Background
Nelson, Kenneth Sigurd was born on January 16, 1943 in Brooklyn. Son of Arvid Bernard and Martha Sofia (Nilsson) Nelson.
Nelson, Kenneth Sigurd was born on January 16, 1943 in Brooklyn. Son of Arvid Bernard and Martha Sofia (Nilsson) Nelson.
Bachelor with honours, Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York, 1965. Master of Arts, Colgate University, 1968. Master of Divinity, Lutheran Theological Seminary, 1974.
Doctor in Minstry, Lutheran Theological Seminary, 1994.
Director student activities, Endicott College, Beverly, Massachusetts, 1967-1968; dean student affairs, Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, West Virginia, 1968-1971; pastor, Abiding Presence Lutheran Church, Trenton, New Jersey, 1974-1976; pastor, American Lutheran Church Brussels, 1976-1980; pastor, United Christian Congregation of Stockholm, 1980-1984; missionary in residence, Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod Lutheran Church American, Philadelphia, 1984-1985; senior pastor, Zion Lutheran Church, Spring City, Pennsylvania, since 1985.
Member Sixteenth Century Society, Rennaissance Society, Academy Preachers, Eastern Pennsylvania History Society.
Married Judith Binner, June 15, 1975.