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Barry became the Associate Pastor at First Baptist West in 2001. His responsibilities include Education and Administration. He has served in the Education Ministry for 23 years. Barry earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from CameronUniversity in 1981 and a Master of Arts in Religious Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1984.

Barry is married to Tammy and they have three children, John, Brian, and Grace. John and Brian both are attending Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Forth Worth, Texas, and Grace is finishing high school and taking CLEP tests at Cameron University. John will be serving as Music Minister at Oak View Baptist Church in Irving, Texas as he works on his Doctoral Degree at Southwestern Seminary. Brian serves as Music and Media Minister at Normandale Baptist Church in Ft. Worth, Texas.  Brian and his wife Kristen added the first granddaughter to the Cornish family in October of 2008 and John and his wife Rashel added the second granddaughter to the family in February of 2009. Tammy is preparing to work for Faith Hospice in Lawton. She is looking forward to being back in the Nursing field and helping others with their medical needs. Barry loves to spend time outdoors hunting and fishing with friends. His goal in life is to help the church reach the lost and disciple the believers through the many ministries of the local church.