Bishop Willie J. Hill was Instituted and Invested as the new Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese of the Southeast (REC/ACNA) on February 28, 2022. Bishop Hill's election received consent from the Anglican Church in North America College of Bishops on June 13, 2022 and he was consecrated on August 13, 2022 at Grace Reformed Episcopal Church in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. ACNA Archbishop Foley Beach was the chief consecrator and REC Presiding Bishop Ray Sutton was the consecration preacher. He received degrees from Cummins Memorial Theological Seminary in Summerville, South Carolina, in 1981, as well as from Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania.
To read Bishop Hill's full biography, please see here.
Canon Moock was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he attended the Public Schools and graduated from the Central High School for boys (at the time). He continued his education in Philadelphia by earning the Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania, and the Master of Divinity degree from the Reformed Episcopal Seminary. Later he received the honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Cummins Theological Seminary, Summerville, SC.
He was baptized and confirmed in the Reformed Episcopal Church and ordained Presbyter in 1967. He served two parishes in Pennsylvania before coming to South Carolina in 1968. After coming to Summerville, he met and married his wife, Kathy, a Registered Nurse with her MSN degree, and they have three children, and two grandchildren.
Canon Moock has served in many positions in the Diocese of the Southeast, REC. Most recently he was appointed the Canon to the Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese and the Academic Dean of Cummins Seminary, where he also teaches Church History. He has also served on many Boards and Committees of the General Council of the Church.
In addition to diocesan duties, over the years, Canon Moock has served as interim Rector/Vicar of nine parishes in the Diocese. He is presently helping with the mission of the Church of the Atonement, Mt. Pleasant.
Email: Canon.Moock@rec-dse.org