Edward J. Wilson

Edward John Wilson (born July 31, 1932 in Mobile, Mobile County; died April 1, 2010) was an Episcopal priest and long-time rector of St Mark's Episcopal Church in South Titusville.

Wilson trained as a Catholic priest. He attended Our Lady of the Lake Seminary in Syracuse, Indiana and was ordained in the early 1960s. He went on to complete a bachelor of science at Crosier Seminary in Onamia, Minnesota; a bachelor of arts at Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska. He was received into the Episcopal Church in September 1975 and completed his master of arts at Long Island University in New York in 1978.

Wilson was assigned to St Mark's on July 2 of that year. Under his leadership the parish expanded its Cursillos de Christianidad and Kairos prison ministries. Chapters of the Brotherhood of St Andrew and the Order of the Daughters of the King were established. He also inaugurated tutoring programs and founded the International Children's Community.

Wilson retired from the pulpit in 2003. He died in 2010 and was survived by two children and seven grandchildren.

References

• "Rector has a vision of children's community." (May 25, 1985) Anniston Star, p. 22
• "Edward John Wilson" obituary (April 4, 2010) The Birmingham News