Urgent * TX pastor in fatal accident!

I believe I have a friend who attends his church and I think the UPC Pastor here used to be Youth Leader under him.

[South of I 90]

I pray for that family and that church.

I've known Scott for most of his life.

I don't know, but AM will probably preach his funeral since he was out of the Alex. church.

My Son-in-law and he exchanged pulpits quite often. In fact, Scott was scheduled to preach for my son-in-law in a week or two.

He will be missed.

[Sweet Pea]

Originally Posted by Brother Strange

I've known Scott for most of his life.

I don't know, but AM will probably preach his funeral since he was out of the Alex. church.
My Son-in-law and he exchanged pulpits quite often. In fact, Scott was scheduled to preach for my son-in-law in a week or two.

He will be missed.

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but it is my understanding that Brother McManus came to the Lord in the Plano church when AM was the pastor there.

In reality, I guess that it doesn't really matter where he came to the Lord..... just that our prayers and thoughts are with the family.

[CC1]

Below I have pasted a newspaper article from the local Greenville newspaper about Pastor McManus.

Seeing his age and knowing now that he is out of POA I feel that I should know him. He is just three years older than myself and I went to High School just fifty miles from Alexandria. However I just don't recall anything other than his name being familiar.

As a motorycle rider myself I am so very aware of how easy some tragedy like this can happen.

Church, community remember pastor

By JANELLE STECKLEIN
Herald-Banner Staff

GREENVILLE — A local pastor killed Friday will be remembered for his love of people and life, his laugh and his smile, friends and colleagues said Saturday.

“(The Rev. Scott McManus) loved everybody,” said the Rev. Lee Wells, associate pastor and long-time friend. “It didn’t matter who they were, where they were from. Everyone was important to him.”

McManus, 51, pastor at Living Word Church in Greenville, died Friday after being thrown from his motorcycle while driving along Interstate 30 service road. According to witnesses, a pickup truck traveling eastbound on the service road crossed over the centerline. McManus swerved to avoid the accident and was thrown from his motorcycle, reports say.

Funeral services have been scheduled for at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Family Fellowship Church under the direction of Coker-Mathew Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Memoryland Memorial Park. Visitation is Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

As word of his death spread quickly Friday, people — perhaps fittingly — began arriving at the church building McManus helped envision and create more than four years ago, Wells said.

“This building that we’re in is a dream of his that the church would be a lighthouse to anyone in the community,” Wells said.

The number of people who came by to express their condolences showed how much McManus’ life affected the people around him, Wells said.

“That shows what an impact he has had on everybody in this community,” he said. “He had a heart for Greenville and he had a heart for people. He wanted the best for everyone he met.”

One of McManus’s daily goals was to make each person’s life was a little bit happier, Wells explained. People always knew McManus was in the area by his “his obnoxiously loud” laugh, Wells said.

Jerry Speight, executive director of the Hope Center of Greenville, said McManus’ smile made him stand out.

The two men had worked together on several occasions and Speight said he was shocked when he heard of McManus’ death.

“He was a really nice guy,” Speight said. “He was a very, very special man. He always had a cheerful greeting for everyone he met.”

Outside of church, McManus was active in the Greenville community having served on the City of Greenville’s Airport Board for at least six years. He was also active in DrugFree Greenville’s Red Ribbon Week.

“He was very supportive of the programs,” said DFG executive director Sharon Kroncke. “Not only did he get involved, but his whole church did.”

Kroncke said McManus was an exceptional man who lived what he believed and led by example.

“He was the kind of guy who lived every moment to the fullest,” she said. “Whatever it was he was doing, he was totally engaged in it. It was an honor to know him. It was a terrible loss. I’m very lucky to have had the opportunity to know him.”

Wells said McManus’ death has left a void in not only his life, but the lives of those he touched.

Wells said he will be leading the services today for the 250 member congregation, but the area presbytrer, who arrived after hearing of McManus’ death, will be giving the sermon.

“God has a plan and we’re seeking to find understanding in it,” Wells said. “He will be terribly missed and this world has never seen a man like Scott McManus and will probably never see another.”

[RevDWW]

Bro. & Sis. Mangun will be attend the funeral. Bro AM will be speaking. Bro. McManus came into the church in Plano while Am was pastor there and then came to Alex with them when they came.

[AmazingGrace]

Originally Posted by Sweet Pea

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but it is my understanding that Brother McManus came to the Lord in the Plano church when AM was the pastor there.

In reality, I guess that it doesn't really matter where he came to the Lord..... just that our prayers and thoughts are with the family.

Yes you are correct. And agreed we are too praying for his family and church family as well.

[crakjak]

Originally Posted by crakjak

Oh, Wow!
I was there in Plano, Tx, when Bro. Scott gave his life to the Lord. He was one happy man. Always been a good friend, not a more gentle and loving person.

May the God of all peace be with Belinda and family, and church family! Amen.

bump

[AmazingGrace]

Originally Posted by RevDWW

Bro. & Sis. Mangun will be attend the funeral. Bro AM will be speaking. Bro. McManus came into the church in Plano while Am was pastor there and then came to Alex with them when they came.

sorry didnt see your post when I responded Bro.

[Jann]

Rev. Scott R. McManus

Rev. Scott R. McManus, 51, of Greenville passed away on July 27, 2007, at Presbyterian Hospital of Greenville. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 31, 2007, at Family Fellowship Church under the direction of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home.

Rev. Anthony Mangun, Rev. Robert Myre, Rev. Danny Russo and Mr. James E. “Sarge” Erwin are officiating. Burial is in Memoryland Memorial Park.

Rev. McManus was born Feb. 20, 1956, in Dallas to Ernie McManus and Jean Benson. He married Belinda Rule on May 4, 1979, in Plano. He graduated from Richardson High School, received an Associates degree in Education from Richland College and attended the University of Texas in Dallas.

He worked at Region 10 in Richardson. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany as a medic. He became Pastor of the Living Word Church on March 14, 1984, and he was currently serving as Chaplain at Presbyterian Hospital of Greenville.

He served as a past President of Women in Need during its early inception. He was a member of the Citizens Police Academy Association and served on the Airport Advisory Committee.

He was the Chaplain for a Day in the Texas House of Representatives and he was the coordinator of Campus Ministry in Texas for the United Pentecostal Church and served as Section Six Secretary.

Rev. McManus is survived by his wife, Belinda McManus of Greenville; son, Lucas McManus and wife, Nancy, of Greenville; grandsons, Chance and Asher McManus of Greenville; father and step-mother, Ernie and Bonnie McManus of Richardson; mother and step-father, Jean and Conrad Harrell of Greenville; brothers, Matt McManus and wife, Susan, of McKinney and Britt McManus and wife, Cathy, of Cash; step-brothers, Mike Thompson of Rowlett and David Thompson and wife, Sheri, of Garland; loving in-laws, Budd and Doolie Rule of Brownsville; brothers-in-law, Budde Rule and wife, Linda, of San Antonio, Brooks Rule and wife, Susan, of Brownsville, and Bradley Rule of Brownsville; seven nephews; four nieces; several great-nieces and great-nephews; and also a loving church family and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his infant son, Marcus Ray McManus, in Plano in 1980.

Pallbearers are Bradley McManus, Kevin Rule, Kelby Rule, Koby Rule, Keely Rule, Kaleb Rule, Brett Guzardo, Mike Thompson and David Thompson.

Honorary pallbearers are the Men of the Living Word Church of Greenville and the Ministers of Section Six — Texas District.

Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the Living Word Church, 618 Division, Greenville 75401.