Heath Hardesty

Heath Hardesty serves as the lead pastor of Valley Community Church and is a founder of Inklings Coffee & Tea in the heart of downtown Pleasanton, California. Heath grew up in a blue-­collar home and was a plumber’s apprentice in Colorado before becoming a pastor on the edge of Silicon Valley where he and his family now reside. He holds degrees in literature, leadership, biblical studies, and theology from the University of Colorado Boulder and Western Seminary in Portland.