El Rey Jesús

The founders of the church are Guillermo Maldonado and his wife, Ana Maldonado. Maldonado arrived in Miami from Honduras, Central America, while his wife, Ana, arrived from Colombia, South America. After nine years of traveling and preaching throughout Central and South America, Maldonado believed that God had called him to establish a ministry in Miami, as a central base, in order to expand the Gospel to the nations of the world.

In June 1996, the Maldonado's family started the church in the living room of their home with 12 members.[2]

In 2010, King Jesus Ministry has the capacity to reach 7,000 individuals during each service, with general attendance exceeding 15,000 per week. While the majority of the congregants are Hispanic, the church is transitioning into a multicultural, bi-lingual church, offering services in both English and Spanish.[3]

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 as Casa Hogar in Spanish) has room for about 60 children. Services provided beyond food, clothing, and shelter include spiritual and intellectual education. Together with Apostle Guillermo Maldonado, the home was inaugurated by Honduran President Porfirio Lobo Sosa. Following the dedication ceremony, President Lobo stated the following.

All this contributes to a better Honduras. It is a show of solidarity from a Langue's son, who is a man stationed abroad, but God always keeps he in the very important fact to not forget their roots and not forget his people, especially children who are most vulnerable.[4]

—President Porfirio Lobo Sosa

King Jesus Ministry has a growing media ministry that includes internet, radio, and television. 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]

King Jesus Ministry has an annual conference, called CAP (Conferencia Apostólica y Profética in Spanish, Conference of the Apostolic and Prophetic in English). This conference consists of sessions for several days, where speakers are widely known guest preachers in the Pentecostal Christian world. One of the prominent speakers in recent years has been Benny Hinn, Paula White, and Bill Johnson. In the last years this event has taken place in the American Airlines Arena, located in Downtown Miami.

Apostle Guillermo Maldonado participated in the inauguration of Honduran President Porfirio Lobo, leading the prayer for the president.

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 stand on the issues. Associate Pastor John Laffite served as translator to the mostly Hispanic congregation, encouraging church members to pray for their leaders and exercise their right to vote.[6] Also, Rick Scott attended the church two Sunday's away from Election Day as the then Republican candidate for governor.[7]

On June 1, 2004, the church began to actively develop a vision for the expansion of the church property and buildings in order to effectively meet the needs of the church and community. The congregation continued to grow more with each service which made the transition into the next level strategically and feasibly inevitable.