This
Month's Profile
Sally Nelson
by Hilda Maston
Sally Nelson has been a very busy woman.
Since she joined the church in 1960, she has held many important volunteer
and paid jobs.
Let’s go back to the beginning…
Sally was born at the hospital in Bremerton and went to school in Eglon,
Kitsap County. In 1964, she married Glenn and they had two sons, Roger
born in 1965 and Mark who was born in 1977.
The family moved to Poulsbo where they built the family home on a 10-acre
plot. While the boys were growing up, the family raised cows, horses,
pigs and chickens. Sally didn’t say whether these animals were
profitable or not, but the boys enjoyed them. During this time, Sally
worked part-time. Along with her church work, she worked at Martha and
Mary Nursing home as the activities director. She also did some
volunteer work there.
For nearly 10 years in the ‘70s, Sally worked as a volunteer church
treasurer. She also taught Sunday school where her favorite classes
were the 4th and 5th grades.
When Rev. Dick Kroll was hired, Sally acted as volunteer director of
Children‘s ministry. In 1981, she served as assistant to the minister.
In 1984, she was offered the job as a "paid" treasurer, a position that she
has held until today.
Beside all this work Sally has had time for some other things. She
loves to sing, and she has sung with the Bainbridge Chorale and has done
some solo work at our services. She also enjoys playing pinochle and
was Bazaar Coordinator for several years.
Sally loves to travel. She has been to China, Hawaii, and Mexico.
She also has visited her father’s family in Sweden on several occasions.
Sally has and continues to be a hard-working and faithful member of this
church for over 40 years and has enjoyed her home and family life while she
served the church.
