Church in Florida, United States
King Jesus Ministry
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25°38′6.9936″N
80°25′40.9182″W
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25.635276000°N 80.428032833°W
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25.635276000; -80.428032833
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Location
| Miami, Florida
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Country
| United States
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Language(s)
| English & Spanish
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Denomination
| Non-denominational
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Membership
| Supernatural Global Network
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Weekly attendance
| 3,000?4,000 (2024)
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Website
| www.kingjesusministry.org
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Former name(s)
| El Rey Jesus
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Founded
| June 1996
(
1996-06
)
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Founder(s)
| Guillermo
and
Ana Maldonado
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Events
| - Conference of the Apostolic & Prophetic (CAP)
- RMNT Conference
- Supernatural Ministry School (SMS)
- The Supernatural Conference
- Harvest World & Revival USA Tours
- Mens Conference
- Brilliant Women
- Family Conference
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Associated people
| Multicultural
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Construction cost
| US$18 million (2006)
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Capacity
| 5,776 (expandable to 7,000)
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Other dimensions
| 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2)
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Senior pastor(s)
| Guillermo Maldonado
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Pastor(s)
| - Ondina Laszlo
- John & Letty Laffite
- Carlos & Astry Licona
- Tommy Acosta
- Ronald Maldonado
- Israel & Jennifer Rojas
- Michael & Ericka Rodriguez
- Alejandro & Belky Morales
- Angel & Ingrid Rodriguez
- Dublas & Jessica Rodriguez
- Carmena Pena
- Ernesto & Maite Lopez
- Jorge & Kathy Regueiro
- Juan Carlos & Grecia Recino
- Gerald & Deborah Zamora
- Carlos Acosta
- Albert Escoto
- Sabino Meija
- Jesus Santiesteban
- Lisandro Parra
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Music group(s)
| ?????? ????????
http://www.newwinelive.com/
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Ministerio Internacional El Rey Jesus
, anglicized as
King Jesus International Ministry
, is a
non-denominational
Christian
church located in
Miami, Florida
. While the church is best known as El Rey Jesus, the anglicized name of
King Jesus Ministry
has recently seen more usage alongside attempts to reach out to non-Hispanics in the Miami area. Its senior
pastor
is currently
Apostle
Guillermo Maldonado
.
[1]
Structure
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Church Founders
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The founders of the church are
Guillermo Maldonado
and his ex- wife, Ana Maldonado. Maldonado came to Miami from
Honduras
, while his wife came from
Colombia
.
In June 1996, Maldonado's family started the church in the living room of their home with 12 members.
[2]
Church Growth
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By 2010, King Jesus Ministry could sustain 7,000 individuals during each service, with a general attendance exceeding 3,000 - 4,000 per week. Although the majority of the congregants are Hispanic, the church is in the process of transitioning into a multicultural,
bilingual
congregation that offers services in both English and Spanish.
[3]
[
citation needed
]
Ministries
[
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Orphanage
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On August 19, 2010, the church founded an orphanage in
Honduras
in the
municipality
of
Langue
, in the
department
of
Valle
. The town is located near the border of
El Salvador
.
The orphanage, known as Home House (translated from
Casa Hogar
) has room for about 60 children. Home House provides food, clothing, and shelter as well as spiritual and intellectual education. Together with Apostle Guillermo Maldonado, the home was inaugurated by the at-the-time Honduran President
Porfirio Lobo Sosa
.
Media ministry
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King Jesus Ministry has a growing media ministry that includes stations on radio and television, as well as a website and pages on various social media platforms.
[4]
Television programs are broadcast on
Enlace
,
Daystar
,
Telemundo Miami
, Church Channel, Word Network,
Trinity Broadcasting Network
, and
Mega TV Miami
. The radio station is broadcast 24 hours a day in Spanish on Radio Zoe 1430 AM (
WOIR
).
[5]
Conference of the Apostolic and Prophetic (CAP)
[
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The King Jesus Ministry has an annual conference, known as the
Conferencia Apostolica y Profetica,
(in English, the
Conference of the Apostolic and Prophetic
), or CAP.
