Rev. Dominic Yeo is a Singaporean pastor and denominational leader who serves as Chairman of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship (WAGF), the global body representing the world’s largest Pentecostal movement. He is also General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God of Singapore and the former Lead Pastor of Trinity Christian Centre, one of Singapore’s largest churches. Elected Chairman in October 2023, Yeo became the first Singaporean and only the second Asian ever to lead the WAGF, a fellowship spanning 173 nations and tens of millions of believers.
[IMAGE: Rev. Dominic Yeo speaking at a World Assemblies of God Fellowship gathering]
At a Glance
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Dominic Yeo |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Spouse | Chin Inn |
| Children | Natalie and Matthaeus |
| Ministry | |
| Title | Chairman, World Assemblies of God Fellowship |
| Other title | General Superintendent, Assemblies of God of Singapore |
| Former church role | Lead Pastor, Trinity Christian Centre, Singapore (2005–2023) |
| Current church role | Ambassador-at-Large, Trinity Christian Centre |
| Denomination | Pentecostal (Assemblies of God) |
| WAGF Chairman since | October 2023 |
| Singapore Superintendent since | April 2010 |
| Other Roles | |
| Regional role | Former Chairman, Asia Pacific Assemblies of God Fellowship (2011–2023) |
| Global task force | Heads WAGF’s MM33 Task Force (one million churches by 2033) |
| Council membership | Executive Committee, National Council of Churches of Singapore; Advisory Council, Pentecostal World Fellowship |
| Career | |
| Book | Potential to Fulfillment |
Early Life and Calling
Public biographies of Dominic Yeo don’t record an exact birth date or early childhood details, but they agree on one thing: his turning point came in his youth, when he describes being dramatically transformed by God. That transformation became the foundation for everything that followed, from local pastoring to leading a fellowship of tens of millions.
Before he entered full-time ministry, Yeo was headed down a different career path. He’s told the story of an associate pastor visiting him with an unexpected word: that God was calling him into full-time ministry. Yeo’s honest first reaction was resistance, half-joking that trading whatever car he expected for a modest Datsun 100A felt like a hard ask. He said yes anyway. That decision reshaped the next four decades of his life.
Ministry Career
Lead Pastor of Trinity Christian Centre
Yeo became Senior Pastor of Trinity Christian Centre (TCC) in Singapore in March 2005 and led the church for 18 years, until 2023. Under his leadership, Trinity grew from a single congregation into a 10,000-member church with weekly attendance regularly topping 7,500 and around 1,700 lay leaders active in ministry.
He didn’t stop at Singapore’s borders. Yeo planted regional centers of Trinity in Australia, Indonesia, and Thailand, later adding a presence in the United Kingdom. The church’s missions programs reached more than 40 nations, alongside a social service arm serving Singapore’s local community and an accredited, multi-disciplinary Christian college training the next generation of leaders.
[IMAGE: Trinity Christian Centre congregation in Singapore]
General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God of Singapore
Since April 2010, Yeo has served as General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God of Singapore, the denominational leadership role overseeing the movement’s churches and ministers nationally. He’s held that post continuously through his years at Trinity and into his current global responsibilities.
Passing the Baton at Trinity
On March 12, 2023, Yeo handed leadership of Trinity Christian Centre to Rev. Gerald Tan, a pastor Trinity describes as “a son of the house.” Yeo shifted into the role of Ambassador-at-Large, representing the church globally while opening space to focus on his growing responsibilities within the wider Assemblies of God movement. He still preaches and represents Trinity in building ministries worldwide, just no longer as its week-to-week shepherd.
Rising Through the World Assemblies of God Fellowship
Yeo’s path to the top of the WAGF didn’t happen overnight. He chaired the Asia Pacific Assemblies of God Fellowship from 2011 to 2023, and served as Secretary of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship from 2017 onward, all while still leading Trinity full time. That’s more than a decade of global denominational work layered on top of pastoring a 10,000-member church.
In October 2023, at the Ninth World Assemblies of God Congress in Madrid, Spain, international delegates elected Yeo as Chairman of the WAGF. He became the first Singaporean, and only the second Asian, to hold the position. The fellowship he now leads includes roughly 370,000 Assemblies of God churches and 85 million believers across 173 nations, making it the largest Pentecostal fellowship in the world.
Yeo now works alongside Vice Chairman Doug Clay, general superintendent of the Assemblies of God USA, and Secretary Juan Carlos Escobar, general superintendent of the Assemblies of God of Spain, forming the fellowship’s top leadership team.
Leading MM33
Yeo now heads the WAGF’s MM33 Task Force, the initiative aiming to plant one million Assemblies of God churches by 2033, marking roughly 2,000 years since the resurrection of Jesus and the Day of Pentecost. He’s continued representing the fellowship at global leadership meetings tied to the initiative, including sessions preparing for the Tenth Triennial World AG Congress, scheduled for Accra, Ghana, in October 2026.
