Kevin Sneed, pastor of the Mt. Pleasant, Texas, Journey Church of the Nazarene, was killed in a motorcycle accident Tuesday evening. He was 46.

Citing authorities and the Texas Highway Patrol, KLTV reported Sneed was traveling on I-30 in Titus County when his Harley Davidson motorcycle veered off the road and hit a cable barrier. Sneed was pronounced dead at the scene.

Sneed began serving at the Dallas District’s Mt. Pleasant Journey Church as an interim pastor in July 2014. He was named the full-time pastor in November.

"He was a visionary with an infectious laugh, and a dedicated man of God," said Dallas District Superintendent Curtis Lewis.

Sneed previously served at Texarkana First Church in Texas, Kendallville Cross Pointe Family Church of the Nazarene (Indiana), Pueblo Belmont (Colorado), Oakwood (Illinois), and Shelbyville (Illinois). 

He was born in 1969 to Lawrence Ray and Paula Barttonen Sneed. Sneed attended Olivet Nazarene University.

His wife, Angela Ball, a son, Lucas Allen, and a daughter, Abby Noel, survive him. His parents preceded him in death.

A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 31, at Bates-Cooper-Sloan Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 1, at the Bates-Cooper-Sloan Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Sneed Children Scholarship Fund at any Red River Credit Union in Texarkana.

An online registry is available at batescoopersloanfuneralhome.com.

Prayer is requested for the Sneed and Mt. Pleasant Journey Church families.