DAVIDSON – Davidson College Presbyterian Church has hired the Rev. Andrew Scales as its new associate pastor for campus ministry and youth.

A native of Indianapolis, Ind., Scales graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in history and felt called to the ministry during college. He enrolled at Princeton Theological Seminary in 2008 and was the 2011 recipient of Princeton Seminary’s Mathias Memorial Award in Worship and Pastoral Ministry.

Scales enjoys gardening and playing on the lake. According to a news release, “His biblical knowledge, thoughtfulness and youthful enthusiasm combine to make him uniquely qualified to work in campus and youth ministry” at the church, which sits on the corner of the Davidson College campus.