Background
Bird, Andrew Reid was born on July 14, 1909 in Laurel, Maryland. Son of Andrew Reid and Lisette Fries (Moore) Bird.
Bird, Andrew Reid was born on July 14, 1909 in Laurel, Maryland. Son of Andrew Reid and Lisette Fries (Moore) Bird.
AB, Davidson College, 1931; Bachelor's Degree, Union Theological Seminary, 1938; Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Davis and Elkins (West Virginia) College, 1946; Doctor of Laws, Marshall U., 1964.
Pastor, Wytheville (Virginia) Presbyterian Church, 1939-1943;
pastor, 1st Presbyterian Church, Huntington, West Virginia, 1943-1963;
pastor, 1st Presbyterian Church, Norfolk, Virginia, 1963-1979;
retired, 1st Presbyterian Church, Norfolk, Virginia, 1979;
interim pastor, Blacksburg (Virginia) Presbyterian Church, 1980;
interim pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Nashville, 1981;
interim pastor, St. Johns Presbyterian Church, Jacksonville, Florida, 1982-1983;
pastor advisor, National Men's Council Presbyterian Church United States of America, Louisville, 1986-1987. Member Board of Christian Education, Richmond, 1951-1960. Chairman of the board of trustees Union Seminary, Richmond, 1955-1961, Davis and Elkins College, 1954-1962, also honorary trustee, since 1962.
Member permanent judicial committee general assembly Presbyn.Ch. (United States of America), Atlanta, 1972-1978. Member Executive Committee Assembly Mens Council/Ch.U.S., Atlanta, 1954-1962.
Member steering committee Presbyterian Men's Assembly, Louisville, 1991.
Board of directors Young Men’s Christian Association, Huntington, 1957-1960. Member Community Welfare Council, Huntington, 1956-1959, member Executive Committee Billy Graham Crusade, Norfolk, 1974. With United States Army, 1927-1931.
Married Ellen Augusta Leech, September 12, 1942. Children: Ellen Fries, Andrew III, James Russell, Timothy Edgeworth, Pamelia Brooke Sanderlin, John Fielding.