[8] Dewolfe Barss was born in at the Christian Medical Centre, Pithapuram[1] in 1939 and later schooled at the Kodaikanal International School in Tamil Nadu.
For graduate studies in theology, Dewolfe moved to Canada where he took a B.A.
[1] In 1938, Dewolfe was ordained as a Baptist Pastor by the Canadian Baptist Ministries following which he returned to India to serve as a missionary in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
[1] After a decade of missionary service in India, Dewolfe Barss upgraded his academics by enrolling in a Bachelor of Divinity programme at the Andover Newton Theological School, Andover during 1949[4]-1951[6] and again returned to India to resume his ecclesiastical responsibilities with the Canadian Baptist Ministries.
[1] In 1992, the Acadia University honoured Dewolfe Barss with a Doctor of Divinity[1] degree by honoris causa.