Andrew Heath was born in Henderson County, Kentucky on February 20, 1832.

In Louisville, he was sold to Samuel L. Nock, a merchant there, with whom he remained until emancipation in 1863.

[1] In 1863 he was enrolled as a member of the Baptist church and in 1867 he was ordained a minister by a council which included Henry Adams and William Troy.

He served as a chairman and member of the executive board of the General Association of Colored Baptists.

[1] Heath was followed at the Fifth Street Baptist Church by his assistant pastor,[1] John H.