Career
Previously, he had pastored The Church On The Way, a very well known congregation in the city, which became one of the largest multicultural churches in the United States at that time. In February 2013, Jim began El Camino Metro Church after being asked to start more churches in the Los Angeles metropolitan region. With thousands of members, the church offers services in both English and Spanish.
Trained and mentored by the well-known pastor, Doctor Jack West. Hayford, Pastor Jim and his staff have also started 40 other churches and he is one of the community leaders in the city of Los Angeles who lead the Annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast.
Jim Tolle was ordained a pastor in the Foursquare denomination and has served in numerous capacities with them including that of being a church planter in Colombia and Argentina, an overseer of all the Spanish-speaking churches in the United States and as the International Director of their global outreach. Jim is also well known as a radio host with his daily Spanish language program “Respuestas” which airs twice daily, reaching millions across the United States. on the Radio Nueva Vida network and scores of independent stations.
He is often called upon to share his insights with the media and has been interviewed for print media, as well as radio and television, including Christian Broadcasting Network, Cable News Network, Fox Español and Univisión. His influence has also extended to Washington, District of Columbia, where he has testified before Congress.
Pastor Jim also serves on the board of directors of numerous organizations, including the National Association of Evangelicals (National Academy of Engineering), the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Council (NHCLC), who has honored him with their “Pastor of the Year” Award, and the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, District of Columbia Jim is also the college president of El Camino Christian College, an institution founded in 2014 by El Camino Metro Church which helps low-income students obtain a college degree.
In his early adult years, Jim Tolle served in the United States. Army in Vietnam and was an entrepreneur, starting a number of successful small businesses. He holds numerous degrees, both earned and honorary.
