Choco De Jesus EdD

Wilfredo "Choco" De Jesús, former senior pastor of New Life Covenant Church in Chicago, one of the largest US congregations in the Assemblies of God, has met Presidents Obama and Trump. Recently he was elected General treasurer of the Assemblies of God. He is the founder of the nonprofit agency Chicago Dream Center, which serves the city of Chicago through residential, outreach, and rescue programs. In 2013 De Jesús was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world in recognition of his authentic Christian leadership in evangelical and Latino communities. De Jesús lives in Springfield, Missouri, with his wife, Elizabeth.