Tommy and Judy Allen—called to plant a church in the Northwest part of Spokane, near Whitworth University.

Tommy became a Christian in his senior year of High School through the ministry of YoungLife, after which he spent four years in the Army as an Airborne Ranger. In 1996, after graduating from seminary and serving as an Assistant Pastor in Atlanta, Judy and he accepted a call to plant a church in Seattle’s Capital Hill neighborhood. After five years, he did a brief stint as a neuroscience sales rep before becoming a pastor again at New Hope Presbyterian Church in Kent, WA, where he served for 17 years.

Over the past two decades, Tommy has trained and coached scores of church planters around the US. Among other things, he has written articles for TableTalk Magazine and has been featured in Christianity Today and Preaching Today magazines.

His current “call” is from the elders of New Hope Presbyterian Church/Presbytery of the Pacific Northwest to be a Church Planter/Evangelist in Spokane, WA.

Tommy is also a published author of the book Guarding the Flock: A Safety Primer for Churches and Other Houses of Worship.