Our Pastor – Keith Beatty
Keith was born in Birmingham, Alabama and finished high school at Gardendale HS.  After high school, Keith attended Jacksonville State University.  There he earned a B.S. in Business, but more importantly it was at the end of his college career that Keith accepted Christ as Lord.  After graduating college, Keith spent several years in sales, including a position as Global Account Manager with a Fortune 500 company.  In January of 1996, Keith made a leap of faith and answered God’s call to pastoral ministry.  He earned a Master of Divinity degree from Memphis Theological Seminary and has served in several church settings, including an inner city, urban, and suburban churches.  Besides normal pastoral responsibilities, Keith has enjoyed mission and service work, including Habitat for Humanity, United Methodist Committee on Relief, Servants in Faith and Technology, the Community Free Clinic, Urban Ministry, and many others.  Keith has been married to his wife, Michele, since 1993, and they now enjoy their life together with five children.