Jared Ellis

Jared Ellis' life has been anything but ordinary. Having grown up in a Christian home, church and ministry was second nature to him. But all of that came to a halt when Jared lost his father to cancer at the age of 11. Throughout his teen years, Jared ran from God and involved himself in a lifestyle of sin, rebellion, addiction and depression - but God wasn't going to let him go without a fight. At the age of 16, while still running from God, God encountered Jared in a radical way at a youth conference and changed his life forever. Jared answered the call to ministry and began to travel his home-place of Long Island, NY preaching and leading worship at churches and conferences. After high school, God led him to Dallas, Texas to be trained and equipped at Christ For The Nations in Dallas while also working on staff at a youth camp that reaches over 4,000 teenagers each summer. He also spent a year at Bethel Church where he led worship and attended the School of Supernatural Ministry. After his season of training, Jared felt led to move to Abilene, Texas where he worked for three years as a Student/Worship Pastor at Fountaingate Fellowship. Jared currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina and serves the vision of Elevation Church, a ministry that currently reaches over 20,000 in weekend attendance.