Rev. Scott W. Alexander

     Rev. Scott W. Alexander is a seasoned, experienced, and widely respected Unitarian Universalist minister, having been ordained at the First Church of Houlton, Maine, in 1974 where he began his ministry and served until 1978. Since that time, Rev. Alexander has served the First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, New Jersey, 1978-1988; the Church of the Larger Fellowship in Boston, Massachusetts, 1988-1998, ten years when he also served the Unitarian Universalist Association as an executive and developer of continental programs and services; the River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Bethesda, Maryland,1998-2010; before coming to Florida to be the settled minister at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Vero Beach.

     Rev. Alexander is the author/editor of five books, The Relational Pulpit: Closing the Gap Between Pulpit and Pew (1993); The Welcoming Congregation: Resources for Affirming Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Unitarian Universalists (1990); AIDS and Your Religious Community: a Hands-On Guide for Local Programs (1991); Salted With Fire: Unitarian Universalist Strategies for Sharing Faith and Growing Congregations (1994); and Everyday Spiritual Practice: Simple Pathways for Enriching Your Life (1999).

     Rev. Alexander travels widely within the Unitarian Universalist denomination, speaking, preaching, and offering in-depth workshops on a variety of congregational and faith-related subjects. Over his career, he has taught homiletics and the art of preaching widely, offering workshops to both practicing minister and seminary students. While he was in Boston, He was an adjunct faculty member teaching Homiletics at Andover Newton Theological School, and has also taught at Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago.

     Rev. Alexander has been active in the Unitarian Universalist Association, serving the denomination in a wide variety of capacities over his long career. He has also been active in every community where he has served, offering leadership to many boards and other leadership groups for non-profit agencies, including Planned Parenthood, the YMCA (in three different communities), Rotary International, AIDS/HIV service organizations, and a nationwide adoption agency for older, hard to place children. For 8 years Rev. Alexander was an officer and trustee of ANIN, the AIDS National Interfaith Network, and was a national leader in the fight against AIDS/HIV and the resulting discrimination and injustice.

     Rev. Alexander is an endurance athlete, who bikes and swims on a daily basis - he was an avid marathon runner for decades, but has had to give this up due to issues with his knees. He has completed two cross-country (120 miles a day) charity bike rides (2005, 2008) raising over $20,000 for Washington DC’s Clinica Del Pueblo, a free health clinic serving the Latino and immigrant community. He hopes to be able to do more cross-country charity rides in the future, and loves long distance cycling.

     Rev. Alexander lives with his partner of 30 years H. Collins Mikesell, who is a Senior Analyst for the Association of American Medical Colleges located in Washington DC.

     Rev. Alexander looks forward to meeting you when you visit the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Vero Beach, please introduce yourself to him.