Barry Hosford

Barry was born in Longview, TX, but spent most of his first 6 years in Oklahoma, until his family moved to the Oak Cliff area of Dallas in 1954. He lived in Oak Cliff until moving to Grand Prairie in 1971. It was in Grand Prairie, through the influence of a next-door neighbor and the prayers of his three brothers, that he came to accept Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior in October of 1972, shortly before his 25th birthday. Shortly after his conversion to Christ he answered the call to the gospel ministry and began preparation for the ministry, first at Bible Baptist Seminary in Arlington, TX and completed his studies at Dallas Baptist College, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Religion and Philosophy, in 1977. Over the years since, he has served as bi-vocational pastor in two churches (one BMA church, and one SBC church). He has also served as a deacon, teacher, associate pastor, radio broadcasting and other areas of ministry in various churches. Christian ministry must involve the local church, where we can not only “walk the talk,” but can also “talk the walk”* though fellowship with believers of all ages and phases of Christian maturity. Barry's latest ministry is here at the Oaks where he has been attending (off and on) since 2008. At the Oaks he has shared teaching duties in various classes and is now serving as Director of Senior Adults through the Solid Oak Seniors ministry. It is Barry's belief that there is no retirement from serving Christ and we are to keep pressing on because “the Lord Jesus is not finished with us yet!” Psalm 71:17-18.