Raised in Moseley and Balsall Heath by Jamaican parents, George’s early life was deeply rooted in the Church of God of Prophecy, attending services from infancy at Ladypool Road.

Born in Morgan’s Pass, Clarendon, Jamaica, Sister McCalla demonstrated academic prowess, completing her sixth form and passing her first-year exams at 16. Despite her ambition to become a nurse , she found her calling as a private school teacher at just five years old, teaching around 40 children.