Ed Wadsworth was born in Dallas Texas . He moved to Marietta during his Senior year of High School. He and Sandy were married in 1968. They have three grown children: Tracy, Michael and Elizabeth. Tracy and his wife Lilly have a three year old son, William. Ed has been in pastoral ministry since 1972. He earned a Bachelor degree in Humanities from Texas Wesleyan College in Fort Worth Texas, a Masters of Divinity from Emory University, and a Doctor of Ministry from McCormick Seminary in Chicago. He became the Senior Minister at McKendree in 2008.