Ellen Purdum to preach

The Rev. Ellen Purdum

The Rev. Ellen Purdum, assisting priest and Minister for Evangelism and New Member Integration at Holy Trinity in Decatur., will preach at Saint Anne’s on Sunday, September 21 as part of our 70th birthday celebration.

Ellen has spent much of her professional life focused on young people and their vocations. Before being ordained in 2024, she was a high school English and service learning teacher.  She also worked at The Fund for Theological Education, a national, ecumenical non-profit focused on identifying and supporting young adults with gifts for pastoral ministry.

Before serving at Holy Trinity, Ellen served for 12 years as the assistant dean of student life and spiritual formation at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University, where she worked closely with Episcopal seminarians.