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Experience
The Rev. Scott W. Alexander has been senior minister of the River Road Unitarian Universalist
Congregation in Bethesda, MD, for 12 years. During his ministry, that congregation completed
a $4.3 million dollar renovation and its budget doubled from half a million to over a
million. Membership grew from 580 to 640, and the religious education enrollment went from
180 to 280. With nearly 36 years of experience as a UU minister, Rev. Alexander also served
as senior minister of the denomination-wide Church of the Larger Fellowship, and was pastor at
both the First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, NJ, and at the First Church of Houlton, ME.
Rev. Alexander has written and edited several books and conducted training for other UU ministers.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies, Lawrence University; Master of Divinity, Thomas Starr
King School for the Ministry; Clinical Pastoral Education, Memphis Institute for Medicine
and Religion.
Personal
Rev. Alexander has been partnered with H. Collins Mikesell since 1981. Collins, who currently
is a senior analyst with the Association of American Medical Colleges in Washington, DC, would
split his time between Vero and Washington during the initial years of this ministry.
Quotes from Rev. Alexander’s Ministerial Packet
“I am a young and energetic 60 year old who is a long way from seeking retirement. My
recent successful completion of two, 30- day, 120 miles a day, charity cross-country bike rides
speak to my physical and emotional vitality. I feel at the top of my intellectual, spiritual, emotional
and physical game. I still delight in this calling of ministry, and believe my prior experiences
have prepared me to serve a new congregation with maturity, excitement, and care. I love the life
of the mind, the amazing dynamic that is a congregation, and the diverse and varied tasks and duties
of ministry. Every aspect of congregation life is important, and I am ready to provide
attentive, mission-based leadership to the congregation that is committed to serving our liberal
faith, both within the congregation and in the wider world and community.”
Check out the River Road UU Congregation website for more
information: www.rruuc.org
Questions?
Contact the office at (772) 778-7880,
or e-mail: administrator@uufvb.org.
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