Worship & Senior Adult Pastor- Charles Keown
Charles Keown is in his 43nd year at Lakewood Baptist where he has served as Minister of Music and Youth, Music Minister and presently as Worship & Senior Adult Pastor. He leads the second Worship service with Choir and Orchestra. He was raised a preacher’s kid whose dad, Dr. Wallace Keown, pastored several churches in Alabama for over 40 years.
At the age of nine his dad led Charles to Christ and in seventh grade he felt the call of God to the Gospel ministry. He was licensed by Northside Baptist Church in 1975 where, as a junior in high school, Charles served as Interim Music Director for 3 months. Afterward he served as Minister of Music at Pleasant Hill Baptist in the Selma, AL.
Upon graduating from Selma High School, Charles enrolled at Mobile College where he majored in religion and minored in Music. During college Charles served Franklin Creek Baptist Church in MS as Minister of Music and Youth. Between college and seminary he served as full-time Music Interim at First Baptist Church of Headland, AL. Charles then entered Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY where he received his Master’s Degree in Church Music. While in seminary he worked as a painter for the school and served River View Baptist Church in Mt. Washington, KY as Minister of Music and Youth. Upon graduation from Seminary in 1982 Charles was called to serve Lakewood.
On New Year’s Day 1987, he married Linda Scarborough, a graduate of Baptist Bible Institute, now The Baptist College of FL, and a Minister of Music herself. They’ve been married 38 years and have four children. Joy is married to Grant Bedillion and they are musicians in Baton Rouge. Jon is married to Kasey Barrow and they have 2 girls, Ava and Eden. Jes is married to Elizabeth Hamilton who was Lakewood’s Pastor’s daughter in 2017. They have 3 daughters, Raelynn, Willa and Lucy. Willa, Jes and Charles all share the same birthday…3 generations on Feb 13!. JD lives in Smiths, AL and works at Atchley Steel in Salem, AL.
God is good!
At the age of nine his dad led Charles to Christ and in seventh grade he felt the call of God to the Gospel ministry. He was licensed by Northside Baptist Church in 1975 where, as a junior in high school, Charles served as Interim Music Director for 3 months. Afterward he served as Minister of Music at Pleasant Hill Baptist in the Selma, AL.
Upon graduating from Selma High School, Charles enrolled at Mobile College where he majored in religion and minored in Music. During college Charles served Franklin Creek Baptist Church in MS as Minister of Music and Youth. Between college and seminary he served as full-time Music Interim at First Baptist Church of Headland, AL. Charles then entered Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY where he received his Master’s Degree in Church Music. While in seminary he worked as a painter for the school and served River View Baptist Church in Mt. Washington, KY as Minister of Music and Youth. Upon graduation from Seminary in 1982 Charles was called to serve Lakewood.
On New Year’s Day 1987, he married Linda Scarborough, a graduate of Baptist Bible Institute, now The Baptist College of FL, and a Minister of Music herself. They’ve been married 38 years and have four children. Joy is married to Grant Bedillion and they are musicians in Baton Rouge. Jon is married to Kasey Barrow and they have 2 girls, Ava and Eden. Jes is married to Elizabeth Hamilton who was Lakewood’s Pastor’s daughter in 2017. They have 3 daughters, Raelynn, Willa and Lucy. Willa, Jes and Charles all share the same birthday…3 generations on Feb 13!. JD lives in Smiths, AL and works at Atchley Steel in Salem, AL.
God is good!