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.
Hundreds of Muslims protest church construction
Hundreds of Muslims on Sumatra Island, Indonesia on Oct. 14 protested against
construction of a church building based on the area being predominantly Muslim, according...
Priest acquitted after 8-year legal battle for criticizing Islam
By Lynn Arias --
A court in Spain acquitted a priest, the Rev. Custodio Ballester of Barcelona, last week after the man endured a legal battle lasting...
China: Youth group raided in Beijing
Pastor Jin Mingri and the pastoral team of the Beijing Zion Church issued a prayer letter to inform that on Sunday a group of...
Three Christian leaders arrested, including pastor’s wife
By Ning Meng --
Following the recent re-arrest of Brother Wang Xiangchao of the Sai Er Te Young Adults Fellowship, Brothers Shao and Sister...
China: 30 leaders arrested from large underground church
Chinese authorities on Friday detained a prominent leader of one of China’s largest underground churches, Zion Church, along with at least 30 other leaders of the...
Taliban gains surprising international acceptance
On Sept. 30, the last day of the U.N. General Assembly’s High-Level Week, the U.N. Security Council temporarily lifted a travel ban on Taliban...
China: Crackdown on pastors’ online activities to include Taiwan
In an environment of continued tightening of online governance across all sectors of society, the Chinese government announced on Tuesday that it will impose...
Was pastor’s death an accident or murder?
More than six months after police in southern India dismissed the death of a pastor as a road accident, Christians in the region say...
Kidnapped pastor killed after ransom payment made
Armed groups in Kwara state in north-central Nigeria killed a local pastor after abducting him and receiving ransom payments from his community.
Rev. James Audu...
Presbyterian pastor survives assassination attempt
A Presbyterian pastor narrowly survived an assassination attempt on Sunday morning after being shot in Islamabad’s Iqbal Town.
Pastor Kamran Naz, head of the Presbyterian...