About MMPraise
A global movement of unending worship
Marathon Messiah’s Praise is an annual gospel event with one purpose: to praise God without stopping. It gathers people from different spheres of life, denominations and nations into a single, continuous act of worship.
200
Worship leaders and choirs
Many nations
Represented each edition
Since 2012
Held every year
Overview
MMPraise: a global unending worship
Marathon Messiah’s Praise is an annual gospel event with the sole purpose of praising God. It is where people from different spheres of life come together seeking to praise and worship God non-stop.
It brings together skilful people from different walks of life and continents for a common cause. Communities have been built, lives transformed, and generations groomed to bring glory to God creatively, using every means possible.
Worshippers join both in person and online, so the gathering is never limited to the people who can travel to the venue.
Our story
How Marathon Messiah’s Praise began
The movement started as a thanksgiving, and grew into an annual gathering that reaches far beyond the room it is held in.
2 March 2012
The first Marathon Messiah’s Praise
The event was birthed as a means to celebrate God’s faithfulness in the life of Pastor E. A. Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, and has been held annually since.
Since 2012
From an annual event to a worship movement
What began as a celebration has grown into a platform that connects worship leaders, choral groups, volunteers and online congregations across many nations.
2027 edition
85 hours of unbroken praise
The marathon lengthens by one hour with each edition. The 2027 gathering runs for 85 hours, in person at RCCG Prayer Foyer, New Arena and online.
Vision
Spreading God’s glory through unceasing praise
A united body of Christ, drawn from every nation and generation, giving God unbroken praise.
Marathon Messiah’s Praise looks towards a church that worships together across the lines that usually divide it — denomination, nationality, language and background.
The aim is to usher the family of God into a new dispensation of worship, in which praise is not an event on a calendar but a continuing way of life.
Mission
Spreading the gospel through worship
To gather worshippers for continuous praise, and to open every possible door for people to take part in it.
Hold the gathering every year
Organise an annual marathon of non-stop praise that anyone can attend, free of charge.
Bring worshippers together
Draw people from different spheres of life, denominations and continents into one act of worship.
Give worship leaders a platform
Host worship leaders and choral groups, and provide the stage on which they minister.
Extend it through media
Use streaming and media so that worshippers who cannot travel still take part.
Make room for service
Create opportunities for people to serve God with their gifts and skills as volunteers.
Carry the gospel
Spread the gospel through worship, and expand the kingdom of God through soul-winning.
What defines MMPraise
The convictions the marathon is built on
These are drawn from how the organisation describes itself and what it does, rather than from a formal statement of values.
Unceasing praise
Praise that does not stop for the length of the marathon, and does not stop when it ends.
Unity of the body of Christ
One gathering for believers from different denominations and backgrounds, with nothing asked of them but worship.
Global worship
Worshippers from many continents take part, in the room and online, in the same hours.
Creative service
Generations groomed to bring glory to God creatively, using every means possible.
Gospel impact
Worship as the means through which the gospel is carried and the kingdom expanded.
Community transformation
Communities built and lives transformed, as a result of the gathering rather than a slogan about it.
Global reach
What the marathon has gathered
Marathon Messiah’s Praise has grown from a single celebration into a gathering that reaches worshippers on several continents, in person and online.
- 200
Worship leaders and choral groups
Ministers and choirs who have led praise across the editions held so far.
- Many nations
Worshippers join from Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas. The exact number of countries is being confirmed.
- Millions
Live worshippers
Recorded attendance of people worshipping in person across the editions.
- Tens of millions
Online worshippers
People who have joined the marathon through the stream rather than the venue.
The people behind it
It takes a great many hands
The marathon runs on the work of people serving in a dozen different capacities, most of whom are never seen from the auditorium.
Worship ministers and choral groups
The worship leaders and choirs who carry the hours of praise from the platform.
Volunteers
Ten departments, from ushering and registration to welfare, sanitation and security.
Technical and media teams
Sound, lighting, photography, video and streaming — the reason anyone can join from elsewhere.
Medical and welfare teams
First aid, medical cover and care for volunteers, ministers and attendees through every hour.
Coordinators and logistics
Transport, equipment, inventory and venue setup, plus the people who hold the schedule together.
Worshippers
The congregation in the room and the congregation online, without whom there is no marathon.
Take part
Ways to be part of MMPraise
Every route below tells you what happens when you follow it, so nothing comes as a surprise.
Register to attend
Join us in person at the Redemption City for the full marathon.
Takes you to registration — about five minutes to complete.
Register to attendVolunteer
Serve in one of ten departments, from ushering and media to welfare and logistics.
Opens the volunteer application. You choose one department.
VolunteerWatch online
Follow every hour of praise from anywhere in the world.
Opens the MMPraise YouTube channel in a new tab.
Watch online (opens in a new tab)Share a testimony
Tell us what God has done, and encourage someone else.
Takes you to the form. Testimonies are reviewed before publication.
Share a testimony
From the gathering
Moments from the marathon
Photographs published by MMPraise from previous editions of the event.
Volunteer
Be a part of something greater
The marathon is carried by volunteers. Whether you sing, play, cook, drive, film, steward a door or give first aid, there is a department that needs what you can do.
Applications are made once, to one department, so the teams know who they are expecting and volunteers know where they are serving.
Apply to volunteer
Stay in touch
Receive MMPraise updates
Dates, programme announcements and news from the marathon. Subscribing does not enter you as a volunteer — that is a separate application.
Come and be part of the next edition
The 2027 marathon runs for 85 hours. You can join it in the room, from your own, or by serving on one of the teams that makes it possible.