He graduated from the University of Maryland in 1987, and worked in mapping and Geographic Information Systems in the Government Sector through 2018. Since then, Fr. Wood has worked full-time for Horry County Schools and currently works in the Technology Office at St. James High School in Murrells Inlet.
Fr. Wood studied with St. Andrew’s Theological College and Seminary and has been a priest since May of 2015. He is currently under the apostolic oversight of the Communion of International Catholic Communities, a communion of the Old Catholic Tradition. Fr. Wood has served the Grand Strand area in various capacities including serving as rector of an area parish, and most recently in nursing home settings.
He, along with his wife Lauri, and two children have called the Grand Strand area of South Carolina home since 2006, and currently reside in the Murrells Inlet area. In his spare time, Fr. Wood enjoys reading, traveling, cooking, gardening, beach time, scuba diving, paddle boarding, and other water related activities.