Dr. Melton is the senior pastor at Wilcrest Baptist Church.
Before coming to Wilcrest, Dr. Melton served at Immanuel Baptist Church, in Madrid, Spain for 14 years as associate pastor and then senior pastor. Dr. Melton has also served churches in South Dakota, Texas and South Florida as church planter, youth minister and worship leader.
Dr. Melton holds a bachelor’s degree in Religious Education from Howard Payne University, a master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a doctorate in Pastoral Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary.
Dr. Melton has ministered in multi-cultural settings for 20+ years. He has a heart for the gospel, missions, discipleship, multi-cultural churches, and leading the church to usher the kingdom of God into their homes, their workplace, their community and their world.
Dr. Melton is actively involved in the Union Baptist Association, the Alief ISD Pastoral Network, and a cohort of pastors here in the Houston area. His greatest joy, this side of heaven, is his precious family. His greatest desire for the church is that we would glorify God as we learn to flesh out the gospel in every arena of life.