Special Assignment, OMS USA, Northern Indiana

Lawrence (Larry) and Marian Byrnes are on special assignment with OMS in northern Indiana. Marian is now in Member Development which is in charge of training within the OMS context. They are also available to lead teams to OMS fields.

As a couple, they served in the Republic of Ireland from 2001-2006 where they were involved in relational evangelism, discipleship and partnering with Irish church leaders. Prior to their ministry in Ireland, Larry and Marian represented OMS on college campuses in Indiana, Illinois and Michigan.

Marian has been a missionary with OMS since 1971. From 1971 until 1980, Marian served in Haiti as a nurse in OMS’ Bethesda Medical Clinic. She also trained Haitian employees for medical ministries and taught Christian education at the OMS-related Emmaus Vocational Bible School (now Emmaus Biblical Seminary). In 1983, she began working with the Evangelical Haitian Church of Florida in Miami, the first OMS stateside ethnic ministry. Her work within the church included counseling, interpreting, teaching, leading Bible studies and hostessing. In 1988, Marian became a missionary-in-residence at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana, where her primary goal was to motivate and mobilize students into missionary service.

Marian holds a master of religious education degree from Asbury Theological Seminary and a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Roberts Wesleyan College. On leave from OMS from 1980-1983, Marian was a faculty member in the division of nursing at Roberts Wesleyan College in New York.

Larry is an ordained elder in the Indiana South District of the Wesleyan Church. He pastored for 35 years and taught for 29 years in the Indiana public school system. After his marriage to Marian (Nov. 29, 1997), he began working as a campus representative with her on various college and university campuses.

Larry graduated with a theological diploma (1962) from Kentucky Mountain Bible College. He also holds an A.B. in religion from Indiana Wesleyan University (1965) and an M.S. in education from St. Francis College in Ft. Wayne, Indiana (1973).

Missionary ID # 801191