Tonya Blount

Apostle Tonya is also the Founder and Senior Pastor of The Church With No Walls located in Brooklyn, New York Apostle Dr. Tonya Blount is also the Editor-in-Chief of Having Church for Women magazine, a 52-page, national bi-monthly print publication with a growing circulation of 50,000. The September/October 2009 edition was the premiere issue. The publication is a spin-off of Having Church magazine. The latter has been in print for five years. After surviving a challenging and violent marriage, Dr. Tonya found herself homeless -twice- and raising their children on her own. While living on the streets, she became ill. Anticipating her death, she wrote a memoir to leave as a legacy for her children. The "legacy" was highly-praised by her friends. Innovation would transformed the document into her debut novel, Leaving the Wilderness. Implementing her standards of excellence, and holding herself accountable for her success, Apostle Tonya would turn her conditions all around and rebound faster and stronger than anyone expected. She regained her health and wrote several more books. Many more successful ventures and businesses would follow. Using her God-given vision of contribution, and a decision to utilize her talents, Apostle Dr. Tonya brought transparency and efficiency to battered women and their children. She has worked with many organizations such as Voices of Women Organizing Project (VOW), Jericho Road, w.o.m.e.n.,EO., Women Destined for Greatness, Inc., Women Against Abuse and others in an effort to further eradicate domestic violence. In 2004, she founded Leave the Wilderness, Inc., an organization dedicated to this population. And in the Fall of 2006, she debuted on her own talk show -The Tonya Blount Show. The program aired on MYTV and FOX in Central Virginia and was broadcasted to a half-million households. As her vision expands, Apostle Tonya continues to direct her attention to philanthropy, and donating her time and resources to charitable, cultural, and educational causes. Her talents, abilities, and forward-looking leadership build upon the spirit of unity. She has enjoyed features with BET, New York Newsday, Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond Voice, Canarsie Courier, Caribbean Life, Virginia Informer, Disilgold magazine, NY Daily News, e-Spire Entertainment, The Blessed Room, Black Romance magazine, Virtuous Women, Mo Favor magazine and many others. Additionally, she has appeared on many television and nationally syndicated radio