FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH FELLOWSHIP (BAHAMAS) DENOMINATION

In a Special Service of Celebration and Elevation, officers and members of The Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship Bahamas Region came together on Tuesday October 16th 2007 at Mount Tabor Full Gospel Baptist Church in Pinewood Gardens, to officially announce the transformation of the group from a Fellowship to the newest Religious Denomination in the Country.

            It was some fifteen years ago that the international organizations founder Bishop Paul S. Morton responded to the divine call and urgent leading of God to bring together Charismatic, Baptist Believers for the purpose of exposing to the world the fact that there were many saved, sanctified Baptists who were filled with the Holy Spirit and flowing in the gifts of the Spirit.  This organization was given the name, The Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship and its mission was to provide a structure to which these Baptists believers could be connected and to provide a much needed means of fellowship for these churches and pastors, many of whom were beginning to believe that if they wanted to flow in the gifts of the Spirit they had to leave the Baptist Denomination.  Bishop Morton’s mission: To Change a generation by building a new structure on an old foundation. 

            As God is a universal God and the work of His Kingdom transcends regions, there were scores of Bahamian Baptist churches and thousands of their members that were ripe and ready for such a movement, as they too were experiencing the infilling and mighty operations of God’s Holy Spirit in their lives.  So when Bishop Morton was divinely led of the Lord to introduce the concept of this new movement to a group of church leaders here in The Bahamas, they seized the opportunity, certain that it was God himself confirming their modus operandi and providing them with a Fellowship that would connect them with like minded believers.

            Leading the way in the establishment of this connection was (then) Rev. Neil C. Ellis along with other pioneers of the movement here in The Bahamas, such as State Overseer Mitchell Cooper (now deceased), State Overseer L. E. Moss of Exuma (now deceased), and District Overseer Bruce Rolle of Bimini ( also now deceased); to name a few.      

            The early days of the Full Gospel Fellowship were not easy, and many of the member churches and pastors were criticized, persecuted and ostracized for their participation.  However, like the children of Israel, the more they were persecuted the more they grew, and to date the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International has evolved into one of the fastest growing and most highly respected religious organizations of our day!

            Over the years, the Fellowship has provided a platform and opportunities for incredible international exposure for both many Bahamian leaders and the laity, within the organization.  In unprecedented fashion, members of the Bahamas Region of this great Fellowship have made their presence felt in this International Organization; serving with diligence and excellence in every tier of Leadership.  To date, the most recent and significant appointment has been the elevation of former Regional Bishop, Bishop Neil C. Ellis to the second highest position within the Fellowship – that of International Second Presiding Bishop.

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