Pastor McAllister is a graduate of Southwestern Adventist University in Keene, Texas, where he earned dual degrees: a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theology and a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Business Administration. He is also a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, where he earned the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree, and a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, where he earned the Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) Degree.

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Prior to serving at Irving Seventh-day Adventist Church, Pastor McAllister served as the Resident Pastor of Arlington Southern Worship Center from September 2024 until being named its Senior Pastor on June 1, 2025.

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Pastor McAllister completed two years of pastoral internship at Abney Chapel Seventh-day Adventist Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Crowley Seventh-day Adventist Church in Crowley, Texas, through the Southwestern Adventist University pastoral internship program. He has also served faithfully as a Volunteer Lay Pastor within the Texas Conference.

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Before answering God’s call to pastoral ministry, Pastor McAllister honorably served for 12 years in the United States Army as a Combat Medic. During his military career, he was a paratrooper assigned to the prestigious 82nd Airborne Division. He also held several leadership positions in healthcare administration, including overseeing medical clinics and multiple healthcare departments at Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Liberty, North Carolina (formerly Fort Bragg).

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Pastor McAllister has a deep passion for preaching the Word of God, teaching, discipleship, and helping individuals grow in their relationship with Christ. His favorite Bible verse is Galatians 2:20 (NKJV):

“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”

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Pastor McAllister is happily married to his wife of fifteen years, Thamard, and together they are the proud parents of four children: Aeden, Aalisha, Brayden, and Adryanna.