Marathon Messiah’s Praise is a non–stop programme aimed at expressing the gratitude to God for His mercies upon the life of Pastor E.A. Adeboye, and to create a new pattern of praise in this dispensation. The vision was planted in 2012 to allow God’s children engage in a long lasting spiritual worship experience, and it has grown bigger and blossomed to become the longest gospel musical event globally. The annual worship experience, which started as 70 hours of Marathon Messiah’s Praise, has grown in grace to 71, 72, 73, and now 74, we will be worshipping God for 74 hours non-stop”.

Those were the words of National Youth Programme Director and son of Pastor Adeboye, Pastor Oluwadare Adeboye. According to him, “This is a testimony to God’s faithfulness over the life of our daddy as he celebrates 74 years on earth. This year’s edition will be featuring the Holy Spirit alongside more than 70 worship leaders. The programme will also be held in three countries, Nigeria, South Africa and the United Kingdom and on two different continents this year. There will be three stages in three different locations namely Nigeria – RCCG Youth Centre, Redemption Camp in Nigeria, for South Africa, RCCG South Africa 2 Headquarters in Johannesburg. While in the United Kingdom, it will hold at the RCCG Jesus House, London, United Kingdom”.

He said the programme would commence at 100pm prompt on Monday, February 29, and end at 3pm on Thursday, March 3.
Considering the nature of the programme, officiating would be on a shift basis. Feeding, hostel accommodation and transportation would be made available for all registered volunteers during this period, he stated.

For the two other satellite stages in South Africa and The United Kingdom, the programme would consequently continue the March 1 between 1800Hrs and 2000Hrs GMT+2 in South Africa, while the United Kingdom will be up on March 2, from 1900Hrs and 2100Hrs GMT.

As the two stages outside the country would be ministering at their allocated time, there won’t be any activity on Nigerian stage, but the audience would join other worshippers from the two countries via satellite and screens that would be provided at the Youth Centre to view and join the other stages during their ministrations.

Ultima studios and TV Productions will be the backbone broadcast organisations. OHTV and RTM will broadcast live from the United Kingdom and South Africa respectively.