Bringing hope and healing through Christ to those in need as well as training and equipping people to be more effective in prayer ministry.
Who We Are
Ellel Ministries is a non-denominational international Christian ministry that seeks to serve the Body of Christ in two main ways… by offering practical biblical teaching and prayer ministry to those in need of healing and by training and equipping people to become more effective in helping others.
Founded in the North West of England in 1986 by Peter Horrobin, these core principles have never changed, and this dual approach is the hallmark of Ellel Ministries, a ministry that now spans more than 25 countries across the globe.
Founded on the Scriptural principles of Jesus’ model in Luke 9:11 our aim is to:
- Welcome all people with God’s love and compassion and without judgement or condemnation.
- Teach biblically based discipleship principles that enable people to be transformed through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and equip them to share the message of hope and healing with others.
- Heal those who are facing struggles in life; emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually, with a certain knowledge that no person is outside of God’s reach for restoration.
Ellel is a beacon of truth and a haven of hope in our nation. I know that Ellel’s teaching is solid and sound - but Ellel is not merely a place of intellectual truth, it is a place of personal healing and transformation in Christ Jesus.
Andrea Williams, Chief Executive - Christian Concern, The Christian Legal Centre
Having known Ellel for a number of years I have found them to be big hearted, biblically driven and passionate about transformation and inner healing. Ellel offer a range of courses and workshops in incredibly beautiful surroundings and see their role as serving God's people and the local church.
Steve Karma, Pastor - United Kingdom
Ellel is a place of ‘quiet waters’ where God makes His people ‘lie down’ and restores their souls, through His Holy Spirit with abundant grace, inner healing, Biblical truth and refreshing forgiveness. All set in a picturesque and peaceful location.
Emilian Cirtina, Pastor – United Kingdom
What is healing?
Healing is God’s divine and supernatural work of bringing order into a person’s life where there has been disorder.
Healing is a broad term that encompasses restoration from and dealing with past experiences, present struggles and future expectations. It is a fundamental and privileged part of the Christian walk. As Scripture promises us time and time again… Our God is a God who heals (Exodus 15:26)!
Healing should be motivated by a desire for a more comprehensive, intimate and fulfilling relationship with God and with others. Whilst there can be miraculous and divine encounters with God, these should not be the goal themselves but a springboard for a deepening of relationship with God and a more Godly way of living. Healing enables us to better reflect His character and nature and to be fruitful in His Kingdom.
As such, at Ellel Ministries we teach about healing in the context of discipleship, firmly believing they are intrinsically intertwined. Our approach to healing is very proactive, dealing with issues such as sin, unforgiveness, wounding, false beliefs and strongholds of the enemy. Balancing personal responsibility, Biblical truths and miraculous intervention from God prepares the way for a divine encounter that can and does transform even the most broken of lives.
The healing and discipleship ministry
The Gospel of Healing and Discipleship
From beginning to end, the Bible echoes with the eternal story of God’s love for mankind, whom He especially created for personal relationship with. It didn’t take long for the love story to go awry and sin entered the world, causing a deep division between God and mankind and allowing Satan to rule the world with sin at the centre. From there, we read of God’s heart and audacious plans to restore mankind back into relationship with Himself. This is the ultimate goal for every heart of every person and the core of the Christian message.
Two thousand years ago when Jesus walked on the earth He was in the business of changing lives in dramatic ways. He wasn’t afraid or put off by people’s problems, struggles and needs, even when society shunned and rejected them. Whether physical, emotional or spiritual, Jesus embraced everyone, including those with broken lives, offering miraculous hope, freedom, life and wholeness.
As Scripture says in Hebrews 13:8, ‘Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever,’ which means His passion, desire and ability to offer healing and restoration has not changed. In fact, quite the opposite is true as He left this earth with a clear commission for his followers to fulfil, ‘To preach about the Kingdom of God, heal the sick and cast out demons.’ (Luke 9:1-2; Matthew 28:18-20).
At Ellel Ministries we know He is still passionate about bringing healing and freedom to all those who look to Him for help.
Facing the Personal Issues
We have all suffered at the hands of sin; both sins against us and sins we have committed ourselves. We have experienced hurt and pain through rejection, abuse, relationship breakdowns and illness, to name but a few.
