Besides pastoring, Willis enjoyed participating in many other organizations. He was a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., Eastern Light Lodge #259, the NAACP, Black Methodists for Church Ren...view moreBesides pastoring, Willis enjoyed participating in many other organizations. He was a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., Eastern Light Lodge #259, the NAACP, Black Methodists for Church Renewal, United Methodist Renewal Fellowship, Agricultural Missions, South Carolina Commission for Farm Workers, Charleston Housing Authority (cofounder), and was a special assistant to Congressman Mendel Davis. He served as senior advisor for African/Caribbean Affairs at the South Carolina World Trade Center in Charleston and was appointed in 2002 to the South Carolina Commission of Human Affairs.view less