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
““...that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us...” — John 17:21”
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 and our communities feel the impact.
Impact
Bringing hope, transformation, and God’s love to the world, one life at a time.
THE TEAM
Faces of the Community
Manus Akpanke
Founder , Hallel Community
The vision behind Hallel. A worship leader, choir director, and minister with over 15 years of experience building worshipping communities.
Cj Nonso
Music Director
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.
Joy Manus-Akpanke
Director, Hallel Helping Hands Foundation
Leads the Hallel Helping Hands Foundation. A community development professional who ensures Hallel's impact is felt beyond every concert hall.
Moss Amu
Director, Hallel Academy
Director of Hallel Music Ministry Academy, worship leader, and music ministry coach, passionate about equipping music ministers for excellence and global impact.
MILESTONES
The Journey
2021
Founded
A worship circle became a community. The first gathering drew over a 100 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 & Academy Launch
Two hundred members. A live recording. The night Hallel understood its own weight. And then, the Academy opened its doors to its first class of twelve students.
2024
Hallel 300 and First Academy Graduation
The gathering expanded and over 80 students crossed the stage. A new generation of worshipping artists was commissioned.
2025
Hallel went deeper...
This was Hallel '25 where songs like Hallelujah (My Song Forever were recorded.
2026
Journey to Hallel '27... The Rebirth
The next chapter is being written. It's THE REBITH. The choir grows. The community deepens. The journey continues.