Thousands of belivers during the 2010 Boston Night of worship event at the Agganis Arena in Boston.The 2011 event will take place this sunday at the same venue at 925 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston MA starting 6.00pm. pic/BNOW FILE
By Harrison Maina, Ajabu Africa News, posted October 7, 2011
BOSTON, Mass.,_Several thousand worshippers are expected to fill up the Agganis Arena at Boston University this Columbus Day Weekend on Sunday October 9 for the 2011 edition of the Boston Night of Worship, now known as the United Night of Worship.
Started several years ago as the Boston Night of Worship, the event has rapidly grown and has been renamed the United Night of Worship for its rapidly increasing participation by Christian believers from different races, cultures, social, political and economic backgrounds from all over New England.
Now on its 5th year since inauguration, event will kick off at 6pm on Sunday at the arena located on 925 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston where over 100 different praise and worship leaders as well as pastors from churches and ministries in different communities in New England will lead in an unparalleled, synchronized live music in praise of God.
Dozens of popular gospel artists from the African, African American, and Spanish, Caucasian, Asian and other communities are scheduled to lead in performances backed by a powerful live band and top of the line sound systems accentuated occasionally with the blowing of the Shofar, a traditional music instrument of the ancient and modern Hebrews during worship rituals.
Among the guest artists flying into Boston from other states for the event include Tye Tribbett and Jared Anderson, popular African American gospel artists.
They will be joined by an equally powerful line up of pastors from different churches in the region who will actively propagate the gospel through word and music.
The United Night of Worship is a brainchild of Zenzo Matoga, an African immigrant of Malawian descent who teamed up with several of his friends from across different races to create a platform where believers would meet up and express to the fullest their spiritual nature through powerful live music.
Zenzo Matoga, center, founder of the Boston Night of worship during the 2010 event.
Last year, the event held at the same Agganis Arena venue attracted over 8,000 worshippers.
Organizers are expecting to beat that number this year as the event has been widely publicized in various media in the Boston area.
“We hope to have as many Africans as possible join us for worship during this Sunday’s event,” said Zenzo Matoga, founder of the united Night of Worship during a telephone interview with Ajabu Africa News.
“We have seen an increased participation by Africans from different backgrounds in the New England regions during the past events and we hope this will continue so that we can keep brining more spiritual revival in Boston.” added the visionary leader who also leads worship at the large multicultural Jubilee Christian church in Boston.
Zenzo has earned admiration among many Africans in the Boston region for his extra ordinary effort to organize the fast growing event that is blazing the trail at creating a growing and united body of Christ in a region that has seen Christian values deteriorate rapidly over the years only to be replaced with the love of material things and worldly pleasures.
According to organizers, a few tickets are still open for sale at $16 a person to reserve space for those interested in attending the usually jam-packed event.
Organizers also said that last year, dozens of attendees who appeared suddenly at the door without prior ticket reservations were turned away as the arena fill up quickly.
To purchase a ticket for the event, visit the united nigh of worship website for registration at www.unitednightofworship.com
