Meet the Deputies: Wil Keith

The Reverend William J. Keith

Wil Keith in his chaplain's firefighter gear.

As first alternate in the clergy order for our deputation, Wil Keith is in Salt Lake City for General Convention. 

Fr. Wil became Rector of Holy Cross Faith Memorial Episcopal Church in Pawley’s Island in July 2012. A lifelong Episcopalian, he grew up in a small church in Asheville, N.C., serving as an acolyte for the greater part of his youth. A graduate of Appalachian State University and the University of the South at Sewanee, Fr. Wil came to our diocese from East Tennessee, where he served under Bishop Charles G. vonRosenberg before the Bishop retired and moved to South Carolina.

Fr. Wil has an interest in outreach, the homeless, and raising up young families in the parish at HCFM, which is experiencing growth in all areas. He and his wife, Amanda, have two daughters, Lilly and Willow. In 2014, Fr. Wil became Chaplain to Midway Fire Rescue in Pawley’s Island.

Fr. Wil says he is looking forward to taking part in the councils of the church and representing the diocese at his first General Convention. “While I haven’t been here as long as others,” he says, “it is my prayer that I can continue to represent the diocese for many years to come.”