North Minneapolis congregation welcomes new pastor

January 28, 2015 at 10:00PM
The installation of David A. Keaton as the third pastor of the 21-year-old congregation in North Minneapolis. Ministers came from as far away as Buffalo, N.Y., where Keaton last lived, and Roanoke, Va., where he grew up and where his parents still live. Rev. Joseph Keaton, father of Fellowship’s new pastor, delivered the message. “I’m just here to do God’s work,” said David Keaton, who was joined by hi
The Rev. David A. Keaton recently was installed as the third pastor of 21-year-old Fellowship Baptist Missionary Church in north Minneapolis. “I’m just here to do God’s work,” he said at his Jan. 18 installation service. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Twin Cities arranger and composer Sanford Moore played the piano while conductor Yolande Bruce led the choir in an especially spirited service on Sunday, Jan. 18, at Fellowship Baptist Missionary Church in north Minneapolis.

The occasion was the installation of the Rev. David A. Keaton as the third pastor of the influential 21-year-old congregation. The service was attended by more than a dozen ministers, some from nearby churches but others from as far away as Buffalo, N.Y., where Keaton most recently served, and Roanoke, Va., where he grew up. Keaton's father, civil rights leader the Rev. Joseph Keaton, delivered a message.

"I'm just here to do God's work," said David Keaton. "We have a great congregation and superb leadership. With that combination, a pastor's job is pretty easy."

Keaton is married to Kimberly Boswell Keaton. They have twins, Joseph and Joelle.

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