Rev. Ken Banks
Lead Pastor
Pastor Ken Banks has been at Blacks Harbour Wesleyan Church since July of 2020. He graduated from Bethany Bible College (BA) in 1993 and Indiana Wesleyan University (MA) in 2004. He was ordained in 1995 at Beulah Camp. Ken is married to April (Myers) Banks and they have three children, Colby, Adasa, and Brayden.
Ken was born in Indiana, USA in 1971, but grew up in Fredericton, NB. While there, he attended Corbett Avenue Wesleyan Church and became a Christian at the age of 8.
Among his likes are – the Indiana Jones movies; the Lord of the Rings / Hobbit Trilogies and Star Wars. He enjoys spending time with his family, travelling, hunting, fishing, eating cashews, drinking Dr. Pepper and cheering for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Pastor Ken has served previously at Westchester Wesleyan Church (93-97); Lower Brighton Wesleyan Church (97-06); Connection Church – Truro (06-20) and as Chair of Riverside Wesleyan Camp, in Maine, from 2000-2006.
Pastor Devon McAllister
Youth Pastor
Pastor Devon joined Blacks Harbour Wesleyan Church in July 2024 as the Youth Pastor. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of New Brunswick and a Master of Arts in Pastoral Theology from Kingswood University. He is currently licensed with permanent status in The Wesleyan Church. Devon’s journey of faith has been marked by God’s redemptive grace. After leaving the church at 17, he wrestled with anxiety and depression. In May 2017, at a literal crossroads in his life, he made a choice to follow Jesus wholeheartedly. Since that moment, he has been walking in freedom, now 7.5 years sober. Just three months after surrendering his life to Christ, he left the business world to pursue ministry at Kingswood University, where he completed an Associate of Arts in Praxis under Mike MacNeil. He later earned his master’s degree and served as a supervisor for the Praxis program until COVID led him to pastoral ministry at Hartland Wesleyan in July 2020. Devon is married to Vienna, and they share their home with their dog, Shiloh. In addition to ministry, he is passionate about discipling young people, cultivating authentic worship, and engaging with fitness and technology. His favorite books and movies change with the seasons, and his ever-growing reading list has over 1,500 books. Before coming to Blacks Harbour, he served at Sussex Wesleyan (2018-2019) and Hartland Wesleyan (2020-2024).
