Jim Nelson
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Jim Nelson is a Democrat running for Congress in the Georgia's First U.S. House District,
Nelson served as an Airborne Infantry Officer during the Vietnam War and more than a decade in the Army Reserve and National Guard.
Jim and his wife have four children and four grandchildren. He works as a United Methodist pastor in Savannah and has been serving churches in South Georgia for more than 10 years.
In 2004, Nelson founded the not-for-profit World Changing Faith (worldchangingfaith.org) with the expressed intent of "educat(ing) people about issues involving Faith and Politics". Recently, Nelson also wrote the book, "Where would Jesus Put the Sidewalks"?
Prior to entering ministry, Nelson worked in the corporate world for companies such as IBM, Lockheed, GE, and Apollo Computers.
Nelson holds four higher-education degrees: B.A. Speech and Theater, M.A. History and Political Science, Master of Divinity, and a Doctor of Ministry. He's taught religion, humanities and communications as a faculty member at multiple unversities.
A long-time community activist, Nelson has been a leader of local groups such as S.A.F.E. Shelter and the Savannah Mediation Center. He’s also served as a hospital and prison chaplain.
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