Pastor Scott came to Holy Cross in September of 2001 right from finishing his studies at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. Pastor Scott grew up in the Twin Cities and went to Bethany Lutheran College and Mankato State University graduating with a B.A. in English Literature in 1991. He spent a few years in Taiwan serving as an English teacher at Concordia Middle School before entering the seminary.
In his “seminary years” he met and married beautiful Thao Nguyen Murn. Thao and Pastor Scott met at a Christian conference where Thao was sharing her testimony with a large crowd. Thao came to know the Lord in her young adult years and was baptized at St. Peter’s Vietnamese Lutheran Church in St. Louis. (It was Pastor Scott’s dream to meet his future wife at church or in a library!) Thao graduated from St. Louis University with a Masters Degree in Chemistry and works in medicinal research in Palo Alto.
Pastor Scott is in the process of finishing up a Masters degree in Communication Studies at San Jose State University, serves as an LWML pastoral counselor and is a vice-president on the Mt. Cross Outdoor ministries board.
Thao and Scott have two sons, Andrew Hieu (9) and Justin Scott (4 1/2). The hobbies they enjoy together are being outdoors, cooking, reading and photography. Pastor Scott’s two favorite T.V. shows are “Cash Cab” and “Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?” Thao’s favorite show is “Everybody Loves Raymond.” Andrew is a third grader at Carlton Elementary School and is an avid skateboarder and basketball player. Justin is entering Kindergarten soon and often rides his scooter and plays T-Ball. Both Andrew and Justin like to read, but also really enjoy watching the Disney Channel.
Pastor Scott and Thao hope and pray that people in the Santa Clara Valley could increasingly become interested in the life of the soul and come to know the Living Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. They have a heart for you to know the healing love of Jesus and welcome you to partner with them at what God is doing at and through the exciting ministry at Holy Cross.
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