Bishop Neil Alexander of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta will visit St. Andrew’s in the Pines Episcopal Church in Peachtree City to celebrate Holy Eucharist with the congregation at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 5.

The church vestry is inviting all area Episcopalians and the public to attend the celebration to thank Alexander for the support he has given the church.

In February a large number of St. Andrews parishioners voted to sever ties with the national Episcopal Church and align instead with the Convocation of Anglicans in North America, forming their own church.

But roughly one-third of the church’s parishioners chose to remain at St. Andrews despite the difference in theological opinion, and for several weeks after the split the two churches co-existed, even sharing the same service under the same pastor.