, a respected 54-year-old leader of the Celestial Church of Christ, Eagle Parish,
in Ogun state, Nigeria, was shot during a morning service on...
Missionary raises concerns about Syria: ‘It’s like ISIS came back’
By Donny Ndoka –
Noted missionary Dave Eubank is worried about the recent political upheaval in Syria. He’s calling on the U.S. to resist jihadi...
What happened to the Palestinian Christians in Gaza?
By Daniel Corado –
Before the ceasefire, the Christian community in Gaza was struggling to survive amid the barrage of bullets and bombs. Of the...
Persecution continues in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
In countries like Myanmar and Nigeria, acts of persecution against Christians are more likely to make news reports because of their extreme violence. But...
Tehran’s lost ground in Syria
The Iranian project has reached an end with the fall of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime on December 8, 2024, and the disband of the “Resistance...
Government allegedly coercing students to convert to Islam
Recent reports have surfaced alleging that the Malaysian government, in collaboration with the Islamic institution JAKIM, is employing tactics to pressure non-Muslim students into...
Egypt: Man sentenced for murder of Coptic priest
By Nash’at Abul-Kheir --
On 13 January 2025, the Court of Cassation, Egypt’s highest judiciary authority, approved
the death sentence delivered by the Alexandria Criminal Court...
Pakistan: 20 Christians remain imprisoned
An International Christian Concern (ICC) analysis of data from the United States Commission on Religious Freedom (USCIRF) found that 20 Christians have remained behind...