We also face the consequences of our own bad choices and sinful responses to others and to what has happened to us. Guilt and shame can become a constant companion in our lives, overshadowing everything we do.
These issues start to affect our beliefs about ourselves, others and God which leads to more fundamental issues that add to our growing list of things that aren’t in right order and therefore doing us more harm than good.
Facing these issues in our lives can seem overwhelming, impossible to untangle or can even be labelled as ‘just who I am’ and hopelessness can soon set in. The issues we can face can seem endless but the true and full solution is found in God, through Jesus Christ, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Hope for All
When we read the Gospels, we read of Jesus who loved and lived with those in need, the ones that society rejected and looked down upon.
‘All the tax-gatherers and sinners were coming to hear Jesus. The proud religious law-keepers and the teachers of the Law began to speak against Him. They said, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”’ Luke 15:1-2
Jesus actively resisted the proud and shamelessly embraced sinners, prostitutes, the destitute, the demonised, the ill… those who had lost hope for life. As followers of Him, our commission is to do the same and at Ellel, we welcome all people who want to know more of who God is and how a relationship with Him can literally transform lives.
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It’s incredible. I can’t even take it all in. I am overwhelmed. Thank you Jesus, my Saviour. I love you. Thank you for healing me. Thank you for setting me free. Thank you for breaking this stronghold of the enemy in my life. Amen.
Barbara
Our History
It started with a broken classic car that was in desperate need of restoration and God clearly speaking to Peter Horrobin (the founder of Ellel Ministries), “You could restore this broken car, but I can restore broken lives. Which is more important? Broken cars or broken people?”. More than ten years of prayer and preparation later, on October 31st 1986, Ellel Grange, in the north-west of England, was purchased by the newly-formed charity in a quite miraculous way.
Since then, the ministry has grown significantly in response to the great need that exists within the Body of Christ for healing and restoration. Ellel Grange remains the international headquarters of the ministry which is now established in more than thirty countries around the world.
The full faith-building story of Ellel and how every centre, every country has its own miraculous story to tell can be read in Peter’s personal book, “Strands of Destiny.”.
Learn more about Peter Horrobin
Our History
It Started with a Car
It all started with a car; a 1933 Alvis Speed 20 Sports Tourer and a young English man called Peter Horrobin who loved classic cars. He especially loved old Alvis cars, but he couldn’t imagine being able to afford a Speed 20 of his own. Not until one glorious day in 1970, when a friend from the Alvis Owners Club phoned to ask, “Would you like to buy an Alvis Speed 20 for £50?” Oh yes he would!
But why was it so cheap? Well, unfortunately it had been stolen, crashed, vandalised, set on fire and dumped in the River Mersey! But the friend had arranged its rescue, recognising it for the special car that it was, even in that broken state.
Peter was thrilled to purchase his own Alvis Speed 20 and began to strip down the car to the bare chassis. At about 4.00am one morning, after a night working in the garage, he made an awful discovery – the chassis was bent. The car could never be driven safely with a bent chassis and he began to think that he would never be able to restore this lovely old car. And then, out of the blue, at that moment of terrible realisation, Peter became very aware of God speaking to him, there in the garage.
Cars or people?
Quite clearly, Peter heard the Lord say “You could restore this broken car, but I can restore broken lives. Which is more important? Broken cars or broken people?” Peter responded to what God was saying and he has never forgotten the moment when God said to him “I can restore broken lives”.
Over the next ten years or so, Peter ran his own publishing company and among other things became chairman of the local Inter-Church Fellowship. As a child Peter had sensed a call from God to serve Him in full-time ministry, but somehow the Lord didn’t seem to open any doors.
Then one day he received another phone call. The caller was another member of the Inter-Church Fellowship, Sister Aine. She needed his advice. A woman, who was terribly distressed, had come to her at the hospice where she worked. Sister Aine didn’t know how to help. Peter agreed to come but the poor woman was sobbing so much that she couldn’t speak, so neither Peter nor Sister Aine had any idea what the real problem was.
However, as they prayed, God supernaturally revealed to Peter the exact nature of the problem and the distressed lady was amazed. They were able to pray for her effectively and she received both God’s healing touch and a glorious reassurance that the Lord really did know her and care for her. She had begun her journey of healing.
