ELDERS

Steve Thompson

Steve was born and raised in Blair, Nebraska. While attending the University of Nebraska Lincoln, he placed his trust in Jesus Christ for salvation through the faithfulness of an evangelist. Steve moved to Houston, Texas in 1992 where he met his wife Julie and responded to God’s calling for full time ministry in his life.

Steve and Julie have three children. Joshua is in middle school and Jenna is in elementary school. Jonathan is a fun loving four year old that occupies much of Julie’s time and energy.

Steve’s philosophy of ministry fits with two of his favorite Scriptures. “As a Pastor, I am committed to God’s ordained charge to faithfully preach the Word of God in an expositional manner (2 Timothy 4:1-2 “preach the Word”) so that other believers are equipped for the ministry to the lost and to other saints (Ephesians 4:12 “for the equipping of the saints”).”

Scott Parsons

Scott was born in Omaha, NE and has lived the majority of his life in Nebraska. While he was a teenager in Omaha, Scott was invited to an outreach event for a local church, and it was at that event that he put his faith in Jesus Christ for salvation. In 1992, Scott moved to Lincoln to attend the University of Nebraska. After graduating, he took a position with Lincoln Benefit Life.

While in Lincoln, Scott also met his wife, Tami, and the two were married in May of 1999. Scott and Tami have three boys (Zach, Josh, and Ben) and have a baby on the way (due in January 2012). 

One of Scott’s favorite verses is Romans 8:38-39.  “For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Doug Nelson

Doug was born and raised in Lincoln Nebraska.  He has a strong legacy of Christians in his family including a Great Grand father being a missionary to the frontier Midwest in the 1900’s.  At an early age, Doug saw and evangelistic movie that the Holy Spirit used to convict his heart of sin and he turned to the Lord Jesus Christ in faith for salvation.  Doug is an IT Applications Developer with the Nebraska Department of Labor.

Doug and his wife Joann have been married since 1980.  They have been involved in many aspects of doing ministry together such as puppeteer ministry.  Doug is a landscaping enthusiast and enjoys photography as a hobby.

Doug’s favorite verse is Psalm 27:1  ‘The Lord is my light, and my salvation; whom then shall I fear?  The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?’

Ron Nelson

Ron was born in Denver Colorado but raised in Lincoln Nebraska.  He has a strong legacy of Christians in his family including a Great Grand father being a missionary to the frontier Midwest in the 1900’s.  At a young age, he was led to trust in Jesus Christ for salvation by his parents. Ron operates a laminating business called “Custom Laminating.”

Ron and his wife Helen were married in November of 1970.  The Nelson’s have four adult children, two boys and two girls.  Wes is married with 5 children and farming in Wolsey South Dakota.  Manel is married to a Pastor with 4 children and her husband pastors in Rapid City South Dakota.  Lane lives near Wahoo Nebraska and works as an Auto Technician.  Gisele lives in Atlanta Ga. and works for a non-profit organization.

Ron’s favorite verse is Ephesians 2:8-9  “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.”

Bruce Clark

Bruce was born and raised in north Iowa.  After he graduated from Iowa State, he placed his faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.  The man who witnessed to him rode the bus with Bruce to and from work.  He moved to Lincoln in 1987 to work from the company Molex. Bruce has a son (Shane) and daughter (Sarah).

Bruce’s favorite verse is Romans 12:21 “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”