Diocesan Ministries

The Right Reverend Alphonza Gadsden, Sr., B.S., M.A., D.D., was elected the 7th Bishop in September 2007 and consecrated Ordinary of the Diocese of the Southeast of the Reformed Episcopal Church (REC), a founding member of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) and special jurisdiction, on November 17, 2007.  He is also Professor of Systematic Theology at Cummins Theological Seminary, Summerville, South Carolina.

To read Bishop Gadsden's full biography, please see here.

Email: BishopGadsden@rec-dse.org

Bishop William J. White was born in St. Stephen, SC in 1947.  In 1970, he married the former Vivian Jenkins and they have two living children and one deceased.  Bishop White was educated in the public schools of Berkeley County, SC. He recieved his Master of Divinity from Cummins Theological Seminary, Summerville, SC. He has served the following churches in the Diocese of the Southeast of the Reformed Episcopal Church:  Christ RE Church, St. James RE Church, St. Thomas RE Church, and New Bethel RE Church. In 2009, Bishop white was elected as assistant bishop and in 2015, he was elected as bishop coadjudtor.

Email: BishopWJWhite@rec-dse.org