The Dream Center

Pastor Roderick D. McClintock was born on March 4, 1976 and reared in Houston's Fifth Ward. He spent most of his childhood in the custody of Children Protective Service.

He attended several elementary schools starting at S.A. Pleasant, R.C. Conley and Nat Q. Henderson Elementary. After a brief stay at Holland Middle School, due to a move to another foster home, Pastor McClintock was then enrolled into Lamar Fleming Middle School. After only one school year, he was then transferred due to another foster home change to Jane Long Middle School. Completing two school years and promotion to high school, he began his freshman year at Robert E. Lee High School (Houston, Tx). Due to family issues, he had difficulties with school. In his 10th grade year, Pastor McClintock decided that graduating from high school with his peers was not in the near future and received his General Equivalency Diploma (GED).

He would later enlist into the United States Army. After being in the Army for only two years, he was discharged because of a host of personal marital issues. He later became homeless and entered into a veterans residential facility named, DeGeorge at Union Station, located at 1418 Preston St., in downtown Houston, Texas. Once his marital issues were solved, he returned to Active Duty service.

Pastor McClintock says, " it is because of the United States Army and its programs available to me that I was able to receive degrees in Religion and Paralegal Studies.

He served our country with exemplary leadership. His service includes many military awards to include the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Overseas Service Medal, National Defense Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Army Achievement Medal, just to recite

a few.

As a combat wounded service member, at 38 yrs old, he retired from military service and was honorably discharged in June 2014.

Pastor McClintock is an active member of JNO G Lewis #622 Masonic Lodge, he is a 32nd degree Mason

( Matthew Ellis, Jr., Consistory No. 370), and also a Shriner ( As Salam Temple #215). He is an At-Large Member of the Veteran of Foreign Wars (VFW), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Greater Houston Black Business Chamber of Commerce, 5th Ward Chamber of Commerce, member of the Rotary Club of Greater Houston Veterans and Mu Beta Phi Military Fraternity, Inc., and current Board Member of Nixon Home Care Inc., in Houston, Texas. Pastor McClintock is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Upward Bound Ministries Inc., and the Senior Pastor of The Dream Center in the Houston, Texas area which is a multicultural faith gathering worship assembly.

Upward Bound Ministries Inc., serves as the benevolent branch of The Dream Center, which aids in humanitarian services that will improve the quality of life for ALL.

Pastor McClintock was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Strategic Growth Leaders Bible University in December 2025 for his exemplary efforts as a Humanitarian.

Dr. McClintock is married to the well accomplished Mrs. Angela Thompson- McClintock. 

   Angela McClintock, is a native New Orleans, La. She accepted Christ at a young age under the leadership of her maternal grandfather, the late Rev. Royal Jackson of Second Highway Baptist Church, located in Marrero, La. A life-altering incident caused Angela’s family to relocate to Hitchcock, Texas where Angela completed her primary education. After completing her first semester at Texas City High School, Angela’s mother received a promotion on her job and had to relocate to Houston, Tx.

Angela graduated from J. Frank Dobie High School. During Angela’s free time, she would assist her mother with managing her mother’s business, Fashions by Ivy, a clothing boutique for women. Angela then decided to pursue a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Management degree. Angela ranked in the top five percent of her class with a Magna Cum Laude honor at Wiley University in Marshall, Tx. After graduating, Angela moved to Atlanta, Ga. For several years, she worked for a mega church in the Metro Atlanta area. During this time, Angela realized she was in training to do God’s will. She had a desire to pursue counseling and attended Argosy University.

Angela relocated to Houston. For six years, Angela worked for First Data until Hurricane Harvey devastated Houston. First Data decided to close the Houston site and gave the option to stay and be laid off or relocate to other sites.

Angela sought God for direction and decided to stay in Houston and began working at Lakewood Church. This was an answered prayer. Over the years, God blessed her to work with many God-ordained churches, such as House of Prayer, Luis Palau Ministries, and World Changers Church International.

Angela works along aside her husband, Pastor Roderick McClintock, President of Upward Bound Ministries, Inc, a non-profit 501(c) 3 charity organization, and co-founder of The Dream Center, a multi-cultural non-denomination worship assembly.

Angela resides in the Houston Metro area with her husband and their three loving and talented children.