Meet The Pastor
Pastor Heath Harris
Pastor Heath and Beth Harris have served Sanctuary since January 2014. Beth serves as Sanctuary's Kids Team Leader and works fulltime as a Physical Therapist. Pastor Heath and Beth have two daughters, Arianna and Atalee. Heath and Beth were both raised in Missouri, but Pastor Heath's family calls southeast Arkansas and northeast Louisiana home.
Heath has been in fulltime ministry since 2008. He was trained and served in Chi Alpha Campus Ministries for 5 years and then as a Young Adult and Executive Pastor for 5 years before coming to Sanctuary. He completed his licensing and ordination through the Assemblies of God, holds a BA in Psychology, a certificate in Crisis Counseling and Suicide Prevention, and a MA in Biblical Studies.
He is an annual adjunct professor for the Caribbean School of Theology, assists various positions within the Louisiana Assemblies of God, and is currently the president of the LaSalle Ministerial Alliance. In 2016, he helped plant the LaSalle Parish Celebrate Recovery and in 2019 began overseeing the LaSalle Parish Angel Tree Ministry.
Pastor Heath's passion and gifts are teaching the Word of God, equipping leaders, and launching ministry teams to impact their community. When not doing ministry, he loves hiking and kayaking with his family.