Old Trafford in Manchester looked different on Saturday, September 26, 2026, as thousands of worshippers gathered inside the famous Manchester United stadium for a major prayer conference led by Nigerian pastor Jerry Eze. The venue, usually filled with football supporters and associated with some of the biggest moments in English football, became a meeting place for prayer, worship, prophetic declarations and gospel music.
The gathering was the NSPPD United Kingdom Prayer Conference, organised by Streams of Joy International under the leadership of Jerry Eze, the convener of New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations. Gospel ministers including Mercy Chinwo, Dunsin Oyekan, Sunmisola Agbebi and Kaestrings were also part of the gathering as worshippers arrived from different parts of the United Kingdom and beyond.
The event had generated considerable interest before the day itself, with admission advertised as free and attendees required to register in advance. The official event listing later showed the conference as sold out, adding to the attention surrounding the gathering before worshippers eventually filled the venue.
What unfolded inside Old Trafford on September 26 brought together prayer, worship and gospel music on a scale that stood out even in a stadium accustomed to hosting huge crowds.
Jerry Eze brings NSPPD to Old Trafford
Jerry Uchechukwu Eze is a Nigerian pastor and the convener of New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations, popularly known as NSPPD. He is also the lead pastor of Streams of Joy International, the ministry behind the United Kingdom prayer conference.
NSPPD has become known for its prayer sessions, prophetic declarations and online Christian gatherings, attracting participants from different parts of the world. The Old Trafford conference gave members of that international prayer community an opportunity to gather physically in Manchester.
Jerry Eze led the September 26 programme as worshippers joined together for prayers and declarations. The gathering also featured gospel ministers whose worship sessions added another dimension to the programme.
For many attendees, the conference represented a physical gathering of a prayer community that has grown largely through digital platforms, bringing people who regularly participate online together under one roof.
Old Trafford becomes a prayer venue
The choice of Old Trafford immediately gave the gathering a distinctive setting. Manchester United’s home stadium is one of the most recognised football venues in the world, with a reported capacity of more than 74,000.
Rather than football taking centre stage, however, worshippers occupied the venue for the NSPPD conference, with prayer and worship becoming the main activities throughout the gathering.
The sight of thousands of Christians inside the famous stadium quickly became one of the most noticeable aspects of the event, particularly as photographs and videos from the conference began circulating online.
The stadium provided a much larger setting than the conventional church auditorium normally associated with prayer meetings, allowing the conference to bring together a sizeable crowd in one location.
Thousands gather for the conference
Reports from the event described thousands of worshippers attending the gathering, with participants coming from across the United Kingdom and beyond.
The exact final attendance figure was not officially established in the available event information, although one report claimed that more than 74,000 worshippers were present. That figure has not been independently confirmed and should therefore not be treated as the official attendance.
What is clear is that the conference attracted a large crowd, with the event registration eventually showing as sold out.
The size of the crowd was also reflected in the attention the conference received online, as pictures of worshippers gathered inside Old Trafford spread across social media.
Free admission draws huge interest
The NSPPD United Kingdom Prayer Conference was advertised as a free event, but attendees were required to register before attending.
The registration requirement meant that people could not simply arrive at the stadium without securing a place. Available spaces were limited, and the event listing eventually displayed a sold out status.
Reports before the gathering also indicated that people were looking for available spaces after registration filled up, with social media becoming one of the places where prospective attendees searched for opportunities to attend.
The sold out status showed the level of interest generated by the conference, even though it does not provide a final figure for the number of people who eventually entered the stadium.
Mercy Chinwo joins the worship
Mercy Chinwo was among the gospel ministers who participated in the NSPPD gathering at Old Trafford.
The Nigerian gospel singer and worship minister brought her music ministry into the programme as worshippers gathered for the conference led by Jerry Eze.
Her participation added to the musical side of the event, which combined gospel performances with prayer and prophetic declarations.
Mercy Chinwo was joined by other prominent gospel ministers, creating a line up that attracted attention among Nigerian gospel music followers both in the United Kingdom and Nigeria.
Dunsin Oyekan takes part
Dunsin Oyekan was also among the gospel ministers associated with the Old Trafford gathering.
Known for his worship ministry, Oyekan joined the programme as the conference brought together prayer and gospel music inside the Manchester stadium.
His participation placed another major Nigerian gospel worship minister on the programme alongside Mercy Chinwo and other artistes.
The combination of different ministers gave the gathering a strong worship component while Jerry Eze remained at the centre of the prayer and declaration sessions.
Sunmisola Agbebi joins the line up
Sunmisola Agbebi was another gospel artiste named among the ministers who participated in the conference.
Her presence added another voice to the worship programme as attendees gathered inside Old Trafford for the September 26 event.
The gospel minister joined a line up that included Mercy Chinwo, Dunsin Oyekan and Kaestrings, creating a broad mix of worship ministers for the gathering.
The conference therefore moved beyond a single speaker, bringing together prayer, worship and gospel music as thousands of attendees participated in the programme.
Kaestrings joins Jerry Eze
Kaestrings was also identified as one of the gospel music ministers who took part in the gathering.
His participation added to the number of Nigerian gospel artistes connected with the event, with worship forming a major part of the conference alongside the prayers led by Jerry Eze.
