Willie Hill (bishop)

Willie James Hill Jr. (born 1951) is an American Anglican bishop currently serving as bishop ordinary of the Reformed Episcopal Church's Diocese of the Southeast and as rector of St. John's Reformed Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.

[3] Hill began ordained ministry in 1982 in the Reformed Episcopal Church and served parishes in Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

[3] He was appointed rector of St. John's Reformed Episcopal Church in 2013 and launched new initiatives to engage the surrounding Ansonborough community.

“That is one of the symptoms of a dying church.” He welcomed visiting college gospel choirs to sing in St. John's sanctuary and added a midday Bible study for elderly members who could not travel to evening events.

[7][1] In September 2022, White retired and Sutton installed Hill as bishop ordinary during the diocese's annual synod.