[6]
[7]
This conference consists of sessions for several days, where speakers are guest preachers in the Pentecostal Christian world. Prominent speakers in recent years have been
Benny Hinn
,
Paula White
, and
Bill Johnson
. In recent years, this event has taken place in the
American Airlines Arena
located in
Downtown Miami
.
During the
2010 Florida Republican Party Gubernatorial
primary elections, King Jesus Ministry was visited by the two most prominent candidates,
Bill McCollum
and
Rick Scott
, who spoke to the congregation and presented their stands on certain issues. Associate Pastor John Laffite served as a translator to the mostly Hispanic congregation, encouraging church members to pray for their leaders and exercise their right to vote.
[8]
Rick Scott won the primary and attended the church two Sundays before Election Day.
[9]
In 2019, the church held a
campaigning
event for President
Donald Trump
, resulting in critics stating that the church had violated tax rules barring religious groups from participating in political campaigns.
[10]
For example, the
Freedom From Religion Foundation
stated that, "In urging congregants to come to a political rally, and in hosting the political rally, King Jesus Ministry appears to have inappropriately used its religious organization."
[11]
[12]
Founder Guillermo Maldonado, responding to the controversy, declared, "If you want to come, do it for your pastor. That's a way of supporting me."
[13]
Building development
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Starting from June 1, 2004, the church actively began to develop a vision for the expansion of the church property and buildings to effectively meet the needs of the church and community.
[
citation needed
]
Affiliated Churches
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The church has many affiliated churches (primarily in Florida) as well as a handful outside the state.
[14]
References
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- ^
"Christian News Report: Megachurch Sanctuaries"
. Christiannewsreport.blogspot.com. 2009-08-09.
Archived
from the original on 2011-07-08
. Retrieved
2010-08-31
.
- ^
"SA pastors heading for East London for healing equipping | gatewaynews.co.za"
.
gatewaynews.co.za | South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
. 2011-07-25
. Retrieved
2023-11-28
.
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"GOP contenders Scott, McCollum attack to the end in Florida governor's race"
. Palmbeachpost.com.
Archived
from the original on 2010-08-25
. Retrieved
2010-08-31
.
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"Miracles Happen Here | King Jesus Ministry"
.
Miracles Happen Here | King Jesus Ministry
. Retrieved
2023-12-02
.
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Radio Zoe 1430 AM
Archived
2016-01-28 at the
Wayback Machine
Google translate from Spanish to English. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
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CAP Global website
- ^
Google Books website,
The Preacher's Wife: The Precarious Power of Evangelical Women Celebrities
by Kate Bowler, page 23
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Reinhard, Beth (2010-08-23).
"Candidates spend Sunday before Primary Day campaigning - Florida"
. MiamiHerald.com
. Retrieved
2010-08-31
.
[
permanent dead link
]
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"Gov candidates visit the faithful: Sink to churches, Scott to church then football"
. tampabay.com. October 24, 2010. Archived from
the original
on October 14, 2012
. Retrieved
December 16,
2010
.
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Timmons, Heather (2019-12-31).
"Trump event in Miami church may violate IRS rules, non-profit says"
.
Reuters
. Retrieved
2023-11-16
.
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Timmons, Heather (2019-12-31).
"Trump event in Miami church may violate IRS rules, non-profit says"
.
Reuters
. Retrieved
2023-11-16
.
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Ockerman, Emma (2020-01-03).
"Trump Is Holding His First 2020 MAGA Rally at a Tax-Exempt Megachurch"
.
Vice
. Retrieved
2023-11-16
.
- ^
Timmons, Heather (2019-12-31).
"Trump event in Miami church may violate IRS rules, non-profit says"
.
Reuters
. Retrieved
2023-11-16
.
- ^
Geoff Surratt, Greg Ligon, Warren Bird,
A Multi-Site Church Roadtrip: Exploring the New Normal
, Zondervan, USA, 2009, p. 141
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