Charles H. Strickland
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Charles H. Strickland was a minister, missionary, college president, author, and general superintendent
in the Church of the Nazarene
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Strickland was married to Fannie K. Strickland. Together they served in the Church of the Nazarene for over fifty years. Among that service included pastoring in Georgia and Texas and missionary service to South Africa. He also served as the first president of Nazarene Bible College
in Colorado Springs. Strickland was elected General Superintendent in 1972 served for sixteen years in the denomination's highest elected office until his death in 1988.
Strickland authored one book and contributed to another. He wrote African Adventure published in 1959 by the Nazarene Publishing House
as a denominational missionary reading book and contributed to Sanctify Them...That World May Know: Twelve Holiness Sermons (ISBN 0834112019) which was published in 1987.
General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene)
General Superintendent is the highest elected office within the Church of the Nazarene. General Superintendents are elected by the General Assembly of the denomination for a four year term to expire at the end of the next General Assembly....
in the Church of the Nazarene
Church of the Nazarene
The Church of the Nazarene is an evangelical Christian denomination that emerged from the 19th century Holiness movement in North America with its members colloquially referred to as Nazarenes. It is the largest Wesleyan-holiness denomination in the world. At the end of 2010, the Church of the...
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Strickland was married to Fannie K. Strickland. Together they served in the Church of the Nazarene for over fifty years. Among that service included pastoring in Georgia and Texas and missionary service to South Africa. He also served as the first president of Nazarene Bible College
Nazarene Bible College
Nazarene Bible College is a Bible College located on in Colorado Springs, Colorado founded in 1964, chartered in 1967, and approved by the Colorado Department of Education to grant degrees in 1970.NBC has a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio...
in Colorado Springs. Strickland was elected General Superintendent in 1972 served for sixteen years in the denomination's highest elected office until his death in 1988.
Strickland authored one book and contributed to another. He wrote African Adventure published in 1959 by the Nazarene Publishing House
Nazarene Publishing House
Nazarene Publishing House , the publishing arm of the Church of the Nazarene, is the largest publisher of Wesleyan-Holiness literature in the world. and has been located at 2923 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri since its foundation in 1912...
as a denominational missionary reading book and contributed to Sanctify Them...That World May Know: Twelve Holiness Sermons (ISBN 0834112019) which was published in 1987.