Urgent * TX pastor in fatal accident!

[IBCrazier2]

I just recieved word that Bro McManus from Greenville, TX was killed in a motorcycle accident.
I have no details at this point.
Please keep his family, church family, and city in prayer

[Scott Hutchinson]

Yes I'll pray about this.

[Beard]

met Brother McManus back when I lived in Greenville, TX in 1984-85. sorry to hear this news...will be praying for his family as well as the church he pastored...

[NLYP]

NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LONGGGTIME family friend...his aunt was our church secratary for years and yaers....

[IBCrazier2]

NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LONGGGTIME family friend...his aunt was our church secratary for years and yaers....

Yes very tragic ..... again no details.

All I know is my father sold him the motorcycle and is feeling guilty.

[Tina]

Praying......

[Sherri]

He preached for us probably 20+ years ago. I assume you're talking about Scott McManus???
He was a great guy!

[Trouvere]

oh sad news.Thanks we will be praying for his family.
I think of this and it reminds me that one day we will
all have a story.

[Margies3]

I don't know him like many of you do, but will be praying for his family and friends and church just the same. How very sad for those left behind. A glad day for him, but that doesn't make it easy for those who will miss his presence here.

[JOYoftheLord]

I'll sure lift up prayers for his family and friends.

[AmazingGrace]

Oh wow! This is unbelievable. Before he took over the church in Greenville he took care of our church very often when Bro Kershaw was overseas and he became very good friends of our family and they stayed with us all the time when they would come back to this part of town. We loved them dearly and he will be greatly missed! So so very sad.

[ContenderForTheFaith]

I just recieved word that Bro McManus from Greenville, TX was killed in a motorcycle accident.
I have no details at this point.
Please keep his family, church family, and city in prayer

Does anyone have any "details" of how this accident happened? Also, please let us know the details of the "arrangements" when you know..... This Brother was a very special brother. Never met a more "kind" and "gentle" spirit. May God comfort his precious wife and son. Bro. McManus will be sorely missed here on earth. For him.....just an early reward!

[CC1]

I also will be praying for the family, friends, and church.


Here is a link to his church website; http://www.livingwordupc.com/

[crakjak]

I just recieved word that Bro McManus from Greenville, TX was killed in a motorcycle accident.
I have no details at this point.
Please keep his family, church family, and city in prayer

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.

[revrandy]

IB2... Tell your Dad to be comforted God allowed this to happen for His purpose.. We don't understand it... but God does..

[Jann]

Local pastor killed in accident
By WARREN MORRISON
Herald-Banner Staff

A Greenville pastor was killed Friday afternoon in a motorcycle accident that happened on the Interstate 30 south service road near the intersection of Wesley Street and the interstate.

Rev. Scott McManus, pastor of the Living Word Church, was driving a Honda motorcycle west bound along the interstate service road shortly before 4 p.m. Friday, according to Greenville Police Department officers investigating the accident.

“I am just devastated,” said Lori Philyaw, community relations manager for the City of Greenville who worked with McManus on the airport advisory board. “Our heart goes out to his family and congregation.”

According to witnesses, a Dodge pickup truck, traveling east-bound on the service road, crossed over the centerline as the vehicle approached the motorcycle.

McManus attempted to veer to the right while the truck, traveling in the opposite direction, veered to the left, police said.

McManus was thrown from the motorcycle. He was transported to Presbyterian Hospital of Greenville where he was pronounced dead by Justice of the Peace Kenneth Peters.

Peters ordered an autopsy and the body has been sent to the medical examiners office in Dallas. Services are pending with Coker-Mathews Funeral Home.

The accident is still under investigation.

McManus was chairman of the airport board for the last three years and had served as a board member for at least six years. Philyaw said not only was McManus well-respected on the board, but the entire community.

“He was a great person. There was not a finer man than Scott McManus,” she added.

[Pressing-On]

Very sad for family and friends. I pray for them all!

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

May God Give Increase In Tragedy!


McManus was chairman of the airport board for the last three years and had served as a board member for at least six years. Philyaw said not only was McManus well-respected on the board, but the entire community.

“He was a great person. There was not a finer man than Scott McManus,” she added.

[Jann]

Thanks Admin.........God Bless!

[IAintMovin]

An email from our district.



We regret to inform you that Bro. Scott McManus, Pastor in Greenville, Texas, was riding a motorcycle on Friday evening at about 6:00 PM when he was involved in a fatal accident with another vehicle.



The funeral arrangements are as follows:

· Visitation – Monday, July 30, 2007 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Coker Mathews Funeral Home in Greenville. The funeral home phone is (903) 450-4110.

o For those coming from the Dallas area, take the exit for Hwy 34 North off of I-30. Cross I-30 and make a right on the North service road. The funeral home is about 1½ miles on the left.

o For those coming from the East, take the exit for Hwy 69 off of I-30. You will come to a light upon exiting. Continue straight through the light onto the North service road. The funeral home is about 100 yards on your right.

· Funeral – Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at 2:00 PM at Family Fellowship Church, 401 Division Street in Greenville. The church phone is (903) 455-2360. Take the Division Street exit (Exit 95) off of I-30 and go North to 401 Division Street.



Please continue to hold Sis. McManus, their son, Lucas, and his family, as well as the church family up in prayer.

[aquestioninggirl]

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.

[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.

[Sweet Pea]

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]

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]

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]

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.

[BTGAP MOM]

just wanted to say that we are still remembering this precious family, church and city in our prayers...

The Bridges Family