St. Andrew’s in the Pines Episcopal Church has welcomed its new interim rector, the Rev. Paul Courtright Elliott. Father Elliott, 39, who took on his new responsibilities in mid-March, is inviting area residents to participate in activities observing the most holy week in the Christian year.

Elliott is a graduate of Birmingham Southern College and earned a master of divinity degree at the General Theological Seminary in New York City. A native of Huntsville, Ala., he is married to the former Susan Farmer Langley. They have three children, Quincy Bassett, 16; Elizabeth, 9; and Kathryn, 7.

During seminary, Elliott was sponsored by All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Atlanta. He was ordained a priest in 1996. His first assignment was as associate rector and chaplain to the school at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in northeast Atlanta.

While at St. Martin’s, Elliott began studies at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University, working toward a doctorate in pastoral counseling. In 2003 he became a full-time counselor at the Care and Counseling Center of Georgia near the Emory campus.

“We’re excited,” said St. Andrew’s senior warden, Richard Bearden. “He’s young and vibrant. We’ve had a tremendous response since his arrival.”

The Rt. Rev. J. Neil Alexander, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, recommended several candidates to the vestry of St. Andrew’s, and Elliott was the best fit, Bearden said.

St. Andrew’s in the Pines Episcopal Church is at 316 N. Peachtree Parkway, Peachtree City.

For more information, call the church, 770-487-8415, or visit www.standrewschurch.episcopalatlanta.org.

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