REV. SCOTT ALEXANDER Selected as our congregation's third settled minister. His ministry with us will begin August 15.

Rev. Scott Alexander

     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.

     Rev. Alexander received his Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from Lawrence University; his Master of Divinity from the Thomas Starr King School for the Ministry; and further training in Clinical Pastoral Education at the Memphis Institute for Medicine and Religion.

     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, will split his time between Vero and Washington during the initial years of this ministry.

     In his own words, "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.”