• St. Athanasius' Episcopal Church
  • St. Athanasius' Episcopal Church
  • St. Athanasius' Episcopal Church
  • St. Athanasius' Episcopal Church
  • St. Athanasius' Episcopal Church
  • St. Athanasius' Episcopal Church
  • St. Athanasius' Episcopal Church
  • St. Athanasius' Episcopal Church

~ Father DeWayne Cope~

 

    Father DeWayne Cope



    The Rev. DeWayne Cope, our new Priest, is overjoyed to return home to the Diocese of Georgia and looks forward to the bright future that God has in store for him here at St. Athanasius!

    Born and raised in Savannah, Georgia, Fr. DeWayne graduated from Savannah State University with a BBA in Computer Information Systems, his undergraduate degree. He received his M.Div. degree from Virginia Theological Seminary in 2018. He was ordained to the diaconate on January 13, 2018, at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Savannah, then to the priesthood on May 22, 2019.

    In Savannah, he was an active member at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, serving as Eucharistic Minister and working with the Sunday School, youth groups, ushers, and Altar Guild. It was while giving youth homilies on Sunday mornings that he discerned a call to the priesthood.

    While in seminary he served at The Episcopal Church of the Atonement for two years. Following graduation from seminary, Fr. DeWayne served as the Assistant Rector at St. Paul's, Rock Creek in Washington, DC. He shared in all aspects of parish ministry with a focus on leading outreach ministry, incorporation of newcomers, Christian formation, and parish life.

    Fr. DeWayne is blessed to be the husband of LaKeshia, and father of Zariyah, and DJ who makes his life rich and beautiful. Fr. DeWayne enjoys spending time with his family, watching sports, grilling, and baking. He has often been said to confuse church service for a comedy club.

    He began his call at St. Athanasius' in July 2020.

     


Keyia Stanley
Keyia Stanley
Office Manager

Keyia Stanley is the Office Manager for St. Athanasius', working from the Martin Center Office Building at 1403 Albany Street. She has continued to pursue online courses adding to her knowledge and skill: STAR Foundation, Job Skills-2013; RMIT University, Certificate of Achievement-2016; Open2Study, Certification of Achievement, Online Advertising-2017; TAFE NSW-Sydney Institute Higher Education, Certificate of Achievement, Financial Planning-2017; Macquarie University, Certification of Achievement Financial Literacy-2017.

Ms. Stanley and family have been active members of St. Athanasius' for a number of years. Daughter Jada is a sophmore at Rocky Mountain College for Art & Design, and son Jonathan is in the U. S. Army, stationed at El Paso, Texas.

 

The contents of this Site are protected by copyright law, trademark and other intellectual property laws. Produced by Bluemoon Website Design