Zion Reformed United Church of Christ welcomes the Rev. Dr. E. Scott Winnette
Eric Scott Winnette was raised in a suburb of Murfreesboro, TN. Weekends were spent at the Winnette and Woodward farms helping some with chores but mostly playing in the farm fields.
Prior to his work as a pastor, he was a computer programmer receiving a Bachelor of Business Arts degree in information systems from the Middle Tennessee State University. It was a good fit but not the best fit, the Holy Spirit was nudging for a change. A careful soul, it took two years as a Presbyterian mission delegate to the Ghost Ranch Conference Center and ministries in England to discern a call to ministry.
Responding, he earned a Master of Divinity degree from the Louisville Theological Seminary. While in seminary, he served as a student pastor in Salem, Oregon and Helvetia and Pickens, West Virginia. His first ordained call was with the Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church in Bethesda, MD. After fifteen years, Scott was called to be Pastor of the Rockville United Church, a union church of the United Church of Christ and the Presbyterian Church (USA).
Scott is married to Anthony Stephen Moscato JR., an attorney with the United States Homeland Security in immigration. They live on a small farmette in Myersville, MD. His exercise consists of push mowing the 3 1/2 acres and digging and planting wildflowers and vegetables. Together Anthony, Scott and Scott’s mother are staff to two cats, two dogs, 13 chickens, 1 rooster, 3 ducks plus a pond packed with fish. Both Anthony and Scott are dedicated to learning from history and spend much time advocating for historic preservation. Their home is on the National Register of Historic places as a great example of an 1820’s Maryland farm house.
Scott is passionate about ministry building a family of Christ, crafting meaningful worship services, inspiring service, and pursuing a life of humble faith.
