The Rev. Elibariki Phillip Kutta came to Grace Episcopal Church in North Attleboro through a series of unexpected events that brought him from Tanzania to the Boston area.
Kutta became the parish's supply priest last July, and took on the role of priest-in-charge on Jan. 1.
Kutta was born in Springfield, Ohio, to parents who left Tanzania to serve at a Lutheran church. "I grew up having that desire (to be a priest) because my dad was a priest," said Kutta in a recent interview.