Worship
Everything begins at the altar and returns there. We hold worship as the centre — not a warm-up, not a programme item, but the reason we exist.
OUR STORY
About Hallel
“We exist to make a place where the glory of God is felt, named, and carried home.”
Hallel Community was founded in 2021 with a single conviction — that worship is not an event but a way of being. What began as a small prayer circle carrying one chorus grew, season by season, into something none of the founders fully anticipated.
Today, Hallel is home to a mass choir of over 400 voices, a music academy in its second season, a mentorship programme shaping the next generation of ministers, and a foundation reaching beyond the walls of any gathering.
We are not trying to build a platform. We are trying to build a people — formed by worship, sustained by community, and sent into the world carrying something real.
VISION & VALUES
What Guides Us
Community
We grow as one body, carrying each other across seasons. The choir rehearsal is as sacred as the concert. The relationship is the ministry.
Excellence
We honour God with discipline, craft, and beauty. Excellence is not perfectionism — it is the decision to offer our best, every time.
THE TEAM
Faces of the Community
Morenike Adeyemi
Founder & Artistic Director
The vision behind Hallel. A worship leader, choir director, and minister with over 15 years of experience building worshipping communities.
Emeka Okafor
Director of Music
Leads the musical vision of the Hallel Mass Choir. A classically trained pianist and arranger who has shaped the sonic identity of every Hallel concert.
Adaeze Nwosu
Academy Principal
Heads the Hallel Music Academy. A vocal coach and educator passionate about raising the next generation of worshipping artists.
Biodun Fashola
Foundation Director
Leads the Hallel Helping Hands Foundation. A community development professional who ensures Hallel's impact is felt beyond every concert hall.
MILESTONES
The Journey
2021
Founded
A worship circle became a community. The first gathering drew 40 people. No one went home the same.
2022
Hallel 100
The first major city-wide gathering. One hundred voices. The room could not contain what was in it.
2023
Hallel 200
Two hundred members. A live recording. The night Hallel understood its own weight.
2024
Hallel 300 & Academy Launch
The gathering expanded and the Academy opened its doors to its first class of twelve students.
2025
First Academy Graduation
Twelve students crossed the stage. A new generation of worshipping artists was commissioned.
2026
Journey to Hallel 7th
The seventh chapter is being written. The choir grows. The community deepens. The journey continues.