Vinnie Zarletti

Area(s) of ministry you oversee Catalyst (Young Adult / College), Worship leader for ACCESS, and Catalyst services

Spouse's name Justine

Married since 2002

Where were you born Kenosha, WI

Saved since 1984

On staff since 2004

Previous line of work Worked 1 year for Ryder Transportation after bible college 

Hobbies Writing/performing music, playing chess and racquetball, and collecting GI Joes

Favorite sports team The GREEN BAY PACKERS!!

Least favorite sports team The Chicago Bears

Favorite movie The Count of Monte Cristo

Favorite fiction book The Broker by John Grisham

Favorite restaurant The Cheesecake Factory

Craziest (legal) thing you've ever done My senior year of high school I was the escort for our Homecoming Queen.  For our all-school assembly (approx. 1700 students) I accompanied her in a red dress and blonde wig.  We matched. 

Interesting fact that most wouldn’t know about you or your family In December of 2000, I sang on a Canadian television program called 100 Huntley Street.  It was a Christmas special and had an audience estimated between 350,000 and 500,000.

What would you hope to have written on your gravestone (your epitaph) to summarize your life's purpose? Vinnie Zarletti:  A man after God’s own heart. 

What is your testimony?
When I was 5 years old, my mom prayed with me to accept Christ. I grew up in a wonderful Christian home and was involved at church from a very early age.  When I was 15, I felt a call into full-time ministry and decided at that point that Jesus was going to be the most important thing in my life for its duration. Since then the Lord has been faithful to me in many ways, including an incredible time as a student at North Central University, blessing me with a new beautiful wife, and now my new position on staff at Calvary.