We welcome The Reverend Father Darrell L. Tiller as our newly elected Rector at the Historic St. Philips Episcopal/Anglican Church, Brooklyn NY.
Fr. Tiller served as Priest-In-Charge at Grace Epiphany Episcopal Church Philadelphia since November 19, 2020 in the Diocese of Pennsylvania. He was ordained a transitional Deacon, June 2019 and to the Sacred Order of Priests, October 2020 in the Diocese of Pennsylvania. He served as a transitional Deacon at the Historic African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas, his sending parish, and as Deacon and Curate at The Church of the Good Shepherd-Rosemont.
Before ordination, Fr. Tiller dedicated his professional life to the service of young people through education—working in public and private schools, supervising music and arts staffs, and facilitating access to higher education. Of particular importance was helping to serve those with limited resources gain access to the transformational possibilities of education.
Fr. Tiller’s theological education includes Boston University School of Theology, where he was a Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholar; and the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church in NYC. He was a Bonnie Van Delinder Fellow and received the Master of Divinity and the Diploma in Anglican Studies from The United Lutheran Seminary at Philadelphia.
He is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the Morehouse College Alumni Association and a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated - Rho Chapter.
He is married to Dr. James Earl Davis who is the Bernard C. Watson Endowed Chair in Urban Education in the College of Education at Temple University. Baldwin is their loving Golden Doodle of 8years.
