Jeremy DeWeerdt serves as the Lead Pastor of Rockford First, a church that is focused on three simple things: Loving God, People, and Life! Jeremy, along with his wife, Jen, accepted the Lead Pastor position in April of 2007, after having been on staff and active in Rockford First for more than 16 years.

Jeremy is the founder of the Rockford Master's Commission, soon becoming Focus.One, a ministry dedicated to raising up and equipping individuals who will impact our culture and change our world. Currently, Jeremy and Jen serve as the Executive Directors of the Rockford Master's Commission where, for the past 16 years, hundreds of students from all over the world have been transformed into Christ-followers by the power of God, ready to influence their world. Along with directing RMC, Jeremy and Jen were involved in leadership of, and Jeremy eventually directed, Cross Current Student Ministries. This ministry reached more than 1,000 middle school, high school, and college-aged students each week.

Together, they also founded a social sector organization called Earthbeat, Inc. Earthbeat is a non-profit organization that mobilizes youth and young adults to give back to their communities through volunteerism, especially related to environmental service projects. Earthbeat works with government organizations, youth initiative groups, and corporations to activate a generation of community conscious individuals.

God is doing amazing things at Rockford First. With a weekly average attendance of 2,000 people, more than 120 life groups, and countless lives changed each week, there is something new and exciting happening at Rockford First!

Jeremy is an Ordained Minister in the Assemblies of God since 1998. He is a founding member of both the Master's Commission International Network and Master's Commission European boards. As one of the founding members, Jeremy is active in providing oversight and direction to Master Commission programs all across the United States and Europe.

Jeremy and Jen have been married for 13 years and have two sons, Caden and Connor.