Anglican
By 1988 Wilde had left the Free Methodist Church, and started attending church in the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. In late 1997 Wilde moved back to the Orlando suburb of Oviedo, and began going to the Cathedral Church of St. Luke. There he held various positions, including working with men's ministry, and the cathedral's Dean's Hour study groups.
From 2005-2006 Wilde attended Nashotah House Seminary, taking their Anglican Studies Program in preparation for the diaconate. On May 27, 2006 Wilde was ordained a transitional deacon in the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida. In June he accepted a position as vicar of St. John's Episcopal Church, Moultrie, Georgia, in the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia. On December 13, 2006 Wilde was ordained a priest by the Rt. Rev. Henry Loutitt, and was installed as rector at St. John's.
Wilde is an Anglo-Catholic priest, and is inspired by John Mason Neale.
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