Brother Dave McCracken is the son of J T McCracken an "old fashion hell fire and brimstone, two fisted, gun barrel straight, soul winning, Bible believing Independent Baptist preacher".

Brother Dave was saved at an early age in a revival meeting at the Grace Baptist Church in Bowling Green Kentucky under the preaching of Brother Raymond Tracey. A missions trip to Mexico was key to the surrendering of his life to do anything that God would direct. The next year 1972 at the Mountain View Baptist Youth Camp in southeastern Kentucky under the preaching of Brother Tommy Trammel he surrendered to the call of God to preach the wonderful gospel of Jesus Christ.

Brother Dave attended Baptist Bible College of Springfield MO and Independent Baptist College of Dallas Texas. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Theology in 1978. Before graduation Brother Dave met Nancy Vance of Garland TX. Nancy was saved under the ministry of Brother Charles Thomas of Rogers Baptist Church in Garland. They met as students at IBC and were married in 1976. They have two daughters Angie and Becky both are preparing their lives for the ministry.

After college the McCrackens moved to Oklahoma City to serve six years at the First Bible Baptist Church. He served as Youth Director, Bus Director, Junior Church Director and Visitation coordinator and Pastor's Assistance. In 1984 they moved to Glenpool OK where they were involved in founding of the Calvary Baptist Church. In 1989 the McCrackens went into full time evangelism for less than a year when God stopped their bus in Stillwater Oklahoma at the Bible Baptist Church. Brother Dave pastored for almost nine thrilling years when God's sovereign control moved them back into the field of evangelism.

Brother Dave has been preaching in every setting of church ministry. Because he has pastored for over fourteen years and worked on Church staff for six additional years he is well aware of Church needs He also understand the meaning of having a "Pastor's Heart. He is well known for his fun loving, straight forward, powerful delivery of Bible Truth.