As Peter drove home that night, he again sensed the Lord speaking to him, saying “I want you to spend the rest of your life bringing healing to those in need and teaching others how to do the same”. In that moment he remembered the night when God had spoken to him over the Alvis and suddenly it all began to make sense. It was the same voice. The call of God was unmistakable.
Are you willing?
He started to pray about the vision God had given but immediately encountered a problem. He couldn’t pray! It was as if heaven had suddenly closed its gates and prayer was no longer possible. After some time of frustration, he eventually came to the end of his own efforts and heard the still small voice of the Father saying, “Before I can let you pray into this vision, you need to know that walking with me in obedience may cost you everything you have and everything you are. Are you willing?” Slowly, step by step, the Lord took him through every area of his life – home, family, possessions, status, reputation, hobbies etc. God did not say he would lose any of these; He just asked whether he was willing to. It was only when victory had been won in every area that he was at peace and able to start praying about the call to bring healing to God’s people.
Praying every day
From that point on Peter prayed every day about the vision. He studied the Scriptures diligently, seeking for a biblical understanding of how to bring God’s healing. As he studied, he identified many of God’s key principles for healing, such as forgiving those who harm us, repentance from sin, God’s acceptance of us as His children, God’s heart for restoring us after failure, a Christian’s spiritual armour for protection and so on.
As Peter continued to seek God, a committed group of people eventually gathered regularly to pray with him for the establishment of this healing ministry which God had called him into. As they prayed, they felt the Lord wanted a Christian healing centre to be established in the northwest of England – and this vision burned in their hearts as they prayed for it year after year.
A home for the Ministry
The vision was finally realised in 1986 when agreement was reached with the owners to buy a large country house near Lancaster, called Ellel Grange. An appeal went out and many churches and individuals responded with gifts and loans.
The team were greatly encouraged and continued to pray. On the completion date, when the full amount had to be paid to buy Ellel Grange, Peter sat at his desk to find out whether he had enough money. He could hardly believe what he saw! On one side of his piece of paper was a list of everything needed for the purchase, together with all the expenses to date, and on the other side was all the income received from gifts and loans. The income exceeded the costs by just £6! God had done it, Ellel Grange was purchased, and the work of Ellel Ministries started with great rejoicing on 31 October 1986.
Finding the keys
The team of prayer ministers which formed in the early days started a journey in which there were many, many blessings, but also many trials and tests. They learned much from others already experienced in the healing ministry and through perseverance and faithful resilience they also learned their own lessons in how to set people free. The Lord revealed key biblical principles of healing through their patient, persistent work with one person at a time. There were victories and failures. There were times when they wanted to give up. But they refused to accept that anyone’s problem could be too hard for God, however deeply broken the person was.
Eventually there were major breakthroughs. The Lord showed them where the keys could be found in His Word for deep healing of individuals and how to apply them. These were shared with God’s people through training courses and, later, on longer-term residential schools. New centres were started in the UK and then around the world in response to the requests from people who said “we need this ministry where we live!” As more keys were found, the number of courses increased, books were written and even an online training programme called Ellel 365 was developed. These hard- won keys for personal freedom can be yours too.
What happened to the Alvis?
What about the Alvis? Was it dumped? Certainly not! Peter wrote to the manufacturers and obtained a copy of the blueprint from which the car was produced. Using this he was able to get the chassis heat-treated, straightened and restored. Peter’s time is largely taken up by the ministry, but he still managed to work on his beloved Alvis occasionally until more recently when he took the car to a specialist engineer to work on completing the restoration work.
We may believe there isn’t too much wrong with us, or we may even think we’ve been broken beyond repair. But our Father has the blueprint. He made you and He knows how to restore every part of you. It may take time, it may cost something, but each person is far more precious to God than Peter’s Alvis car has been to him. The Alvis is just a picture of God’s desire to restore you, even if you are not in great shape right now! He gets right to the foundations, to the roots of the problem. He rescues, He restores and He makes new.
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Our Vision
We aim to bring hope, healing and wholeness to the Body of Christ and further equip the Church worldwide through the principles outlined in Luke 9:11 where Jesus welcomed the people, taught them about the Kingdom of God and healed those who were in need.