[IMAGE: World Assemblies of God Fellowship leaders at an MM33 planning meeting]
Theology and Ministry Philosophy
Yeo’s teaching consistently pushes back against reducing church growth to strategy and structure. He’s said directly that while organization matters, growth is fundamentally a spiritual matter, not a management project. He frames faith as having two dimensions: being faithful and reliable in ordinary responsibilities, and holding an “apostolic faith” that trusts God for breakthrough in situations that don’t make logical sense.
He’s also known for downplaying his own title. Despite holding some of the most senior offices in global Pentecostalism, Yeo has told his congregation to simply call him “Ps Dom,” insisting that all believers hold the same standing before God, just with different functions to perform.
Personal Life
Yeo is married to Chin Inn, and the couple has two children, Natalie and Matthaeus. In a 2014 interview, Yeo spoke candidly about a hard season as a father: discovering that his daughter had a learning disability at age 12, right after a major national exam. He’s described leaning on what he calls apostolic faith through that season, believing in a purpose for her life even as her academic path diverged from her peers by as much as two years.
Influence and Legacy
Yeo’s clearest legacy sits in two places. At Trinity Christian Centre, he took an existing congregation and built it into a 10,000-member church with an international footprint across four countries. At the global level, his election as WAGF Chairman put an Asian leader at the head of a fellowship historically led by American and European figures, a milestone Trinity itself called a testament to decades of work.
His current role steering MM33 places him at the center of the Assemblies of God’s biggest coordinated growth effort in its history, a plan touching AG movements on every continent, not just his home base in Singapore.
Criticism and Public Perception
There’s no significant public controversy tied to Yeo’s personal conduct or leadership. As with most leaders inside fast-growing Pentecostal and megachurch movements, the broader critique he sometimes encounters is aimed at the movement’s practices in general, questions about rapid church growth, charismatic worship styles, or emphasis on apostolic and prophetic gifting, rather than any specific allegation against him.
Awards and Recognition
- First Singaporean elected Chairman of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship (2023)
- Second Asian in history to hold the WAGF Chairmanship
- Grew Trinity Christian Centre from a local congregation into a 10,000-member church with four international centers
Interesting Facts
- He initially resisted the call to full-time ministry, joking about trading a Mercedes for a modest Datsun 100A.
- He prefers being called “Ps Dom” over his formal title, insisting all believers share equal standing before God.
- He led Trinity Christian Centre for exactly 18 years before handing it to his successor in 2023.
- He now leads the same global fellowship he once served as Secretary, a role he held for six years before his election as Chairman.
- He describes his personal prayer time as an ongoing, day-long conversation rather than a single fixed hour.
Timeline of Key Events
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Becomes Senior/Lead Pastor of Trinity Christian Centre, Singapore |
| 2010 | Becomes General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God of Singapore |
| 2011 | Becomes Chairman of the Asia Pacific Assemblies of God Fellowship |
| 2017 | Becomes Secretary of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship |
| 2022 | Participates in the MM33 signing as part of WAGF leadership |
| March 2023 | Hands Trinity Christian Centre leadership to Rev. Gerald Tan; becomes Ambassador-at-Large |
| October 2023 | Elected Chairman of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship in Madrid, Spain |
| 2025–2026 | Leads WAGF preparations for the Tenth Triennial World AG Congress in Accra, Ghana |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Rev. Dominic Yeo?
Rev. Dominic Yeo is a Singaporean pastor who chairs the World Assemblies of God Fellowship and serves as General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God of Singapore. He formerly led Trinity Christian Centre in Singapore for 18 years.
Who is the current chairman of the World Assemblies of God?
Dominic Yeo is the current Chairman of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, elected in October 2023. He is the first Singaporean and only the second Asian to hold the role.
What denomination does Dominic Yeo belong to?
Dominic Yeo is a Pentecostal minister within the Assemblies of God movement, both in Singapore and at the global level through the World Assemblies of God Fellowship.
What church did Dominic Yeo pastor?
He served as Lead Pastor of Trinity Christian Centre in Singapore from 2005 to 2023, growing it into a 10,000-member church with campuses in Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the United Kingdom.
Who is Rev. Dominic Yeo’s family?
Yeo is married to Chin Inn, and the couple has two children, Natalie and Matthaeus.
What is MM33?
MM33 is the World Assemblies of God Fellowship’s initiative to plant one million churches by 2033. Dominic Yeo leads the task force overseeing this global effort.
A Note on Related Searches
Some readers searching for Dominic Yeo also look up Nigerian church leaders such as Pastor E.A. Adeboye, Pastor Folu Adeboye, and Bishop David Oyedepo. These leaders belong to different denominations and organizations entirely (the Redeemed Christian Church of God and Living Faith Church Worldwide), with no direct connection to Yeo or the Assemblies of God. Readers looking for those biographies can find them separately.
