Background
Nelson, Norman Augustine was born on February 11, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Olof H. and Anna Victoria (Dahlquist) Nelson.
Nelson, Norman Augustine was born on February 11, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Olof H. and Anna Victoria (Dahlquist) Nelson.
AB, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1949. Master of Divinity, Lutheran School Theology, Rhode Island, 1953. Doctor Ministry, Lutheran School Theology, Chicago, 1977.
Pastor Saron Lutheran Church, Chicago, 1953-1961, Salem Lutheran Church, Chicago, 1961-1970. Senior pastor Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Downers Grove, 1970-1993, general interim minister, 1994—2005. Dean western Chicago district Augustana Lutheran Church, 1960-1961, member Illinois Synod Executive Board Lutheran Church in American, 1968-1974, 83-87, consultant, Philadelphia, 1982-1988.
With West Suburban Wholistic Health Center, 1975-1977.
Committee on religious leaders Chicago Urban League, 1962-1968. Board directors West Suburban Counseling and Educational Services, 1978-1990, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, 1980-1983, American Red Cross DuPage-Kane counties, Illinois, 1983-1985. Executive director The Tithing Foundation, 1993-2003.
Married Joan Lenore Thorp, June 18, 1955 (deceased). Married Darlene Miller, May 27, 2006. Children: Beth Lenore Nelson Smayda, Ruth Deborah, Karen Eileen Nelson Anderson, Donald Lars, Karl Erik.