Rev. Paul H. Almquist

CURRENT POSITION:

• Retired Pastor

EDUCATION:

• BS, Augsburg College 1959
• M.Div., Augsburg Theological Seminary, 1962
• M.Th., Luther Theological Seminary, 1973
• Graduate studies in Systematic Theology, Princeton Summer Program and American Summer Program, 1983, 1985, 1988

PARISH EXPERIENCE:

• Solo Pastor, Chamberlain, SD (two-point parish),
  3 years
• Associate Pastor, Rockford, IL, 3 years
• Senior Pastor, Fargo, ND, 10 years
• Senior Pastor, South Minneapolis, MN, 11 years
• Senior Pastor, Minnetonka, MN, 11 years
• Interim Pastor, East Bethel, MN, 1 year
• Interim Pastor, Naples, FL, 7 months

OTHER LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE:

• Organizer of “Memory & Mission” (summer seminar in Norway for pastors & lay leaders);
• Adjunct teacher of religion at Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN, and Concordia College, Moorhead, MN;
• Various synod committees and hospital/nursing home boards.

FAMILY:

• Wife, Pearl
• Three married daughters
• Four grandchildren