Jorge “Koky” Lopez

Cuscatlan Campus Pastor

When Koky was young he thought he had his ticket to heaven secured. He was a very good person; he had never killed or stolen from anyone and mostly got along with everyone. …..then with an undergraduate and graduate degree (DDS) he thought he had success in life all wrapped up. He had everything except Christ. One day, during the civil war in El Salvador, in the middle of a guerilla attack, Koky and his family were trapped in their house under the crossfire. It was that day that he really thought about death for the first time. Thankfully, the Red Cross was able to get to them and evacuate them from that area, but the scare of death caused him to realize that had he died he would have gone to hell because he did not know Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior.

In November of 1992 his school’s director shared the gospel with him and his girlfriend (now wife, Ena Sofia). Immediately, they both received Christ and decided to live a life that would please God. His close friend and fellow dentist Carlos Vasquez invited them to Vida Nueva. They grew quickly and got involved. A mission trip in 1994 to Guatemala really ignited a passion for evangelism. In 1998, Koky began teaching Sunday School, this led him to be offered a staff position as the High School Pastor 1998-2003). In 2003, Koky added Outreach and Missions to his responsibilities (2003-2012). Then in 2021 he became the Lourdes Campus Pastor (2012-2021). In 2021, Koky was moved to the Hotel Campus Pastor, Vida Nueva’s largest congregation. In 2024, when the Hotel and Hacienda campuses were fused, Koky became one of two Campus Cuscatlán Pastors.

Koky and Ena have one adult son, Rafael, who is married to Emily.