Pastor Emeritus

Rev. Will Nelken served as Lead Pastor of Trinity Community Church from 1984 to 2024. His passion is clear: to know the Lord Jesus Christ, to make Him known, and to bring healing to Christ’s followers. He is a pastor-teacher, with a prophetic gift.

Will’s wife, Martha, is a Retired Nurse, who served as a supervisor at Marin County's Health and Wellness Campus. She has a gift of hospitality, and also taught in our Children's Ministries.

Rev. Nelken has been ordained by the Assemblies of God since 1978, and served the Northern California and Nevada District as a District and Executive Presbyter from 1993-2000, and 2006-2022. He has also served in several of the District's Standing Committees, including Spiritual Life, Parliamentary, Resolutions, and Bylaws Review.

In 1976, he co-founded Discipleship Dynamics Church Ministries, an evangelism-discipleship training program for local churches, and served as its president until it ceased operations in 1998.

In 1985, he co-founded the Marin Association of Evangelicals, presiding over the group for five years. From 1995 to 2005, he was a member of the Mission Marin Servant-Leader Team, which promoted a local, trans-denominational, united prayer movement.

In 1995, he also helped form the Chaplains Unit of the San Rafael Police Department. He served for five years as a corporate officer of the Marin County Chaplains Association. He also served in the Chaplain Unit of the Marin Medical Reserve Corps.

He has been a skilled computer programmer (TAPL) and has authored two books on the subject, as well as numerous magazine articles. No longer involved with programming, he fosters other interests in photography, graphic design, writing, and music.

He and his wife volunteer with Guide Dogs for the Blind. They have been blessed with three children, three in-laws and six grandchildren.