Manrique holds a Doctorate in Ministry from Phoenix Seminary. He served for thirteen years as a church planter and lead pastor in his home country of Costa Rica, where he worked diligently in nurturing the health of the Latin American church through expository preaching, theological training, and equipping the saints for evangelism and missions.
He served as the professor of expository preaching at ESEPA seminary in San Jose, where he held the Ramesh Richard’s Chair of Biblical Preaching, as well as on the ESEPA Board of Trustees. He trained pastors throughout Latin America through the ministries of IBAC (Bible Institutes of Central America) and RREACH, providing theological training to those who do not have access to traditional seminary training.
Prior to studying theology, he received a degree in Civil Engineering and worked for twenty years in the construction industry.
Manrique met his wife, Rebekah, in 2006 while in seminary at Columbia International University in Columbia, South Carolina. They have three children, Gabriel, Isabel, and David.
Manrique has a heart for nurturing theologically healthy, missional churches and is dedicated to serving Christ in Emmanuel Bible Church through expository preaching, theological training, and intentional pastoral care.
