MEET THE PASTORS
The Founder and Senior Pastor of “the cool church” is David McAllister
David was born in 1960 in Lebanon, Indiana, a suburb of Indianapolis. He has one older brother, (Doug), and one younger sister(Destanie). He grew up in Indiana, Illinois and California. David’s father was, and is , a pastor in non-denominational churches. David went to Bible College at Ozark Christian College in Joplin, MO, graduating in 1982 with his Bachelor of Biblical Literature degree. David married Rhonda Stacy while still in college in 1980. David’s first full time ministry was the West Kalamazoo Christian Church in Kalamazoo, MI. David was the Senior Pastor for almost 10 years.
David’s wife Rhonda, unexpectedly passed away in 1991 of a brain tumor—David was left with their three young children. Everything changed in this difficult time. David lost his passion for the ministry in Michigan, but a renewed passion to start a church that would be different and dynamic, conforming more to what David saw in the New testament, resurfaced. This was the seed that grew into the Tucson Community Church—called “the cool church.”
David knew he could not pursue this new passion while his family was in such desperate need of healing. But then God provided a great gift to him in Kimberly. She brought healing, happiness and wholeness to the McAllister family again. She also brought David a partner in which to share this new vision. David and Kimberly now have 7 children : Jake, Stacy, Cameron, Bo, Shea, Duke and Darby.
David and Kimberly married and moved the family to Tucson to start TCC. It was a rough beginning, with the church’s first meeting in the movie theaters at Foothills Mall, then the center of the mall itself (not fun!), then DeGrazia Elementary School. Attendance was faltering at first, but David and his family stood strong in their vision and today it’s a reality, with our own beautiful facilities and average attendance of over 2,000 people each weekend and four locations!
The community it self has coined the phrase “the cool church”, apparently impressed by the unique (and very effective!) way David strives to reach people for God.
Dr. Andy Laurie, Regional Pastor, TCC East
Pastor Andy was born in Hollywood, California, and grew up in Orange County, CA. He earned a Bachelor’s degree from Cal State Fullerton in Biochemistry and received his Medical Degree at UC San Diego. Andy is currently a Board Certified Radiologist. He married his wife Cyndi in California and moved to Tucson to begin his Radiology Residency at the University of Arizona. They have four kids, Krista, Becka, Joshua, and Luke. He became a minister in 1998 at TCC and ran the Teen Program for five years. The highlight of his ministry came in 2003 when he started TCC’s first satellite church on the East side. TCC East has now grown from a core group of 100 to 400 people.
Juan Vasquez, Regional Pastor, TCC Southwest
Pastor Juan grew up in Merced, CA. He has a degree in computer Engineering. He is married to Kimberly and they have three kids, Mariah, Christian, and Destiny. Juan came to ministry because of a desire to make a difference in peoples lives. Bringing the TRUTH about God to as many people as possible is his goal. Not only to help in their lives today, but more importantly for eternity. One of his passions is spending time with his kids He says when he was growing up, his dad never really spent time with him, so he makes it a point to do that for his kids. Always busy, he works out at the gym at least 4 times a week. He also plays racquetball, basketball and anything else that requires lots of energy!
Terry Rozema, Regional Pastor, TCC Central
Pastor Terry was born and raised in Paw Paw, Michigan. He attended Kalamazoo Christian High School and Graduated from Calvin College and Seminary in 1986 with a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice. He moved to Tucson in 1987 where he began his
career with the Tucson Police Department. Now a Captain with the Department, he still finds time to spend with his wife Kathy and their five children, Anthony, John, Christopher, Madison and Alana. Terry started attending TCC in 1995 and wanted to help immediately in any way he could. He began helping out by moving chairs and equipment. Before long he began to lead a Small Group Bible Study. In 1998 he and Kathy started “Marriage Builders”, a 12-week seminar which Terry put together. Terry was Ordained at TCC in 2006 and TCC Central opened June of 2007.
