Background
Heath, Barry Bruce was born on July 4, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Stanley Watson and May Sceret (Colman) Heath.
Heath, Barry Bruce was born on July 4, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Stanley Watson and May Sceret (Colman) Heath.
Bachelor of Science in Education, Indiana University, 1968. Master of Divinity, San Francisco Theological Seminary, 1971. Postgraduate, Dominican College, 1970.
Postgraduate, School Theology at Claremont, California.
Sales professional, Westminster Press, Philadelphia, 1969; associate pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Idaho Falls, Idaho., 1971-1975; pastor, First Presbyterian Church, LaGrande, Oregon, 1975-1981; senior pastor, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Salem, Oregon, since 1982. Moderator Eastern Oregon Presbytery, 1981, Synod of the Pacific, 1980, moderator vocation division, 1984-1986. Member legislation commission Ecumenical Ministryof Oregon, since 1989.
Chairman board directors Willamette Red Cross, Salem, 1989, 90, Blue Mountain Clinical Oncology Program, 1978-1980. Vice chair Salem Memorial Hospital Board, Lagrande, Oregon, 1978-1980. Member Cascades Presbytery.
Married Connie Lue Gresso, December 20, 1968. Children: Bryn Michelle, Ashley Maye.