Barny, Rev. Gregory Richard, 66, of Galloway Township, N.J. was called home to the arms of His Precious Lord & Savior on October 13, 2016. In spite of his declining health during the last year, by God’s grace he displayed unwavering faith, amazing strength and great courage! For the past 24 yrs. Greg served as Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Atlantic City faithfully sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He had also been a substitute teacher for Galloway Township Public Schools for last 11 yrs. His love of teaching and mentoring was evident thru the many lives he touched. They were “his kids”. He coached baseball and basketball for the P.A.L. program and home school basketball teams over the years.

Pastor Greg was always just a phone call away from anyone in need no matter what! He served on the Smithville Architectural Review Board. Was secretary for the Garden State Fellowship of the GARBC. Greg was an avid reader, enjoyed collecting stamps and John Wayne movies. He was a die-hard “Yankee” fan! He loved camping with his wife and friends. His dry, quirky sense of humor, infectious laughter, warm smile and “Swedish Chef” impersonations will all be sorely missed.

Pastor Greg was born in Elizabeth, N.J. on March 5th 1950 to the late Ernest John & Marjorie (Baird) Barny. He lived in Denville, N.J., graduated from Morris Knolls HS and County College of Morris, N.J. After 17 yrs in the publishing business, Greg believed without a doubt he was called to be a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He attended Baptist Bible College & Seminary in Clarks Summit, Pa., graduating with a B.S. in Biblical Studies. And later Master of Biblical Studies degree from Bethany Bible College in Dothan, Ala.

Greg was a loving husband to his cherished wife, Barbara, of 42 yrs. A wonderful, caring dad to his son, Mark. He is also survived by his 7 brothers & sisters; Jack (Betty), Keith (Mary Lou), Sherry (Late George) Aldredge, Janice (Garry) Trojanowski, Debbie (Edwin) Vanderhoof, Linda (Late James) Frain, and Meryl (Ken) McGinley. He also held special affection for his nieces and nephews.

A viewing will be held at the Adams-Perfect Funeral Home, 1650 New Rd. , Northfield, N.J. from 1-3PM on Friday, October 21st, 2016 with a service to follow at 3 PM. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to the family.

Arrangements are entrusted to and written condolenes may be made to: www.adams-perfect.com.