History
Raised in Florida, Wilde moved to Illinois in 1971, were he attended Trinity College in Deerfield, receiving his A.A. degree. From there he went on to Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, and received his B.A. degree in Pastoral Training and Greek. From 1975-1978 Wilde served as associate pastor at Irving Park Free Methodist Church in Chicago, then from 1978-1985 as senior pastor of St. Charles Free Methodist Church in St. Charles. During that time Wilde also attended graduate school at Wheaton College in Wheaton, taking courses in educational ministry, then got his M.Div. degree from Bethany Theological Seminary.
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