Jerry Eze Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Pastor
Jerry Eze
Native Name Lang:"igbo"
Birth Name:Jerry Uchechukwu Eze
Birth Date:1982 8, df=y
Birth Place:Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria
Occupation:Pastor
Known For:New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations (NSPPD)
Spouse:Eno Eze née Ene-Obong (b. 22 February 1983)
Church:Streams of Joy International
Location:Abuja
Profession:Pastor
Religion:Christian

Jerry Uchechukwu Eze (born 22 August 1982) is a Nigerian Pentecostal pastor, best known as the founder of Streams of Joy International. He is also recognized as the convener of the New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declaration (NSPPD), a popular online digital prayer meeting platform.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Early life

Eze was born on 22 August 1982 in Umuahia, the capital city of Abia State. He hails from Okoko Item, Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. Eze grew up in Umuahia where he attended Ibeku High School, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria from 1991 to 1997.

He has a bachelor's degree in History and International Relations from Abia State University, and a postgraduate certification in Business Administration from the Enugu State University of Technology (ESUT).

Eze worked as a Communications Specialist with the World Bank project for HIV/AIDS and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) before becoming a full-time cleric.[5] [6] [7]

Eze is married to Pastor Eno Jerry and they have two children.[8]

Ministry

Eze started his ministry in 2009 at All Saints Chapel, and in 2013 founded Stream of Joy International Church in Abia State where he serves as the lead pastor. Streams of Joy as of November 2022, has over 13 branches across Nigeria, Canada, the US and the United Kingdom.[9] Jerry Eze's ministry is focused on revival and healing.

Eze is known for the tagline, "What God Cannot do, does not exist"[10] [11]

At the inception of COVID-19, Eze started the digital session called "The New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations (NSPPD)", hosted on YouTube and other social media applications.[12] The digital session grew to attract millions of views daily. The online prayer session leads in several charts due to the high engagement.[13] [14] [15] [16]

Books

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nimi Princewill . The YouTube prayer channel started during Covid that's become a global movement . 2022-09-11 . CNN. 21 August 2022 .
  2. Web site: Bp-Relate . 2016-09-23 . Biography Of Pastor Jerry Uchechukwu Eze . 2022-09-03 . Believers Portal . en-US.
  3. Web site: NgFinders . 2020-03-05 . Biography Of Pastor Jerry Uchechukwu Eze - Ngfinders.com . 2022-09-02 . NGfinders . en-US.
  4. Web site: DIFF . Most Super Chatted Channels in Worldwide . 2022-09-11 . PLAYBOARD . en.
  5. Web site: Mix . Pulse . 2022-08-27 . CNN acknowledges Pastor Jerry Eze YouTube Prayer channel as a global movement . 2022-09-11 . Pulse Nigeria . en.
  6. News: Adelani . Adepegba . 26 September 2021 . Being poor while growing up made me turn to God –Pastor Jerry Eze . . 9 September 2022.
  7. Web site: Mongina . Night . 2022-04-20 . Pastor Jerry Eze's biography: age, wife, net worth, spiritual father . 2022-09-11 . Legit.ng - Nigeria news. . en.
  8. Web site: Man . The New . Biography of Pastor Jerry Uchechukwu Eze . 2022-11-12 . The New Man Movement.
  9. Web site: 2021-03-23 . Why I tok say 'wetin God no fit do no dey exist' - Jerry Eze . 2022-11-12 . BBC News Pidgin.
  10. Web site: Pastor Jerry Eze: Biography, Education, Books, Marriage, Net Worth and Achievements . NewsWireNGR . 4 June 2023 . 23 August 2022.
  11. Web site: Nigeria . OnyxNews . 2021-03-24 . Video: Popular Pastor Breaks Silence On Why He Said "What God Cannot . 2022-11-12 . OnyxNews Nigeria . en-US.
  12. Web site: Nigerian Online Prayer Platform Tops Global Chart, Emerges Number One – Independent Newspaper Nigeria . 2022-11-12 . independent.ng.
  13. Web site: Ekowa . Stephanie . Pastor Jerry Eze Biography: Who is the Streams of Joy International Founder? . 2022-09-11 . buzznigeria.com.
  14. Web site: Ikeji . Linda . 2022-08-27 . How Pastor Jerry Eze Became One of The Biggest Nigerian Pastors On YouTube - CNN . 2022-09-11 . Linda Ikeji's Blog . en.
  15. Web site: Admin . 2022-07-21 . Nigerian Online Prayer Platform NSPPD, Tops Global Chart . 2022-11-12 . Truth Live Int'l . en-US.
  16. Web site: Royal . David O. . 2022-05-27 . Nigerian online prayer platform hits 81.4m views, 244m participants in six months . 2022-11-12 . Vanguard News . en-GB.