Dr. Martin Ellis Jr. (M.L. Ellis) functions in all the ascension ministry gifts as listed in Ephesians 4. He is known for his apostolic mindset and prophetic teaching. M.L. Ellis was born again in 1983 at a very young age. Very early in life, he became acquainted with the healing power of God and his mercy. This sparked in him to know God in a more intimate way. He could hear the call on his life even as a little boy. In his early years, he grew up in the San Francisco Temple church under the leadership of Bishop Dwight McDaniels. In his early twenties, after a time of rededicating his life back to the Lord he was led to Communion Church Ministries where he was mentored by his spiritual father Pastor Leonard H. Barber. It was here that he begin to learn more about the gifts of the Spirit and how to worship in a deeper way. After accepting the call on his life, he began to function as a minister at that church, do prison ministry, and serve as a worship leader. Eventually there was a season where he and his family had to relocate to the Chicagoland area for some years and he served as a youth pastor and elder at Solid Rock Ministries under the leadership of Apostle Kerrick Woodfork. When he and his family returned back to the St. Louis area, even though they looked into other ministries, eventually they was led back to Communion Church Ministries. Through those years, Dr. Ellis begin to mature in the areas of the prophetic, teaching, and the display of the power of God. He assisted Pastor Barber in this season as a teacher in the End Time Warrior Training School teaching in the area of the Prophetic, the Kingdom, and the Feasts of the Lord. Eventually in the year 2016 , Pastor Barber ordained and released Dr. M.L. Ellis and his wife (Pastor LaRonda) to begin a work in the Hazelwood area called Kingdom Fullness Ministries. In 2020 right before the pandemic grew at high levels, Dr. Ellis was led to seek the Lord for the next move of ministry. In October 2020, through prayer, Dr. M.L. was led back to Communion Church Ministries to assist Senior Pastor Barber to equip a remnant for the next move of God where he has a 25 year history with Communion Church Ministries. In 2023, he has been commissioned to start a new apostolic work in the St. Louis region called Charisma Kingdom Church which is now in the preparation phases.
Dr. Ellis pillars of his mandate is to impart to the body of Christ in the areas of grace, sonship, the kingdom of God, the power of God, and the glory of God. His heart is to see an outpouring of the fire and glory of God in the St. Louis region and see it extend to the nation and the whole world. Dr. Ellis is also an author of numerous books, publisher and a songwriter and also holds degrees of Ministry, Organizational Leadership and a PhD in Christian Counseling. He has an internet outreach ministry called Open Face Glory International. He is married to Prophetess LaRonda Ellis and they have 8 children plus grandchildren. May we see the kingdom and glory of God manifest in the whole earth!!!