Our Mission
As part of the Body of Christ worldwide, we are committed to evangelism, healing, deliverance, discipleship and training to fulfil our vision. We seek to outwork the Great Commission of Jesus and the call of the Church throughout the world, as God leads us and opens the doors for His work to take place. We do this through proclaiming the Kingdom of God, offering hope and healing to those in need and equipping believers to be more effective disciples.
Our Beliefs
Ellel Ministries holds firmly to the traditional teaching of the Bible which forms the foundation upon which we teach and minister. You can read much more about our Basis of Faith and our Best Ministry Practice on our What we Believe page.
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The Team
At the various centres around the world there are over 300 full-time team members of varying ages and backgrounds. All have responded to the call of God on their lives to serve Him through Ellel Ministries and have a heart to see God restore and bring healing to those who come on our events, and to see them equipped to walk into their God-given destiny.Serving alongside our team are hundreds of volunteers who regularly support us through practical help and with prayer ministry on our events. Without this team, Ellel would not function!
Find out more about serving with Ellel Ministries
Team Structure
At Ellel we believe in structural order and accountability. The following shows the structure of how we operate as an organisation:
The Charitable Trusteeship of The Christian Trust comprises members of the senior leadership team who are responsible for the legal and financial elements of the work.
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UK & Ireland Leaders
Executive Leaders
Andy & Cath Taylor
Ellel Grange
Andy & Cath Taylor
Ellel Grange
Centre Directors, Ellel Grange
UK & International Directors
Andy is the International Director of Ellel Ministries and Cath works closely with him as Assistant International Director. They also lead the work at Ellel Grange and in the UK and Ireland region.
Andy & Cath have been with Ellel Ministries since the early 1990’s. They came to join the Gap Year team and have never left! With over 10 years serving the Lord with Ellel in Australia and USA they are passionate about what the Lord can do when He has time, permission and space to gently touch the very real, often messy, issues that are going on in people’s lives!
They have three sons who have adventured with them on their Ellel journey and who are the joy of their hearts! When not busy at Ellel, you will find them up a mountain, climbing over a stile or eating scones in their beloved local Lake District!
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Robert & Irma Steel
Ellel Glyndley Manor
Robert & Irma Steel
Ellel Glyndley Manor
Centre Directors, Ellel Glyndley Manor
Robert and Irma Steel have been involved in the work of Ellel Ministries since the early 2000s. They are the Ellel Glyndley Manor Centre Directors and Robert is part of the Executive Leadership for Ellel Ministries International.
Both Robert and Irma come from countries in the southern hemisphere (Australia and Indonesia), they met in Riverview Bible College, Perth, Western Australia. They both have a passion to see people’s lives transformed through the teaching and ministering of God’s word, helping them to apply it to their lives and to see them fulfil their God given destiny.
Robert and Irma feel called to the UK and after receiving citizenship, has enabled them to continue serving the Lord with Ellel Ministries in the UK.
Robert and Irma have a son, Nathan, who loves people, languages and would like to be a secondary school teacher.
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Peter Brokaar
Ellel Scotland
Peter Brokaar
Ellel Scotland
Centre Director, Ellel Scotland
Executive Leader, United Kingdom
Peter Brokaar is Centre Director for Ellel Scotland and part of Ellel’s Executive Leadership. He was born and raised in the Netherlands, and after having married Liz (from USA) in 2004 God called them both to serve at Ellel Scotland in 2005.
Peter writes, “being at Blairmore House has been an incredible blessing and hugely formative for me, especially as the emphasis on the work here has resonated deeply in my own heart. Getting to know God better, learning to walk alongside others, pressing into prayer & intercession and developing a heart for Israel have all been part of this journey.”
Peter & Liz live in Scotland with their 3 children and are all active in the great outdoors, with trail running and surfing being Peter’s main outdoor hobbies. He also love’s books as well as cooking.
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The International Leaders are those with responsibility over centres or emerging works in particular regions. The overall leadership responsibility for the ministry is held by the Executive Leadership which has the following members:
Andy & Cath Taylor
Ellel Grange
Andy & Cath Taylor
Ellel Grange
Centre Directors, Ellel Grange
UK & International Directors
Andy is the International Director of Ellel Ministries and Cath works closely with him as Assistant International Director. They also lead the work at Ellel Grange and in the UK and Ireland region.
