Rev. Tyrone Nelson

Reverend Tyrone Nelson is a native of Richmond, VA. After completing his public school education, he earned his Associate of Science in Business Administration from J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College; a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University; and a Master of Divinity from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University.  Reverend Nelson is a former Director of the Youth and Evangelism Ministries for the Baptist General Convention (BGC) of VA. Reverend Nelson currently serves as the seventh pastor of the Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church in Richmond, VA. 

Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, founded in 1867, has a rich history, yet continues to adapt to the needs of the 21st Century.  Since Reverend Nelson became pastor, Sixth Mount Zion has shifted from being a historic church to a church that is committed to addressing issues impacting the lives of members in the congregation and community. Sixth Mount Zion values hospitality, relationship building, biblically based learning, and community impact. Guided by the mission statement of "empowering people to live a Christ-centered lifestyle", members of "The Mount" have stepped outside of the box to meet the needs of God's people in unique ways which include illustrated sermons for Resurrection Sunday; Don't Just Go to Church, Be the Church; Holistic Hurt, Wholistic Healing Conference; an annual National Night Out Block Party; and the most recently added, Mount Market.

Reverend Nelson has a heart for working to meet the needs of people, using Matthew 25:34-40 as his life scripture. He is involved with several different community, religious, and civic organizations.  In November 2011, Reverend Nelson was elected to the Board of Supervisors in Henrico County representing the Varina District.  He currently serves as the Vice Chair.

Reverend Nelson's current commitments are many.  He has memberships on several boards.  A few are listed below:

• Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors​
• Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority
• Richmond Regional Planning District Commission, Executive Committee
• Capital Region Airport Commission Board Member
• GRTC Board, Chairman
• Massey Cancer Center Community Cabinet

Reverend Nelson is married to the former Sharaza Cotman and they are the proud parents of Tyrone Jr., Sydney and Makenzie.