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Damon Halliday founded Keystone Fellowship Church, recently rebranded as The Key Church, in 2012 in North Fort Worth. The 1,200-member congregation is engaged in a vibrant youth sports outreach, among other ministries. In addition to his tenure at The Key, Halliday served as an associate pastor of evangelism and missions at a prior church and formerly conducted corporate Bible studies for a major airline in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. He is a member of the executive board of the SBTC. Halliday and his wife, Antoinette, have been married for 34 years and are the parents of two adult daughters.
What is something you’ve been able to celebrate at The Key Church recently?
Our outreach ministry, Huddle Touch, is going well. Through Huddle Touch we provide pregame meals for area high school football teams. Last year we provided pregame meals for L.D. Bell and Chisholm Trail high schools every game. There are 10 games in a season. We feed them. We pay for the meals. The celebration is last year, we led 31 football players to Christ. Sports is an easy avenue to reach kids for the Lord. We give them what they like so we can introduce them to the One they need.
What are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced in your ministry lately?
We are already outgrowing our brand new four-year-old building. Our children’s and nursery spaces are jam-packed. It’s a great challenge to have.
What’s a lesson you’ve learned to this point of your ministry you know you’ll never forget?
Prayer and integrity are most important, and if you prioritize those two things, God will bless the rest. So many times we focus on practical things. We need to do that. But we must focus on prayer. Take care of the simple things and He will bless everything else. God has done exceedingly abundantly above all we can ask or think. We never thought we’d be where we are today.
What’s one thing you’d like to see God do specifically at your church this year?
Fill up our second service, which is half full. That’s our 11 o’clock service. The 9 o’clock service is completely full. We have a 600-seat worship center. We’ve had a good crowd through the summer. Once we fill the 11 o’clock, we can start our third service.
How can other SBTC churches be praying for you?
Pray for God to provide directions and resources to build our new sanctuary. Our current sanctuary is our future gymnasium. When we reach three services, we will really have to start planning on building. There’s nowhere to go. We think, “Here we go again.” It seems so impossible with everything so expensive. Building can be overwhelming, but thank God for growth.
