Pastor Timothy Mckeown

On April 16, 2023, GracePointe Church called Timothy McKeown to serve as pastor of the church. Pastor Tim has been a full-time vocational minister for more than 30 years, with deep family and spiritual roots in Parker County. His first pastorate ministry was at First Baptist Church of Whitt, where he was ordained in 1991. As the grandson and great-grandson of Baptist preachers in Parker, Wise, and Palo Pinto counties, Tim grew up in Weatherford, attended North Side Baptist Church, and was licensed to preach by Emmanuel Baptist Church. Tim and Melissa have been married for more than 40 years, have four adult children and seven grandchildren. 

"The Springtown/Azle area is exploding in population, and I am excited to lead GracePointe Church to reach our growing community with the good news gospel message of Jesus Christ. I love GracePointe's vision for the future, the diverse spiritual heritage, and history from the merging of Midway and LaJunta churches in 2019. My prayer is that we will live up to our name and be a "point of grace" as we share and show the love of God." 

In addition to spending time with family, Tim and Melissa love "gardening" (really, "yardwork"), traveling, and leading trips for missions and spiritual enrichment, such as going to see The Ark Encounter in Kentucky. In 2019, Timothy published his first book, The Gospel of John, One Day at a Time, a 7-week daily devotional book for new (and not-so-new) believers, available at Amazon in hardback, paperback, and Kindle editions. He also writes Sunday School material for denominational publications.

Steve Horton

Steve joined the GracePointe family on March 12th, 2025. Born into a family with deep spiritual roots in Fort Worth and raised in Hurst, Steve has always had music as a big part of his life. At five years old, he began singing and playing instruments in church and school choirs and ensembles, culminating with a music degree from Dallas Baptist University with a concentration in Church Music, and as been involved in music in churches for more than 20 years. 

Steve met his wife Becky at L.D. Bell High School in Hurst and the two were married in 1996. They have four children, son Mark, who is married to Kayla; daughter Sara, daughter Ana, who is married to Josiah, and Timothy. They also have two grandchildren, Mia and Solomon. 

Steve has served most recently as the Director of Music & Worship at First United Methodist Church in Springtown (2021-2022). Prior to that, he has led music ministry at Bridgeport, First Baptist Paradise, Westland Heights Baptist Church, and Lebanon Baptist Church. 

The Bible passages that guide and define his ministry philosophy are found in Colossians 3:16-17, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him", as well as Psalms 95:1-7, 96 & 100.

BM Church Music - Dallas Baptist University - 2006

Licensed into the Gospel Ministry by Shady Oaks Baptist - 2002

Ordained as Deacon by FBC Paradise - 2017

Kenny Palmer 

Kenny Palmer came to Gracepointe Church in the summer of 2024 searching for mentorship in his pursuit of his calling to pastoral ministry. Kenny has lived in the Parker County area nearly his whole life, growing up in Saginaw and settling with his wife, Kailyn and his daughter, Willow, with another little blessing on the way.

Kenny has worked in various ministerial positions, including working at Camp Copass in Denton and doing apartment-based ministries. 

Kenny enjoys reading and studying history and theology and will earn his bachelor’s degree in Next Gen Ministry from Liberty University in May of 2025. He does recreational archery, is an avid collector of fossils, and is an outspoken advocate for Biblical Archaeology/Paleontology.