


Mission
Build committed Christians
Commission disciples for ministry in our world

Vision
Inspired by God
Founded by Christ
Powered by the Holy Spirit

History
First United Methodist Church of Broken Arrow is a local congregation of the global United Methodist Church. This congregation was established on the corner of College and Main in downtown Broken Arrow in 1903.
We’ve been creating disciples for Christ for over 118 years.

Outreach
-Leadership-
Larry Varvel
Senior Pastor

Larry Varvel
Senior Pastor
Senior Pastor Larry Varvel was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma in 1959. His family moved to Tulsa in 1971 and Larry graduated from Tulsa Memorial High School in 1978. Larry then attended the University of Oklahoma in Norman as a National Merit Scholar where he was awarded a Bachelor’s degree in Letters in 1981 and a Master’s degree in Philosophy in 1983. He then moved to Pasadena, California to attend Fuller Theological Seminary. Larry graduated from Fuller with a Master’s degree in Divinity in 1986 and was ordained as a United Methodist pastor that same year.
Prior to his coming to Broken Arrow in 2003, Larry served as the Associate Pastor at Wesley UMC in Oklahoma City (1986-1988), pastor of the First UMC of Atoka, OK (1988-1990), OK; pastor of Quail Springs UMC in Oklahoma City (1990-1997), and Senior Pastor of the First UMC of Ada, OK (1997-2003). While serving in Ada, Larry was awarded the Denman Award for Excellence in Evangelism by the United Methodist Foundation for Evangelism.
Larry and Jeanine have three children: Patty Deras and her husband, Andrew and their son, Leo; Lainie Schick, and her husband Taylor; and Andrew Varvel and his wife Elyssa. Larry and Jeanine enjoy traveling, movies, and spending time with family.
-TEAM-
Karen Lawless
Children’s Director
Jenny Brown
Associate Children’s Director
Shawna Gall
Pre-School Director
Andrew Varvel
Student Ministries Co-Director
Emily McKenzie
Student Ministries Co-Director
Laryn Moore
College Age Ministry Director
Ross Crawford
Modern Worship Leader
Mark Frie
Traditional Worship Leader
Cassie Chambers
Digital Communications
Kathy Glassco
Business Administrator
Tammy Lind
Finance Clerk
Rita Sorrels
Ministry Assistant
Becky Truster
Receptionist
Address: 112 E College Street, Broken Arrow, OK 74012 | Phone: 918-258-1505