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James Allen Tolle ; , better known as Jim Tolle, is the senior pastor of The Church on the Way, the First Foursquare Church of Van Nuys, California and its spanish-speaking sister church, La Iglesia En El Camino, also in Van Nuys. He is assisted by a pastoral staff that is made up of more than 30 people which among others includes: senior associate pastors Dan Hicks and Ken Pientka and founding pastor emertis Jack Hayford.
Following his graduation from Life Pacific College in 1979, Tolle and his wife Alice entered the ministry. In addition to being a senior pastor, he is the district supervisor of the Distrito Sur de California, which is made up of 40 local, Spanish-speaking Foursquare churches in Southern California. He is recognized nationally as the director of the office of hispanic ministries for the Foursquare Church. He hosts a Spanish radio program titled Respuestas, which translated in English means "Answers". On Sundays, his sermons are broadcast on Daystar, KDOC, and KTLW.
Biography
Tolle was born to a family with an extensive line of pastors, hence he grew up being known as a "pastors kid. His parents are Allen and Roxie Tolle. At the age of four, Tolle, his parents, and his two brothers, John and Robert, went to live in Central America, where his parents served as missionaries for six years. In 1969, Tolle was drafted into the U.S. military, serving from 1969 to 1971 in Vietnam. Tolle graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Life Pacific College in 1979. Tolle began serving at the Church On the Way as a janitor, while still attending college. Tolle and his family moved to Bogota, Colombia, where they worked as Christian missionaries. Tolle's missionary work in Colombia was proceeded by other missionary endeavors in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Argentina.
In 2000, under the leadership of then senior pastor Scott Bauer, Jim and Alice Tolle began pastoring La Iglesia En El Camino a new spanisk-speaking effort ont he part of The Church On the Way with 20 members. By 2004, the church had become largest Latino congregation in Los Angeles, California, and one of the largest evangelical Spanish-speaking congregations in the United States.
On April 4, 2004, a year after the death of close friend Senior Pastor Scott Bauer, Jim
and Alice Tolle were formally installed as the senior pastors of the Church on the Way. On July 1, 2004, Tolle was among the religious leaders who attended the interfaith prayer service that was a part of the inauguration of Antonio Villaragoisa as the mayor of Los Angeles, California.
In 2007, Jim Tolle spoke at the 6th annual National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and Conference in Washington D.C.,. which was also the platform for other speakers such as President George W. Bush, Howard Dean,Mel Martinez and Hillary Clinton.
On July 23, 2008, Tolle spoke at a Jewish Community gathering that was held in front of Jewish Federation Building in Los Angeles. Other speakers were Consul General Ehud Danoch, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
On July 1, 2009, Tolle delivered the benediction at the second inauguration of Antonio Villaraigosa as mayor of Los Angeles, California.
Family
In 1969, Tolle married Alice Tolle. They have four sons and seven grandchildren. Justin Tolle is an administrator at the Church on the Way and La Iglesia En El Camino. Jeff Tolle and his wife Evelyn are the youth pastors of Revolucion Juvenil, the churchs Spanish youth ministry. His youngest son, Jordan Tolle, is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles. John Tolle, twin brother of Jim Tolle, is the district supervisor of several Foursquare Churches north of Los Angeles, and the former senior pastor of Lighthouse Christian Fellowship in Thousand Oaks.
Awards and honors
Tolle has one honorary Doctorate of Divinity degree from Life Pacific College.
External links
The Church On The Way website Senior Pastor
La Iglesia En El Camino Website Senior Pastor
La Iglesia En El Camino Website Senior Pastor
Official Web Site of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Jim Tolle Biography by OnePlace.com
About John Tolle, the brother of Jim Tolle
John Tolle John Tolle alluded to in a Los Angeles Police Historical Society Newsletter
Life Awards Doctorates of Divinity
Churches in the Distrito Sur de California
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