Stogner, Phil & Wendy

To plant a church is the greatest way to bring new believers to Jesus. To encourage the heart of a church planter and his wife with Jesus’ gospel is the greatest way to encourage a church plant.

Phil and Wendy have served in the ministry of church planting for over 34 years. After having met during college in Charleston, South Carolina, they married and spent their honeymoon on the road to Covenant Seminary. Following the call to be a church planter has taken them from North Carolina to Florida to Utah and finally back to Charleston, South Carolina, as they began new congregations. With a passion for pastors and their wives, they feel gifted and called to come alongside them with the gospel to support them and their families in their ministry.

The Stogners are committed to the Free Church of Scotland’s vision to plant 30 new congregations by 2030 (30 x 30). They will be working with the Glasgow City Free Church to encourage pastors in this large and strategic city. Believing that “it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace,” Phil and Wendy will serve the national pastors and their wives who seek to grow gospel-centered churches for the glory of God in Glasgow. Their desire is to coach, counsel, and care for the Scottish shepherds who have a vision to see Christ’s wee little flock grow into healthy churches as the gospel grows outward in Glasgow.