Pastor Jerry Uchechwu Eze has come to be recognized as one of the most fascinating personalities on the African online religious scene, having been able to turn simple prayers online into a global community of millions of viewers daily. Pastor Jerry Eze’s ascent from being a local religious leader to one of the most viewed YouTube LIVE stream personalities not only exemplifies the potentials of online media, but also the need for community and hope among people.
Jerry Eze is born on August 22, 1975, in the Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria.After completing his education, he briefly worked as a communications specialist for the World Bank and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) before answering a deeper calling into spiritual ministry. In 2009, he began pastoring and in 2013 founded Streams of Joy International**, a Pentecostal church based in Umuahia, Nigeria.
It was, however, a crisis of international proportions that brought his ministry into international limelight.
Pastor Jerry introduced New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations, or NSPPD for short, on the online video-sharing platform YouTube in 2019, when many people found themselves in lockdown due to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and could not physically attend their places of worship.
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His upbeat, passionate delivery and daily 7 a.m. live prayers drew thousands in the earliest days a sign of previously unmet demand for digital spiritual engagement. Eze’s signature tagline, What God cannot do does not exist,”became a rallying cry for his growing online community.
Over time, NSPPD has grown into a household name across continents, blending fervent prayer with prophetic declarations and testimonies. It airs live every day on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Mixlr. Its audience stretches across the African continent, Europe, and the Americas. In 2025, figures show a staggering 102 million watch hours of his prayer broadcasts, making Pastor Jerry Eze third globally among all other YouTubers apart from gaming channels.
This is a historic feat considering his position and what his content is based on. This global fame is based on his huge online audience, as he currently has almost 2.9 million subscribers and more than 2,900 videos on his primary YouTube channel, and he consistently attracts 282,000 viewers on average per stream.
The live programs of NSPPD have turned out to be a daily ritual for many combinations of worship, prayers, and testimonies of changed lives. The fans of this channel attribute their emotional succor and conversions, and even healings, to this channel. The fact that the channel can be accessed from Nigeria to the UK, the US, and Canada, and many more, has been a major reason for this huge following. Though there are concerns about how online ministries function, there is evidence of its value from those who participate, offering a sense of ease and feeling part of a global community.
For members of his group, waking up to prayer livestream activities is a source of strength in uncertain times. The case of Pastor Jerry is also representative of the state of religious engagement in changing times. While conventional religious bodies are struggling to cope with declining turnouts in certain areas, such is the importance of spiritual engagement that digital services such as NSPPD are catering to this rising need, especially among the younger generation.
Within a world disrupted by the isolations of the pandemic, economic uncertainty, and the disruption of societal patterns, online prayers have emerged as a powerful way to connect in this new reality. Through the use of technology while not forgetting spiritual purposes, Jerry Eze has managed to create not only an audience but also an avenue of shared faith and strength.
Pastor Jerry Uchechukwu Eze is a Nigerian Pentecostal leader, founder and lead pastor of Streams of Joy International and convener of the New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations (NSPPD) online prayer platform. Born on August 22, 1975, in Abia State, Nigeria, Eze first served as a communications specialist before entering full-time ministry.
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His NSPPD broadcasts have garnered tens of millions of viewers globally, and in 2025 he became the third most-watched YouTube streamer in the world (outside gaming), with over 102 million watch hours on his channel.
Eze’s digital ministry continues to expand, merging traditional pastoral care with modern communication tools to reach a worldwide audience seeking prayer, encouragement, and spiritual connection. His work is seen as a defining example of how faith and technology can intersect to meet people at scale.