Andy & Cath have been with Ellel Ministries since the early 1990’s. They came to join the Gap Year team and have never left! With over 10 years serving the Lord with Ellel in Australia and USA they are passionate about what the Lord can do when He has time, permission and space to gently touch the very real, often messy, issues that are going on in people’s lives!
They have three sons who have adventured with them on their Ellel journey and who are the joy of their hearts! When not busy at Ellel, you will find them up a mountain, climbing over a stile or eating scones in their beloved local Lake District!
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Kent Bandy
Ellel Canada (Ontario)
Kent Bandy
Ellel Canada (Ontario)
Executive Leader, Ellel Canada (Ontario)
Centre Director, Canada
In 1994 while serving full time in pastoral ministry Kent discovered that God’s people were desperately struggling but he couldn’t help them. An Ellel conference in 1998 was a time of personal breakthrough and he and his wife Karen soon invited Ellel Ministries teachers to hold a yearlong school at his church. Not only did the people benefit, but Kent himself was changed. In May 2005, Kent and Karen spoke out what God had put in their hearts regarding establishing a place for healing and restoration. When Ellel Ministries found the property on Wolfe Lake later in 2005, Kent says that “something exploded inside of me” as the Lord confirmed that He was doing a new thing. “Since then” he says, “we have never been so stretched or refined. The challenges we have faced have been unbelievable. But our Father in heaven has shown himself to be so much greater than any challenge. We’ve never been so blessed or known we were so loved.”
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Peter Brokaar
Ellel Scotland
Peter Brokaar
Ellel Scotland
Centre Director, Ellel Scotland
Executive Leader, United Kingdom
Peter Brokaar is Centre Director for Ellel Scotland and part of Ellel’s Executive Leadership. He was born and raised in the Netherlands, and after having married Liz (from USA) in 2004 God called them both to serve at Ellel Scotland in 2005.
Peter writes, “being at Blairmore House has been an incredible blessing and hugely formative for me, especially as the emphasis on the work here has resonated deeply in my own heart. Getting to know God better, learning to walk alongside others, pressing into prayer & intercession and developing a heart for Israel have all been part of this journey.”
Peter & Liz live in Scotland with their 3 children and are all active in the great outdoors, with trail running and surfing being Peter’s main outdoor hobbies. He also love’s books as well as cooking.
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Matt Moore
USA
Matt Moore
USA
National Director, USA
Centre Director, South America and the Caribbean
Deputy Regional Director, South America and the Caribbean
Executive Leader
Matt was raised in Indonesia as part of a missionary family. After completing a BA (theology) and MA (counselling), he obtained his Juris Doctor (law) degree and practiced for 10 years as an associate and partner in an international law firm. He surrendered the practice of law in 2006 for pastoral ministry. In 2007 Matt experienced deep healing through the ministry of Ellel. He was appointed National Director of Ellel USA in 2014.
Matt loves to see people healed and functioning in their destiny. He has a special interest in God’s purposes for Israel and the church and the realisation of the “One New Man in Messiah” described in Ephesians 2:15. Matt lives with his wife, Becky, of 32 years, and their dachshund, Max, in Lithia, Florida. They have two grown daughters.
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Paul Ryan
Ellel Australia (Sydney)
Paul Ryan
Ellel Australia (Sydney)
Centre Director, Ellel Australia (Sydney)
Executive Leader, Australia
Paul Ryan is Centre Director of Ellel Sydney’s “Gilbulla” premises in Australia. Before joining Ellel Ministries, Paul was a Registered Property Valuer for 12yrs and a Senior Pastor for 8yrs where he combined part-time theological studies with leading & growing a mainstream congregation. The pastoral struggles of leading a local church eventually led Paul to Ellel Ministries looking for answers. After spending 2yrs training at Ellel Grange, UK, Paul and family returned home to help establish Ellel’s first Australian Centre in Sydney in 2002, later becoming Centre Director in 2008. Paul was invited to join the Executive Leadership in 2016; and appointed Regional Director for Australia/Pacific Region in 2020.
