Jerry Eze

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Jerry Eze
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Personal life
BornJerry Uchechukwu Eze
(1982-08-22) 22 August 1982 (age 43)
Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria
Spouse Eno Jerry
Known forNew Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations (NSPPD)
Occupation Pastor
Religious life
Religion Christian
ChurchStreams of Joy International
Senior posting
Based in Abuja, Nigeria

Jerry Uchechukwu Eze (born 22 August 1982) is a Nigerian Pentecostal pastor. He is the founder and Lead Pastor of Streams of Joy International, and the convener of the New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declaration (NSPPD), an online digital prayer platform on YouTube. [1]

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Early life

Eze was born on 22 August 1982 in Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria. He attended Ibeku High School, Umuahia from 1991 to 1997. He further obtained a bachelor's degree in history and international relations from Abia State University, and a postgraduate degree in business administration from the Enugu State University of Science and Technology.

After his education, Eze worked as a communications specialist with the World Bank project for HIV/AIDS and United Nations Population Fund before becoming a full-time pastor. [1] [2] [3] He married Eno Jerry on 17 March 2007. The couple has two children; a girl, Samara; and a boy, Jerry. [4]

Ministry

Eze started his ministry in 2009 at All Saints Chapel, Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu, Abia State. In 2013, he founded and began the Stream of Joy International Church in Umuahia, Abia State. [5]

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, Eze started an online prayer session called "New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations", popularly called NSPPD, which he hosts on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Mixlr. [6] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 Nimi Princewill (21 August 2022). "The YouTube prayer channel started during Covid that's become a global movement". CNN. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  2. Mix, Pulse (2022-08-27). "CNN acknowledges Pastor Jerry Eze YouTube Prayer channel as a global movement". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  3. Adelani, Adepegba (26 September 2021). "Being poor while growing up made me turn to God –Pastor Jerry Eze". Punch News. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  4. Mongina, Night (2022-04-20). "Pastor Jerry Eze's biography: age, wife, net worth, spiritual father". Legit.ng. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  5. "Why I tok say 'wetin God no fit do no dey exist' - Jerry Eze". BBC News Pidgin. 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  6. "Nigerian Online Prayer Platform Tops Global Chart, Emerges Number One – Independent Newspaper Nigeria". independent.ng. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  7. Royal, David O. (2022-05-27). "Nigerian online prayer platform hits 81.4m views, 244m participants in six months". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2022-11-12.