Nominee biography

Gary C. Nelson

Concordia University Irvine Board of Regents

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Official nominee source text from the 2026 LCMS Biographical Synopses and Statements of Nominees.

Official nominee source text

Photo of Gary C. Nelson from the 2026 LCMS Biographical Synopses and Statements of Nominees.
Section
Concordia University Irvine Board of Regents
Office/position
Concordia University Irvine Board of Regents
Candidate category
not specified
Source page
p. 68

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Additional official source text

Gary C. Nelson, Rohnert Park, CA;

St John’s, Petaluma CA (CNH); LCMS 9; Attorney. D: Conv. Deleg., Structure Fl. Com. C: Cong. Pres. 6, Elder. O: Legal Adv. 8, Partner in Law Firm.

Our Concordia universities exist to educate our children so that they may know Christ and be found in Him on the Last Day, and when possible, to strive to educate all children, not just our own, in the truth of God’s Word.

This is accomplished by providing the best possible education we can using the resources with which we are entrusted, while being faithful to the inerrant Word of God. As a lifelong Californian, Iwant to ensure that Concordia University Irvine serves Christ’s church in California and the greater West in this way and that it is found faithful in its teaching and practice.

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