Dona Heck Joins Florida Presbyterian Homes as Chaplain

We are pleased to announce that Rev. Donna Bassett Heck, a Methodist minister, has joined Florida Presbyterian Homes as a chaplain.

Most recently, Heck served as chaplain for Good Samaritan Village in Kissimmee, Fla. She had previously served for 11 years as Christian Educator and Minister of Programming for a Kissimmee United Methodist Church.

Married to a minister for 30 years, Heck volunteered in Christian Education until 1987, when she became a professional Christian Educator. She received her Christian Education Certification in 1991 and was ordained as clergy in the United Methodist Church in 1997.

Heck earned a bachelor’s degree in education from North Central College in Naperville, Ill. She conducted post-graduate studies at Garrett-Evangelical Seminary in Elgin, Ill., Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, and United Seminar in Dayton, Ohio. She holds a Foundational Studies and Certification in Christian Education.

In addition to church service, Heck has served on Board of Directors, Alumni Association for North Central College. She has also volunteered in hospitals, working with cancer patients, as a counselor for the American Cancer Society and with Give Kids the World.