In 1986, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian church of God, Pastor Enoch A Adeboye, asked for a birthday gift from God and requested for a miracle for each member of the church. God then instructed him to invite everyone to a special meeting called the "Holy Ghost Service". This subsequently birthed the beginning of monthly Holy Ghost Nights in Lagos, Nigeria.

Ten years later, Festival of Life came to North America in 2001 with events in in several USA cities including Houston, Detroit, Washington DC, Chicago, Atlanta New York, New Jersey and in Toronto, Canada.

Since its inception in North America, the program is fast becoming the largest all night non-denominational gathering of people in North America coming together as one voice in prayer and to celebrate God.

The program starts in the evening and incorporates prayer, worship, teachings and manifestations of the power of God. At each event, thousands of people come together to pray for:

• Revival

• The Nation (Government)

• The Church

• The Youth and

• The Individual