John Nelson

Born in 1980, John grew up on a farm in Blue Earth, MN. Raised Lutheran/ELCA, he attended Bethel U, did his MDiv at Bethel Seminary in 2006, and completed a MTh at Luther Seminary. John came to CAN as a pastoral intern in 2007, and in 2014 became co-founder and assistant instructor at Underground Seminary. He also helps to lead our church's permaculture design. John was ordained as a minister by the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area in 2017. His interests include reading, guitar, sports and travel. He leads one of our community houses and loves the village life at CAN.