The NSPPD UK Prayer Conference took place at Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United, on Saturday, 26 September 2026. The stadium, better known for football, was the setting for the proposal that broke through the day’s program of prayer and worship to become its most talked-about moment online.
50,000 visitors attended the event, making the proposal one of the more public declarations of intent seen at a Nigerian-organized religious conference in the United Kingdom. The video, posted by Yabaleft Online, drew immediate reaction from viewers across Nigeria and the diaspora, with comments sections filling rapidly as the clip spread across WhatsApp groups and social media platforms throughout Saturday evening.
Nigerian pastor Jerry Eze led worshippers in prayer during the conference. The event, organized by Eze’s Streams of Joy International, attracted Christians from different parts of the United Kingdom and beyond for a day of prayers, worship, and fellowship.
Entry to the conference was free, though prospective attendees were required to register ahead of the event because of limited capacity. Saturday’s congregation was drawn from across Britain and from other countries, with many travelling specifically for the conference, some making journeys as far as Scotland, Ireland, and continental Europe.
Interest in the gathering reportedly surged in the days before the conference, with social media users claiming that available spaces had been taken up and some turning to TikTok to look for spare tickets. That level of demand set the tone for the charged atmosphere inside the 74,000-capacity venue on the day.
The conference brought together several prominent Nigerian gospel ministers who joined Eze for the program, among them Sunmisola Agbebi, Mercy Chinwo, Dunsin Oyekan, and Kaestrings. Their presence drew a cross-section of the Nigerian diaspora to Manchester for the full-day event, with Mercy Chinwo’s participation in particular drawing significant anticipation given her wide following among worship music fans across Africa and the United Kingdom.
The event transformed the 74,000-capacity home ground of Manchester United into a setting for Christian worship and prayer as league football takes a short break for international games. The scheduling coincided with the international football break, leaving Old Trafford available for the conference.
The proposal unfolded inside that setting, in front of thousands of worshippers. The identity of the couple was not confirmed in the circulated footage, according to the Yabaleft Online post that first published the clip. The woman’s response was not detailed in the available source material.
The NSPPD UK Prayer Conference 2026 brought together thousands of believers from across the United Kingdom and around the world for a powerful time of prayer, worship, and spiritual encounter. The conference ran from noon through to 8 p.m. on Saturday, covering several hours of programming before and after the proposal took place.
Streams of Joy International presented the conference at Sir Matt Busby Way in Stretford, England. The organization is the ministry vehicle through which Pastor Jerry Eze runs the New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations, known widely by its acronym NSPPD.
Saturday’s conference was not the first NSPPD UK edition, but it was the first held at Old Trafford. Previous gatherings have taken place at other UK venues, with the Manchester event representing a significant expansion in scale and visibility for the ministry’s British operations.
The proposal clip from the conference was among multiple videos that circulated after the event concluded. Reactions on Nigerian social media centered on both the scale of the conference itself and the decision by the unidentified man to use the gathering as the backdrop for a proposal.
No statement was issued by Streams of Joy International regarding the proposal specifically. The NSPPD UK Conference, according to Yabaleft Online, was the confirmed setting for the moment, with Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester as the recorded location.
