Barry McManus
Associative Pastor
Hey everybody! My name is Barry McManus, and I am the Associate Pastor here at Grace Place. I was born and raised in southern Arkansas, and I grew up in Barry Switzer’s hometown of Crossett, Arkansas. During my junior high years, my family moved from Arkansas to Oklahoma. I am a graduate of El Reno High School, Oklahoma University, and Southwestern Seminary. I am an avid reader and a huge sports fan. The OU Sooners, OKC Thunder, KC Chiefs, and LA Dodgers are my favorite teams.
The summer after I graduated from OU, some fraternity brothers invited me to go hear the Imperials sing at a Starlite Crusade in Del City, OK. I surrendered my life to Christ and less than 2 years later, I left my job in banking and entered full-time Christian ministry. My passion is to make disciples who make disciples, and I love to lead the church to live out their faith and to engage the world with the Good News of Jesus Christ. In the past I have served as pastor, associate pastor, student minister, Oklahoma church planter, and international missionary (I have served in Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia… in case you were wondering). Interesting fact: I once broke my wrist in a Mexican prison.
It was also at Del City First Southern where I met and married my wife of 34 years and counting, the former Justine Marshall. Justine is a former art major, who is also experienced in ministry where she specializes in teaching and discipling. She works for “The Voice of the Martyrs” and also has a heart for biblical counseling. We have two sons, Marshall (wife: Monica) and Hudson (wife: Rachel). We also have two daughters, Campbell (husband: Austin) and Haddon. Marshall serves in the US Army at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Hudson is an artist/graphic designer who lives in Kansas City. Campbell is an LPN (soon to be RN) who works in the Labor and Delivery Unit in Bartlesville, OK. Finally, Haddon is a student at Oklahoma University studying to become a Physician’s Assistant, and she works in the Trauma Unit at OU Medical Center in downtown OKC. Marshall and his wife, Monica are expecting to bring our first grandchild into the world in November 2024!
I would love for you to come be a part of what God is doing at Grace Place! Come and visit, and I might even explain the whole “Mexican prison” thing.
The summer after I graduated from OU, some fraternity brothers invited me to go hear the Imperials sing at a Starlite Crusade in Del City, OK. I surrendered my life to Christ and less than 2 years later, I left my job in banking and entered full-time Christian ministry. My passion is to make disciples who make disciples, and I love to lead the church to live out their faith and to engage the world with the Good News of Jesus Christ. In the past I have served as pastor, associate pastor, student minister, Oklahoma church planter, and international missionary (I have served in Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia… in case you were wondering). Interesting fact: I once broke my wrist in a Mexican prison.
It was also at Del City First Southern where I met and married my wife of 34 years and counting, the former Justine Marshall. Justine is a former art major, who is also experienced in ministry where she specializes in teaching and discipling. She works for “The Voice of the Martyrs” and also has a heart for biblical counseling. We have two sons, Marshall (wife: Monica) and Hudson (wife: Rachel). We also have two daughters, Campbell (husband: Austin) and Haddon. Marshall serves in the US Army at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Hudson is an artist/graphic designer who lives in Kansas City. Campbell is an LPN (soon to be RN) who works in the Labor and Delivery Unit in Bartlesville, OK. Finally, Haddon is a student at Oklahoma University studying to become a Physician’s Assistant, and she works in the Trauma Unit at OU Medical Center in downtown OKC. Marshall and his wife, Monica are expecting to bring our first grandchild into the world in November 2024!
I would love for you to come be a part of what God is doing at Grace Place! Come and visit, and I might even explain the whole “Mexican prison” thing.