J. Delano Ellis

Jesse Delano Ellis II, known as J. Delano Ellis, (December 11, 1944 – September 19, 2020) was a leader in African American Pentecostalism in the United States. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He was the founding president/chairman and Archbishop Metropolitan of the Joint College of Bishops. Ellis also created and was presiding prelate of the Apostolic/Oneness United Pentecostal Churches of Christ (today the United Covenant Churches of Christ) and Pentecostal Churches of Christ.

He was the senior pastor of the Pentecostal Church of Christ in Cleveland, Ohio, a ministry to which he was called on May 14, 1989.

Ellis died on September 19, 2020 in Cleveland at the age of 75.

References

  1. ↑ "About The Joint College Of Bishops". Joint College of Bishops. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  2. 1 2 Jayson, Raquel (2019-10-21). "After 30 Years Bishop J. Delano Ellis President/Chairman and Archbishop Metropolitan of the Joint College of African-American Pentecostal Bishop's Is Retiring Effective October 31, 2019". Joy105.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  3. ↑ Brachear, Manya. "Bishop Trotter to spread ecumenical vision". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  4. ↑ "History of the United Covenant Churches of Christ". United Covenant Churches of Christ. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  5. ↑ "Pentecostal Churches of Christ". Pentecostal Churches of Christ. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  6. ↑ "The Doctine, The Discipline, & The Polity of Pentecostal Churches of Christ". Pentecostal Churches of Christ. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  7. ↑ "Pentecostal Church of Christ". Pentecostal Church of Christ, Cleveland. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  8. ↑ "Bishop J. Delano Ellis is retiring effective October 31, 2019". Praise Cleveland. 2019-10-21. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  9. ↑ "Community members mourning loss of beloved Cleveland Bishop J. Delano Ellis". fox8.com. 2020-09-19. Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  10. ↑ "Pentecostal Church of Christ, community mourns the loss of beloved Bishop J. Delano Ellis II". wkyc.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2020-09-19.