Jeff Hoglen and Tonya Hoglen are the founders of Open Arms International Ministries. Jeff is also a pastor, author and certified coach. He serves as the managing editor for churchplanting.com, working closely with Steve Sjogren and the Kindness Outreach Team.
Tonya Hoglen is also the founder of Girlfriends in Faith Together (G.I.F.T.) Women’s Ministry and is a certified Holy Yoga instructor. Tonya is the author of “Everything Beautiful” a 60 Day Women’s Ministry Devotional
Jeff started pastoring in 2000 and was initially involved in youth and children’s ministry. He later entered the world of church planting and has planted or assisted in starting churches in the USA, Africa and Asia. Jeff currently serves as a teaching pastor at RockFish Church in Raeford, NC. Prior to RockFish, he was involved in replanting a church in Spring Lake, NC. This experience has led to the coaching of pastors and church leaders who asked for help in revitalizing their local church.
He also provides oversight to numerous churches in NC, SC through an organization that he and his wife Tonya started called Open Arms International Ministries. Over the past 8 years, Jeff has teamed with his spiritual fathers to serve as apostolic oversight for DOVE International Philippines which consists of over 38 churches.

Open Arms International Ministries Network of Churches
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