Rev. Dr. Hilary J. Barrett

The Rev. Dr. Hilary J. Barrett is the Director of Worship and Religious Life at the Bay View Association. Raised in Berkeley, California, she received an undergraduate degree in World and Comparative Literature from San Francisco State University and holds graduate degrees from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities (M. Div.) and Pacific School of Religion (D. Min). Her Doctor of Ministry thesis, Telling Stories: Narrative Approaches to Congregational Studies, explores the power of stories to shape a community’s sense of who they are and what they believe is possible for them. Prior to retiring from full-time parish ministry, Dr. Barrett served in settled pastorates and interim settings in southeastern Pennsylvania for 33 years. She and her husband, Rob Scarrow, reside in suburban Philadelphia in the off-season. They have one adult son named, Sam (and a black Lab named, Sophie).