Bishop William A. (Bill) Jenkins Sr. was born in Havre de Grace and reared in Harford County, MD. He is a graduate of the Harford Christian School, Manahath School of Theology, and Reformed Episcopal Seminary. He served as Pastor in the Evangelical Methodist Church at two parishes before being received into the REC in 1990, where He has served as Rector of Emmanuel and Faith for 33 years. Bill has also served as Canon to the Ordinary since 2014, first under the Rt. Rev. David Hicks, and then under the Rt. Rev. R. Charles (Chuck) Gillin. He was consecrated to the Episcopate in April of 2023 as the Coadjutor for the Northeast and Mid Atlantic Diocese of the REC.​Bishop Jenkins has been married for 41 years to his college sweetheart, Kim. They have seven children, 15 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.