About

Barry was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on April 16, 1969. His parents were foreign missionaries and for the first 8 years of his life he lived on the mission field in Uganda, East Africa and Taichung, Taiwan. After returning from the mission field, his parents were pastors of churches in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama. In the fall of 1987, he enrolled at Oral Roberts University majoring in music. During his sophomore year, he met Stephanie, his wife, and shortly after they both graduated in 1991, they were married.

After their wedding, they remained in Tulsa as Barry continued his education in graduate school. Barry graduated in 1994 with a Master of Divinity degree from Oral Roberts University, and returned home to Huntsville, Alabama, where he and Stephanie served in ministry from 1994-2002. During these years, Stephanie and Barry added three children to their family. Barry completed a Doctor of Ministry degree in 1999 from ORU and Stephanie completed a Masters in School Administration from ORU in 1999 through the university’s distance education.

In October of 2002, Barry transitioned in ministry to a church in Stafford, VA, where he served as associate pastor. In December of 2004, Barry and Stephanie moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma and he became the Ministries Director (Associate Pastor) for The Assembly at Broken Arrow, a thriving church of 1700 located in south Broken Arrow. Barry and Stephanie have been married over 18 years and have 3 amazing kids: Garrison (13), Audrey (10), and Natalie (8).