WILFREDO “CHOCO” DE JESUS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – AG US MISSIONS

In early 2024, the Assemblies of God Executive Presbytery appointed Wilfredo “Choco” De Jesús to the position of executive director for AG U.S. Missions. He will fill the unexpired term of Malcolm Burleigh, who has announced his planned retirement. Pastor Choco is currently a member of the AG Executive Presbytery and the Executive Leadership Team, having served as general treasurer for the Fellowship since 2019.

As a layleader, pastor, executive presbyter, and then executive officer for the Assemblies of God, Pastor Choco has continuously exhibited an overwhelming passion for missions, at home and abroad.

Having led New Life Covenant Church in Chicago for 19 years before being elected as general treasurer, Pastor Choco saw the congregation grow to 17,000 adherents in multiple locations. He led the church by example, as he and his family invested themselves in missions through financial and verbal support and personally taking part in multiple missions trips. He also led the church in establishing the Chicago Dream Center, creating a home for women recovering from addiction, and numerous other ministries focusing on reaching the often overlooked, feared, or despised with the gospel message.