Linda Scarborough Keown serves Lakewood as the Music Assistant. Linda is from Phenix City and did not become a Christian until her early 20s. She later felt God’s call into full time ministry and moved to Graceville, FL, to attend Baptist Bible Institute, now The Baptist College of FL. During college she served Newton Baptist Church, Newton, AL as Minister of Music & Youth and during her senior year answered the call from Holland Creek Baptist Church, Phenix City, to serve as full time Minister of Music & Youth.  She received her bachelor's degree in Church Music in 1984 and continued at Holland Creek until marrying Charles Keown in 1987.

Linda and Charles have 4 children...Joy, Jon, Jes and JD. Joy is a professional cellist in Baton Rouge, LA and is married to Grant Bedillion, a professional violist. Jon and his wife Kasey live in Phenix City, AL and have 2 daughters...Ava and Eden. Jes wed Elizabeth Hamilton, our former Pastor's daughter and they have 3 daughters...Raelynn, Willa, (who was born on both Charles and Jes' birthdays, Feb 13) and Lucy. J.D. works for Atchley Steel in Salem, AL. God IS good!