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.
ISIS-Linked Rebels Massacre 38 in Catholic Church
A horrific massacre unfolded in the early hours of July 27, 2025, when Islamic State-
backed rebels stormed a Catholic church in Komanda, eastern Democratic...
Is Christian persecution rising in historical terms?
By Mark Ellis --
Christian persecution rose in the last five years, with over 380 million believers—1 in 7 worldwide—facing high levels of hostility, discrimination,...
Ten members of church falsely accused of “fraud”, sentenced to harsh...
The Golden Lampstand Church in Linfen City, Shanxi Province, was handed a harsh sentence June 20. Ten church members were each sentenced to multiple...
Catholic charged with blasphemy after fight with shopkeeper
Police in Pakistan on Saturday (July 19) arrested and charged a 60-year-old Catholic with
blasphemy after he accused a Muslim shopkeeper of overcharging, sources said.
Amir...
Sudan demolishes church without warning
Authorities in Sudan on July 8 demolished a church complex in Khartoum North, sources said.
With no prior warning, bulldozers and trucked accompanied by police...
Somali Americans Reflect on One of the Most Dangerous Countries in...
By John Fredricks; The Epoch Times
It was while taking an exam with her fellow elementary school students that Nasri Mohamad, now 44, heard the sounds...
Iranian Christian faces prison after deportation from Turkey
Mehran Shamloui, a 37-year-old Iranian Christian, clings to his faith as he faces a grim return to certain persecution at the hands of government...
Reformed church raided Sunday, many taken by police and their whereabouts...
By Ningmeng --
On Sunday afternoon, the Fuyang Reformed Church in Anhui Province issued an urgent prayer letter, revealing that during the church’s Sunday worship...
Christian apologist and evangelist dies under questionable circumstances
By Owen Toomey–
Pastor Praveen Pagadala, a respected Christian apologist and evangelist in South India, died under suspicious circumstances after weeks of alarming threats and...
Ministry response to Syria church suicide attack
Following a suicide bomb attack on a church funeral service in Damascus in Syria last month, Christian charity Help The Persecuted is working to...