Ministry

      Pastor Art is Senior Pastor of the Connection Community Foursquare Church in Palmdale CA. 

       Happily married to his wife Julia, a registered nurse, currently working towards a Masters Degree in nursing.

       Art and Julia truly believe their love and marriage was orchestrated by God. They see their ministry as one which addresses the whole person, combining healthy living through healthy choices for both physical & spiritual well being. 

     They believe a prosperous life is one that comes about  by feeding one's spirit with a healthy diet of the Word of God combined with prayer, fasting and spending quality time together in worship. Moreover they believe according to 2 Corinthians 6:1 that believers should work together with God in maintaining good health in our bodies which are His temple. But in the end we should never lose sight that it is God who heals & it is He who works within us to will and to do of his good pleasure. 

     Ministering as evangelists kept them very  busy ministering throughout the Southern California area in which they live. They are involved in community outreach as well as missions, either directly involved or partnering with and supporting the mission work of their own church and  other ministries they are affiliated with. 

      Among their future plans is combining their love of travel with their love of ministering and sharing the love of God to the nations of the world, as well as prison and convalescent ministry.    

       Art McAllister, has been told by several of his elder family members that he is the secret son of famed Jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong, While this may or not be true, Art has always known Louie as his godfather and for that reason, bears the name Louis as his middle name. 

        Art was raised in East Orange, NJ, the same town that gave the world Whitney Houston & Dionne Warwick. He led a local band there out of which later came the Grammy nominated Rnb group, Surface which included his high school and college friends respectively,  David Townsend and David Pic Conley.   

     No novice to the music industry, Art has a very impressive resume in a broad range of areas including writing, recording, production and live performances as a vocalist and keyboardist. To his credit he has spent a considerable amount of time in and around the Hollywood music recording scene sitting in on recording sessions with Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, George Duke and many other well-known  writers, artists and producers. He didn't realize it at the time but just having the privilege of being there, watching these legendary artists record, were invaluable experiences that he would later learn, contributed tremendously to his recording instincts and ability.  

     Art was inspired by the man he went most of his life knowing as his godfather, famed jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong, whom later in life learned could possibly  be his real father. Say's Art, "Daddy Louie encouraged me and told me to keep playing that piano and keep practicing."  If that wasn't enough, his father, James Smokey McAllister set him at a piano at the age of 5, and was himself, a very successful Billboard top 10 songwriter. In fact Art still manages his dad's catalogue which includes a song, "I Can't Stand It", which peaked at #46 on Billboard's Top 100 Pop Chart.

       Art's background includes that of music director for vocalist, Lenny Williams ( formerly of Tower of Power ) and also Rebbie Jackson, Michael Jackson’s sister. Art wrote title tracks and had Billboard charted singles with both artists.

      During his years in the secular recording industry Art was also signed on to EMI Music Publishing where he worked on staff  as a developing writer/producer. Art performs, arranges, records and produces all the music and vocals for his projects. In hindsight it appears that with all of his skills and background,  God was preparing Art for His plans and purposes, as a vessel He would use to preach the gospel through song and music, lead people to Christ and glorify His Name.