Background
Tidemann, Paul Abbott was born on July 1, 1938 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States. Son of Warner Clayton and Bernice Lillian (Hayek) Tidemann.
Tidemann, Paul Abbott was born on July 1, 1938 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States. Son of Warner Clayton and Bernice Lillian (Hayek) Tidemann.
Bachelor, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1960. Master of Divinity, Lutheran School Theological, Rock Island, Illinois, 1964.
Pastor, All Saints Lutheran Church, Mason, Michigan, 1964-1967; pastor, Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, Niles, Illinois, 1967-1974; pastor, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Georgetown, Guyana, 1974-1978; director, Guyana Ext. Seminary, Georgetown, 1974-1978; pastor, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1979-1981; pastor, St. Paul-Reformation Lutheran Church, St. Paul, since 1981.
Member Mayor's Task Force on Police Community Relations, St. Paul, 1987-1988, Mayor's Task Force on Anti-Drug Policy, St. Paul, 1989-1990. President Summit-University Clergy Council, St. Paul, since 1992, board directors New Beginning Center, St. Paul, 1984-1987. Chairperson Hmong Community Relations Task Force, St. Paul, since 1990.
Member St. Paul Area Synod (chairman candidacy committee since 1988, board for ministry since 1988), Northeast Chamber Orchestra.
Married Lynda Marian Johnson, August 20, 1960. Children: Peter Hans Tidemann, Christopher Andreas Tidemann. Married Janet Ellen Ryan, February 26, 1982.