FORM 3 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ----------------------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- 1.Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Date of Event 4.Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) C. Keith Wilkerson, II 01/2001 Ameri-First Financial Group, Inc. "AMFS" ----------------------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- 3.IRS or Social Security 5.Relationship of Reporting 6.If Amendment, 7.Individual or Number of Reporting Person to Issuer Date of Original Joint Group Filing Person (Voluntary) (Check all applicable) (Month/Day/Year) (Check applicable line) x Director X Form filed by one 255-53-0213 ----- ----- reporting person 10% Owner ----- x Officer (give Other Form filed by morethan ----- title below) ----- one reporting person (Specify below) Vice President & Director ------------------------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------------------------------- --------------- (Street) 6060 N. Central Expressway Suite 560 #7 ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) Dallas (State) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (Zip) ------------------------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- ------------- 1. Title of Security 2.Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of Indirect (Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Direct (D) or Indirect (I) Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5) -------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Owned by Covenant Financial Corporation, of Common Stock 80,000 I which Mr. Wilkerson serves as Vice President and Director -------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). (Over) FORM 3 (continued) Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g. puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ---- -------------------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------------------- ------------------- -------------- ---- 1.Title of Derivative 2.Date Exercisable and 3.Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conversion or 5.Ownership 6. Nature of Security (Instr. 4) Expiration Date Underlying Derivative Security exercise Price Form of Indirect (Month/Day/Year) (Instr. 4) of Derivative Derivative Beneficial Security Security: Ownership Direct (D) or (Instr. 5) Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) ----------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------------------- ----------- ----------------------------- Amount or Date Expiration Title Number of Exercisable Date Shares ----------------------- -------------- -------------- ------------------- --------------- ------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- -------------- -------------- ------------------- --------------- ------------------- --------- ----------------------- -------------- -------------- ------------------- --------------- ------------------- --------- ----------------------- -------------- -------------- ------------------- --------------- ------------------- --------- ----------------------- -------------- -------------- ------------------- --------------- ------------------- --------- Explanation of Responses: /s/ Charles Wilkerson II ------------------------------ **Signature of Reporting Person Date Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).