Paul’s passion is to see people healed and restored as Disciples, so can discover their true identity and destiny in Christ. He also has a deep desire to see the hearts of especially men transformed, as well as the next generation of young adults discipled and equipped. Paul’s challenging yet humorous teaching style carries vulnerability and honesty. He is a keen fisherman, cyclist, and enjoys the outdoors. Paul is married to Joanne who assists in leadership at Ellel Sydney and together they have 6 children and a growing number of grandchildren.
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Lindsey Hanekom
Ellel Scotland
Lindsey Hanekom
Ellel Scotland
Ministry Practice Director, Ellel Scotland
Executive Leadership, United Kingdom
Lindsey has been involved with Ellel Ministries from the early days and has worked at all the UK Centres in varying roles. In 2003, after a few years break from the ministry, Lindsey and her husband, Johann, joined the team at Ellel Scotland where they have settled with their two children, Kyle and Zoe.
Lindsey has become an established and passionate teacher within the ministry and loves sharing God’s heart in a down to earth and relevant way. Lindsey has a heart for the deeply broken and those that others would easily give up on, as well as seeing ministry team develop and grow in their own giftings and service within Ellel.
Outside of work, Lindsey loves the natural world, particularly the ocean where she loves to scuba dive and is a trained medic for marine mammals. She enjoys watching and coaching cricket, loves swimming, likes long walks in the countryside, and sometimes attempts fly fishing.
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Patrick Chambron
Ellel France
Patrick Chambron
Ellel France
Centre Director, Ellel France
Executive Leader, France
Having worked as an engineer for 20 years in several companies, Patrick has been in pastoral work since 1992. He was trained at Ellel UK in 2003 and in 2006 Ellel France was established. Ellel France is in partnership with several churches including the Christian fraternity in Saint Laurent du Pont which has a call for the restoration of the people of God. Ellel France is present in several regions of France (Saint Laurent du Pont, Lille, Toulouse, Nimes). Patrick has been part of the Ellel Executive Leadership since 2014, and is now Regional Director for Western Europe.
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Tamas Kovacs
Hungary
Tamas Kovacs
Hungary
Centre Director, Hungary
Executive Leader, Hungary
Tamas Kovacs has been part of Ellel Ministries’ work in Hungary since the early 1990s. He joined the full-time staff in 1999 and became the director of the Hungarian Ellel centre in 2006. He and his wife Angela lead the work in Hungary, and they have two beautiful daughters. He became the Regional Director of the Central and Eastern Europe region in 2018. He has a real passion to raise up new leaders and see the Kingdom of God made evident in the local churches and in people’s lives. Tamas is part of Ellel’s Executive Leadership Team.
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Herman Redelinghuys
Ellel South Africa (Pretoria)
Herman Redelinghuys
Ellel South Africa (Pretoria)
Centre Director, Ellel South Africa (Pretoria)
Executive Leader, South Africa
Herman Redelinghuys first came to Shere House, South Africa in 2005 when he attended a Healing Retreat where God met Him in a very real and personal way.
In response to the question from God, “Will you join Me in what I am doing here?”, he attended courses at Ellel and became a keen supporter of the work at Shere. Having a degree in Social Work and being self-employed by presenting training courses in the corporate business world, he was able to sow time into the ministry.
It was during his time of volunteering that God began a significant work of healing and transformation in his life.
In 2010 he was invited onto the Shere Leadership team and in 2013 he attended NETS in the UK where God continued with the deeper healing and equipping in his life.
He has been mentored by Derek and Beryl Puffett and in 2016 he became director of Shere House in South Africa and regional director of Ellel Africa in 2021.
He has a heart for prayer and to see the body of Christ restored. He enjoys walking and loves getting out into nature.
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Robert Steel
Ellel Glyndley Manor
Robert Steel
Ellel Glyndley Manor
Centre Director, Ellel Glyndley Manor
Executive Leader, United Kingdom
Robert Steel has been part of Ellel Ministries since September 2001. He is Centre Director at Ellel Glyndley Manor and became part of Ellel’s Executive Leadership team in 2021.
