How two doctors turned a rented hall in Abuja into a 100,000-capacity auditorium and a ministry with a reach across continents. By Faith On Motion | Documenting Kingdom Impact THE NUMBERS (church-reported unless stated) 10 November 1996: Dunamis International Gospel Centre founded 100,000: Glory Dome capacity, dedicated 24 November 2018 4 years: construction time, 2014 […]
How two doctors turned a rented hall in Abuja into a 100,000-capacity auditorium and a ministry with a reach across continents.
By Faith On Motion | Documenting Kingdom Impact
THE NUMBERS (church-reported unless stated)
- 10 November 1996: Dunamis International Gospel Centre founded
- 100,000: Glory Dome capacity, dedicated 24 November 2018
- 4 years: construction time, 2014 to 2018
- 109 countries: origins of pilgrims to the Glory Dome in 2025
In May 1996, Dr Paul Enenche, a young doctor in Jos, had options. He could join his wife, also a doctor, in London, pursue further training abroad, or take one of two medical appointments in Nigeria. Six months later, the couple moved to Abuja, a city where they knew nobody, and held their first service. Twenty-two years later, the church dedicated an auditorium for 100,000 people. The man who presided at its 2014 ground-breaking was Day 2’s Bishop David Oyedepo.
WHO IS CREATING IMPACT?
Paul Idoko Enenche was born in 1968 in Orokam, Benue State, and trained as a medical doctor.
He is Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre in Abuja, alongside his wife, Dr Becky Enenche. As a medical student, he led the Christian Medical and Dental Association of Nigeria. He is also Chancellor of Wesley University, Ondo.
WHAT ARE THEY BUILDING?
Their base is the Lord’s Garden on Airport Road, Abuja, where the Glory Dome stands beside an International Conference Centre. Around it sit the Dunamis School of Ministry, the Destiny schools and Dunamis International Schools. Media includes Dunamis TV, web TV and web radio.
Beyond Nigeria: the 2026 reach
Dunamis took its message abroad repeatedly in 2026. Between July and August, Paul and Becky Enenche led Revival Fire crusades in Canada, Romania, France, Germany, Latvia and the Czech Republic, with a United States crusade billed for 13 and 14 August. In Prague, they were the main speakers at the Revival Fire Conference on 10 and 11 August, hosted by a local organising group under the theme “The Move of the Spirit”. It was their second Prague event in two years, after the church’s own European Fire Conference there in June 2025.
The church also reports that the Glory Dome received pilgrims from 109 countries in 2025. These figures are church-released or media-reported. Attendance and follow-up outcomes for the European events have not been independently documented.
At home, the annual Kingdom Power and Glory World Conference, held in the last week of November, marks the church’s 30th anniversary this year. The announced dates are 23 to 29 November at the Glory Dome.
WHY DOES IT MATTER?
In 1999, Day 2’s Faith Tabernacle opened with about 50,400 seats. The Glory Dome’s 100,000 is roughly double that, nineteen years later. That comparison is our own calculation from reported capacities.
Capacity is not attendance. The 20,000-plus congregation figure covers regular Sunday services, which is a different measure. The Dome’s scale and cost drew public criticism, and the church has responded. This profile examines the institutional record, not the doctrine.
The medical side stands out for a different reason. A church led by two doctors can deliver healthcare directly, not just talk about it.
HOW DID THEY GET THERE?
1. Building in stages
The first service was held at the Abuja Centre for Arts and Culture. After two weeks, the church moved to a hotel for about six months, and in June 1997 to its own location. Ground was broken on the Lord’s Garden on 14 September 2014, and the Glory Dome followed in 2018.
2. Building without debt, reportedly
Charisma magazine reported that the auditorium was built debt-free and provided employment during a period of delayed government salaries. Treat that as reported, not audited.
3. Using a profession as a ministry channel
The church works with CMDA Nigeria on free medical outreach, and Dr Enenche and Dr Becky have treated patients themselves. One Aba crusade reportedly treated more than 2,000 medical cases.
WHAT CAN THE NEXT GENERATION LEARN?
1. Commit fully, then build in stages. Leaving stable careers for a city where you know no one is the part people remember. The rented hall, hotel and own premises that followed are the part leaders can copy.
2. Turn your profession into a service. Medical training became a ministry channel that reaches people a sermon alone would not.
3. Match the building to the use. A 100,000-seat hall needs a plan for conferences, events and weekly use, not just Sundays.
4. Report debt and costs plainly. If an institution is built debt-free, say so with evidence. If it is not, say that too.
WHAT IS THE MEASURABLE IMPACT?
| Indicator | Reported figure or milestone |
|---|---|
| Founding or start year | 10 November 1996, Abuja |
| Scale of network or reach | 20,000+ across five Sunday services (older church figure); pilgrims from 109 countries to the Glory Dome in 2025 (church-reported); 2026 crusades in at least six countries outside Nigeria |
| Physical or institutional assets | Glory Dome, 100,000 capacity, dedicated 24 November 2018 |
| Education, research or training arm | Dunamis School of Ministry; Destiny schools; Chancellor of Wesley University, Ondo |
| Independent benchmark | No independent ranking found; Glory Dome is listed at 100,000 on Wikipedia’s list of largest evangelical church auditoriums |
Method note: Figures come from church sources and media reports of different dates. Outreach, congregation and pilgrim figures are church-reported. None is an independently audited measure of membership or social impact.
THE BIGGER LESSON: COMMITMENT NEEDS A PLAN
Enenche’s story shows how a decision made in one season can compound over decades. The commitment came first, and the staged building, the medical outreach and the international crusades followed. The test for the next generation is whether the same discipline carries into governance, reporting and succession.
At Faith On Motion, we believe Kingdom impact deserves to be documented with both conviction and evidence. The goal is not merely to record how far a leader has travelled, but to understand what has been built, whom it serves and what future generations can learn from it.
