Jeff Crabtree was born in Calhoun, Kentucky, in 1968. At the age of 16, he met Tonya Holland Crabtree, who would become the love of his life. They were married in 1990 in Sebree, Kentucky. In 1996, they relocated to Milan, Tennessee, where they began attending First Baptist Church. In 1997, both Jeff and Tonya accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
In 2002, Jeff answered the call to ministry and began preaching at the Gibson County Jail. He was licensed and ordained at First Baptist Church of Milan in 2003. That same year, he accepted his first pastoral role at a church in McKenzie, Tennessee.
In 2017, God led Jeff and Tonya to Alamo Baptist Church in Rives, Tennessee, where Jeff continues to serve as pastor. Tonya faithfully supports the ministry, focusing on her work with the church's children's ministry.