The Rev. Jon Nelson is the new pastor at Park Presbyterian Church in Zelienople.

ZELIENOPLE — The Rev. Jon Nelson first felt the call to faith in high school. It wasn't until after college he re-evaluated that feeling.

“I knew something was missing in my life,” said Nelson, 49. “I walked past a Presbyterian Church and I knew that's what was missing.”

The following Sunday, he attended service at that church where he eventually became an elder and met his wife.

“I felt God calling me back,” he said about his choice to go into the seminary.

Nelson, who has been a pastor for 20 years, started Feb. 2 at Park United Presbyterian Church, 115 E. Grandview Ave.

This is an excerpt from a story that appeared in Thursday's Butler Eagle.