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Matt Olson, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Sharon in Mississippi, completed a 96-hour continuous sermon covering the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, his church announced, surpassing the existing unofficial mark for marathon speaking by an individual.
The feat eclipses the previous record of 90 hours and 2 minutes set by Ananta Ram KC of Nepal. Olson and the congregation declined to seek official Guinness World Records certification.
The Record and How It Was Set Olson preached over four consecutive days, following Guinness World Record guidelines throughout — taking five-minute breaks each hour or banking that time for longer breaks that allowed for showers and brief naps.
The church mobilized a rotating medical team to monitor his vital signs, a technical crew to film the event and round-the-clock prayer teams to support the effort.
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