The gathering brought the ministers together at a venue more commonly associated with football, creating one of the most recognisable images from the event.
The exact running order for each minister was not detailed in the available event information, but their participation formed part of the worship programme surrounding the NSPPD conference.
Prayer takes centre stage
Prayer remained at the heart of the gathering as Jerry Eze led worshippers through collective prayers and prophetic declarations.
The conference followed the central identity of NSPPD, a prayer platform built around declarations and prayer sessions that have attracted a large international audience.
Thousands of worshippers participated together inside Old Trafford, turning the football stadium into the setting for a large Christian prayer gathering.
The atmosphere combined collective prayer with gospel worship as the participating ministers led different parts of the programme.
For attendees who regularly follow NSPPD online, the gathering offered an opportunity to participate physically alongside other members of the prayer community.
Gospel music adds to the programme
Music formed another major part of the conference, with Mercy Chinwo, Dunsin Oyekan, Sunmisola Agbebi and Kaestrings among the gospel ministers associated with the programme.
Their participation gave the gathering a strong worship focus alongside the prayers and declarations led by Jerry Eze.
The combination of gospel music and prayer also helped create the atmosphere seen in photographs and videos from the event, with large numbers of worshippers gathered together inside the stadium.
The conference therefore brought together several familiar names from Nigeria’s gospel music scene for a single international Christian gathering.
Streams of Joy organises the event
Streams of Joy International was identified as the organiser of the NSPPD United Kingdom Prayer Conference.
Jerry Eze serves as the lead pastor of Streams of Joy International and is also the convener of NSPPD, linking the ministry directly to the prayer gathering held at Old Trafford.
Manchester United’s stadium served as the venue, but the football club was not identified as the organiser of the religious programme.
The distinction is straightforward: Streams of Joy International organised the conference, while Old Trafford provided the location.
The gathering therefore brought a Nigerian Christian ministry into one of the most famous sporting venues in the United Kingdom.
Social media reacts to the gathering
The unusual sight of worshippers inside Old Trafford generated plenty of social media attention as images and videos from the conference circulated online.
Some reactions focused on the contrast between the stadium’s usual football identity and the prayer gathering taking place inside it.
Other posts connected the event to Manchester United’s football fortunes, although those comments came from individual social media users rather than the club itself.
No official Manchester United statement about the conference was established from the available information.
The strongest confirmed detail remains that the stadium hosted the NSPPD prayer conference on September 26, with Jerry Eze leading thousands of worshippers.
The international reach of NSPPD
The Old Trafford conference also reflected the international reach of NSPPD and Jerry Eze’s ministry.
Although the event took place in Manchester, reports described worshippers travelling from different parts of the United Kingdom and beyond to attend.
That international turnout fits into the wider growth of NSPPD, which has developed a large online prayer community that participates in its programmes from different locations.
The Old Trafford gathering allowed some of those participants to move from online prayer sessions into a physical gathering, meeting other worshippers at the same venue.
The presence of Nigerian gospel ministers also brought a strong connection to Nigeria’s gospel music scene, despite the conference being held in the United Kingdom.
The sold out conference
Interest in the conference was already clear before September 26, with the event advertised as free but subject to registration.
The event listing eventually displayed sold out, meaning the available registration spaces had been taken.
Reports also indicated that some people were searching for spaces after registration closed, showing the demand that surrounded the event.
Although the sold out status does not reveal the final number of people who attended, it confirms that available spaces had been filled before the conference.
That registration story became part of the wider build up to the gathering at Old Trafford.
What happened on September 26
By Saturday, September 26, worshippers had gathered at Old Trafford for the NSPPD United Kingdom Prayer Conference.
Jerry Eze led the prayer gathering, while gospel ministers including Mercy Chinwo, Dunsin Oyekan, Sunmisola Agbebi and Kaestrings took part in the worship programme.
Prayer, prophetic declarations, gospel music and Christian fellowship formed the central activities of the conference as attendees participated inside the stadium.
The event brought together thousands of worshippers and created a striking scene at a venue more commonly recognised for Manchester United football matches.
Images from the gathering showed the scale of the congregation and helped drive further attention to the event after the conference.
The 74,000 attendance claim
One of the figures that emerged around the event was a claim that more than 74,000 worshippers attended the conference.
That number should be treated carefully because no official final attendance figure confirming it was identified from the available event information.
Old Trafford’s reported capacity of more than 74,000 also does not automatically mean that the conference had an attendance matching the stadium’s full capacity.
The confirmed description from multiple reports is that thousands of worshippers attended the gathering.
A different day at Old Trafford
The NSPPD United Kingdom Prayer Conference gave Old Trafford a very different appearance on September 26, 2026.
Thousands of worshippers gathered inside the Manchester United stadium, with Jerry Eze leading prayers and prophetic declarations while gospel ministers including Mercy Chinwo, Dunsin Oyekan, Sunmisola Agbebi and Kaestrings participated in the programme.
The conference was organised by Streams of Joy International and advertised as a free event requiring advance registration. The registration listing later showed that the available spaces had sold out.
The gathering also brought together worshippers from the United Kingdom and beyond, reflecting the international reach of NSPPD and Jerry Eze’s ministry.
For one day, Old Trafford became the setting for a large Christian gathering centred on prayer and worship, adding an unusual chapter to the long list of events associated with the famous Manchester venue.