Originally from Australia, Robert grew up on a large farm in Western Australia and has qualifications in agriculture, as a trained diesel mechanic, and in Land Management. After many years in the wilderness, trying to find answers, Robert was led to a church in Perth, Western Australia where he re-dedicated his life to Jesus and attended the bible college at Riverview church. It was here Robert met his wife Irma from Indonesia who was also studying at the same bible college. In searching for healing and answers, Robert attended the Ellel Conference in Sydney, Australia in 2001 and was then invited to become part of the team at Glyndley Manor UK.
It was over the next few years that Robert learned to apply the teaching and ministry that God had put into Ellel Ministries into his own life in order to overcome the many difficulties he had. As he applied God’s word and truth, he was able to walk into the destiny God had given him. Today Robert, with his wife Irma, enjoys leading the team at Glyndley Manor and has a passion for teaching God’s word and helping others, particularly young men and women find their God given destiny.
Robert and Irma, have 1 son, Nathan, who loves people and languages and hopes to be a secondary school teacher when he graduates university. Robert also enjoys cricket, Formula 1 and gardening.
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Frequently asked questions...
Even after reading through this page you may still have questions about who we are and what we do. Below you will find a series of frequently asked questions which will hopefully answer whatever questions you have left. If you are still left wondering please do get in touch with us by phone or email using the details at the bottom of this page (or on our Contact page) and we’ll do our best to fill in the blanks.
General questions...
When and where did Ellel Ministries begin?
The work of Ellel Ministries officially began in the North West of England on October 31st, 1986. You can read more about the history of the work here.
What does the name ‘Ellel’ mean?
Ellel Ministries takes its name from the place where the work started – Ellel Grange – which is in the district of Ellel in Lancashire, England. The name Ellel in old English means ‘all hail’, which means ‘all glory to God’.
In Hebrew Ellel means ‘towards God’. In Mandarin it means ‘love flowing outwards’. So Ellel could be said to mean ‘All hail Jesus, all glory to Him’ and be expressed as ‘love flowing outwards’ into a fallen and broken world, where we are helping people move ‘towards God’. We thought it was a name worth keeping!
Are you a church and, if so, what denomination are you?
Ellel Ministries is not a church in the traditional sense (i.e. a local church with members) but we are part of the overall Church body. We are non-denominational, committed to the Great Commission of Jesus in Matthew 28:18-20, and we seek to be a help and resource in the area of Christian healing and discipleship. Our teams are made up of people from many different church and denominational backgrounds and preferences, united by a love for God. We encourage all of our team members to be involved in local churches as they are able.
How are you financed?
Ellel Ministries is a non-profit organisation (i.e. an official registered charity called The Christian Trust). We give away prayer ministry for free but charge for teaching and training. This has been the policy since the foundation of the work.
In order that the teaching can be made available to as many people as possible, the prices for courses and schools are considerably lower than the real costs. Therefore, we earn about half of the income needed to meet our costs from courses, schools and bookshop sales.
We rely on donation income to ‘balance the books’ and help support building projects, sponsor students, run our centres and cover a variety of other costs.
You can find out more on our giving page where you can also make a donation to support the work.
Questions about the healing ministry...
What is prayer ministry?
At most Ellel events we offer time for response when guests can choose to receive prayer ministry. This involves one or more of the prayer ministry team partnering with the guest in seeking God for healing and freedom related to specific issues and problems in their life.
There will be some time of talking together and some time of praying together – seeking God for understanding and believing in faith for His healing. Most prayer ministry takes place in the main meeting space of the centre – not in private ministry rooms.
Whether or not you receive prayer ministry is completely up to you and if you would rather not receive prayer that is absolutely fine. We are simply available to come alongside you and help you get closer to God and to look at things the Lord may have highlighted to you that need healing.
For some people, the simple opportunity to share experiences in their life that have been painful and hidden is a big step. For those people ‘just being heard’ is a great release.
We believe that the evidence of God at work through prayer ministry will be the demonstration of the fruits of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) as well as the power of the Holy Spirit to bring about transformation. We therefore strive to minister in the love and peace of God, fully reliant on His Holy Spirit to move. Our Ministry Teams are very ordinary people who are trusting in an extraordinary God to do what only He can do.
What is deliverance?
