Swart (Swarts), Johannes * 08.03.1905, Neuras (Rehoboth) † . Baptized: 22.06.1924. Confirmed: 22.06.1924. Mother language: Nama. Other languages: Afrikaans, German. Worked as a ouderling in Rehoboth before. Completed Std. I. No school attendance recorded. Evangelist course: 1955-56.1 Self-taught. Was a security guard "Wächter". Was an elder in a congregation. "Bergdama" Attended evangelist course in Paulinum from 1955 to 1956 RMG 2.651b p. 68, Mentioned in list "Mitarbeiter und Mitarbeiterinne in SWA (ELK)" 1965 RMG 2.640b p. 004, Was issued with a certification of exemption from pass law in the rank as an Evangelist of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in S.W.A. from the headquarter Rehoboth in November 1961.2 Mentioned in list AELCRNVIII2.11A1963-65 "Medewerkers van die Evangelies-Lutherse Kerk in SWA (Rynse Sendingkerk) Jan. 1963" as evangelist employed since 1957, In a letter by Pastor J. Beukes from Mariental, written on the 07.04.1969 to "Br. Boois" he writes: "My regterhand in die diens ouderling Fritz Ui-nuseb het noual vir 'n lang tydperk 'n verhouding met die vrou van die oud ouderling Johannes Jakob en hierde ding was 'n groot aanstoot vir die gemeente, maar ek het die tyd afgewag ein eens het dit die dag geword, waar die oud ouderling self Sê: hy kan dit nie meer dra nie en die saak by my ingegee en ek het eers saam met die kerkraad die vrou van die oud ouderlin ggenader en sy het erken dat dit so is; en daarna het ons weer ouderling Fritz genader en hy het ook erken dat dit so is. [...] u weet tog dat ou Fritz nie 'n maklike man is nie [...] Esk is so jammer oor die saak want our Fritz self is al 'n ou man, waarvan mens tog nie so maklik so 'n saak verwag en as ek dink met watter vrymoedigheid hy tot laas nog gepreek het, dan vra ek my af hoe is dit met die gewete, is hy nog aan die werk of nie en as dit nie meer aan die werk is nie, wat maak dit saak om so maklik te sondig, soos die geval by ou Fritz was." Beukes suggests that the congregation of Kub - in which the evangelist was probably working - should be serviced by evangelist Johannes Swartz of Rehoboth.(AELCRN VIIb w.N. n.d.) Mentioned as evangelist from Kalkrand who was recorded as not being present at the conference of evangelists in October 1971 in Okahandja,3 Retired end of 1977, according to Church Boad decision of 22.04.1977.4 Married: Married to Sofia (no surname recorded) on 04.09.1933, she was born on 26.12.1909 in Neuras.5 Children: Sabina 27.03.1929 Salomon 05.08.1930 Johanna 22.09.1932 David 04.08.1943 Petrus 31.08.1936 Susanna 17.11.1937 Apols [sic] 31.12.1939 Hendrina 02.01.1942 Fillipus 13.12.1943 Johannes 17.07.1945 Irmgardt 12.07.1950 Christina 25.12.1954 Education: Other family members connected to RMS: Mission Stations: Congregations: Rehoboth 1956-1967 Kalkrand 01.02.1969- History with the RMS: 1 AELCRN Cardsystem of the co-workers, n.N. 2 NAN BAC 25. 3 Evangeliste-Konferensies 1968, 1971, 1973. Notule p. 5. 4 AELCRN 02-11/06 Kerkbestuur-Notule 1977:n.N. 5 AELCRN Cardsystem of the co-workers, n.N. --------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- ------------------------------------------------------------