Our rector, The Rev. Merrill Wade, was born in Tampa, Florida. After attending public schools in Ft. Worth, he graduated from the University of Texas with a major in International Business. He did post-graduate work in Petroleum Land Management. In 1986 Merrill attended General Theological Seminary and received his Master of Divinity in 1989. In 1990 he was ordained a priest. Prior to coming to St. Matthew's, Merrill's ministry was in the Diocese of Mississippi, having been the assistant priest at Holy Trinity, Vicksburg and Vicar of St. Patrick's, Long Beach. In 1997 he became rector of St. Paul's in Meridian. In July of 2002 Merrill came back to Texas when he became rector at St. Matthew's. We are blessed to have Merrill, his wife Crystal and his two children, Patrick and Caroline.
