He studied for ministry at St. Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Seminary in Berkeley, and started a mission, St. Mark’s in Kentfield, CA.
Bishop Scarlett was ordained a deacon and entered full-time ministry in January of 1986. He spent the first nine months of his ministry in Birmingham, AL, directing a regional office for the church and visiting churches throughout the south. In October of 1986, Bishop Scarlett (then Deacon Scarlett) accepted a call to St. Matthew’s Church in Newport Beach, CA. He was ordained a priest at St. Matthew’s on December 7, 1986. He has been rector of St. Matthew’s Church for 34 years, leading it through various stages of growth and a church building project.
Bishop attended the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR, where he earned a B.S. in Real Estate and Finance. He received an M.A. in Theology from Fuller Seminary in 1994, and recently received a Doctor of Ministry degree from Denver Seminary. His thesis was on the topic of Anglo-Catholic mission.
Bishop Scarlett has been married for 34 years to Nancy Scarlett. They have three children, Alexander, Eric and Michael.