Background
Nelson, Terry Ellan Elisabeth was born on November 17, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Julius Paul Kastens and Janice Joy (Johnson) and Mary Ann (Reisner).
Nelson, Terry Ellan Elisabeth was born on November 17, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Julius Paul Kastens and Janice Joy (Johnson) and Mary Ann (Reisner).
Student, Eastern Illinois University, 1978. Bachelor, Valparaiso University, 1981. Master of Divinity, Christ Seminary, 1985.
Clerk, typist, R. Cooper, Junior, Des Plaines, Illinois, 1972-1973; statistical typist, Bachelor of Arts Dick Company, Niles, Illinois, 1973-1976; nurse aide, Hilltop Nursing Home, Charleston, Illinois, 1977-1978; crew trainer, McDonald's Corporation, Valparaiso, Indiana, 1978-1981; fieldwork pastor, Lutheran Church of the Living Christ, Florissant, Missouri, 1981-1983; intern pastor, Wiley Lutheran Church, Ellisville, Illinois, 1983-1984; fieldwork pastor, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Park Ridge, Illinois, 1984-1985; owner, operator, Nelson Catering, St. Louis and Chicago, 1982-1985; vacancy pastor, Zion Lutheran Church, International Falls, Minnesota, 1985-1986; executive secretary, Boise Cascade Corporation, 1987; chaplain, United States Navy, Philadelphia, since 1987.
Member Canton (Illinois) Ministerial Association, 1983-1984, International Falls Ministerial Association, 1985-1986. Lieutenant United States Navy, 1988. Member American Association of University Women.
Married Lee Alan Nelson, May 28, 1983.