Deliverance is releasing a person from hostile spiritual control in their life, using the authority of Jesus Christ to cast out demons. Jesus Himself performed deliverance many times in the Gospels and placed it at the heart of the Lord’s Prayer when He encouraged his disciples and followers to pray, “Deliver us from evil.” (Matthew 6:13). Deliverance is a part of the healing process that does not need to be feared. At Ellel, we have learned many valuable lessons in regard to the healing and deliverance ministry and believe deliverance should be gentle and without causing distress.
Is the prayer ministry confidential?
Absolutely, yes! We work to a very strict confidential model and all of our team and volunteers have signed confidentiality agreements. The only exception to this would is if someone shares something that we are legally obliged to disclose to authorities.
Who are the ministry team?
Our Ministry Team are an amazing bunch of people! They are made up of full-time and part-time team members as well as hundreds of volunteers who regularly support the work through praying with guests. They are normal, regular people with hearts to see God transform lives. They all have their own testimonies of what God has done for them, so they know what it is like to be in the place of receiving prayer ministry. In fact, it is a requirement of being on the Ministry Team to continue being open to receive prayer ministry for themselves as we fully recognise we are all in the process of restoration.
Our Ministry Team are all trained, or in the process of being trained by Ellel. Anyone in the process of being trained will be fully supervised by an experienced member of the Ministry Team.
Read more about our Ministry Team and our beliefs and practices about healing.
What if I am scared or nervous about attending an event?
It is very natural to be nervous or scared and we recognise for some it is a big thing to come to a new place to talk about your life issues. Please be assured you will be treated with love, care, kindness and dignity throughout your time with us. Likewise, we will support you as best we can in the nervous days before arriving with us. Contact the centre you are visiting and let them know you are struggling; they would love to help you.
What would you say if I said I don’t think I can be healed?
We firmly believe that nothing is impossible with God (Luke 1:37) but you may well feel that there is too much damage in your life that healing seems distant or even impossible. Please be encouraged that we have helped many who have felt like hopeless cases and as it turns out, they are not so hopeless after all. If your heart is to reach out to God in those hurting places, He will meet you.
Why does healing take time?
Healing is a broad term that we can limit to a one-off experience or encounter with God. Yet, we see healing as a part of the discipleship walk we are called to as Christians and a process that continues throughout our lives. Major breakthroughs and one-off encounters are great but the goal should always be a deepening of your relationship with God. Dealing with issues of the past and how we have responded to those can take time to untangle and for us to learn new ways of responding and behaving. God is kind and gentle… He never overpowers us or forces us. It is in the journey that we learn more of who He is. In essence, He takes it in His time as He knows what is best for us.
Why are some people not healed?
It is a good question and one that keeps us praying and pursuing more understanding of healing within the ministry. One way of looking at it is to question our personal definition of healing… is it what we want or what God wants to transform in our lives? Another consideration is the state of our own heart: is it hard and independent in part or fully soft and submitted to His ways? Sometimes, we just don’t know but we never stop asking the Lord to show us more of how to bring true and lasting healing to the Body of Christ and to trust Him when things don’t happen the way we wanted them to.
Can I phone for prayer ministry?
We do not offer prayer ministry over the phone. Our teams are very busy running programmes at the centre and cannot spend large amount of time on the phone. It is also not a very comprehensive way of trying to deal with personal issues. In many countries there are dedicated phone support charities that can help when you are in need.
I cannot get to a centre, what can I do?
We would love to welcome everyone from everywhere to one of our centres but that is vastly unrealistic! As such, we are working hard at online facilities that you can access to help you with your walk with God. Consider signing up for Seeds of the Kingdom and our blogs as well as Journey to Freedom and our free audio and video resources. These are all free resources that have helped people in the past, without receiving personal prayer ministry!
I am not a Christian, can I come?
Yes, you are more than welcome! We hope your experience is one where you can see Christianity and God in a way that is real and life changing. You don’t need to bring a Bible or anything… not everyone does so you won’t look like the odd one out.
I am a totally different person, emotionally, mentally and Spiritually healed, compared to the completely broken person I was before. God is indeed a God of miracles!
Lynda
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For general UK enquiries
contact Ellel Grange on
01524 751651 or hello@ellel.org
Or contact your nearest centre
