Strydom, Johannes Daniël * 02.10.1902 Oudthoorn † ?, ?. Baptized: 03.11.1905. Confirmed: 10.10.1925. Mother language: Afrikaans. Other languages: English, German. Worked as a teacher in Aroab before joining the Church. Completed teacher training course in Dower College. Evangelist course: 1950-53. Pastor course: 1953.1 1957 Vorbereitungskurs für die "Stellung der Pastoren innerhalb der werdenden Kirche". Gedanke dazu war auf der Pastorenfreizeit im April 1956 in Karibib entstanden. Kurs dauert 2 Quartale ab Ende Januar 1957. Es nehmen nicht alle 16 Pastoren teil, denn 3 (Daniel Goliath, Winfried Nouseb und Daniel Strydom) The following Evangelists attended the Evangelist course 1961/1962 and completed the course with an examination at the end of 1962: 7.) Daniel Strydom (teacher) was send to ?? Synod in 1953. During the opening service Hendrik Isaak, Daniel Goliath and Daniel Strydom are inaugurated as main evangelist with the rights to administer the sacraments by missionary Rust. (AELCRNVIII2.8PaulinumBriefe1948-1954 p. 177.) (1. Ordentliche Gesamtsynode der ELK in SWA mit Gründungsfeierlichkeiten) 01.-05.10.1957 in Okahandja I want to summarize it in this way: the church must safeguard the proclamation of the gospel in such a way that every nation receives its right (dass jedes Volk zu seinem Recht kommt) and that the spirit of unity is conserved in our church." First Chruchboard: "Präses Diehl, Pastor Eliakim //Hoebeb (24 von 53 Stimmen, 45%), Pastor Hendrik Isaak (39 von 53 Stimmen, 72%), Lehrer Aron Ipinge (ernannt) , Pastor Andreas Kukuri (27 von 53 Stimmen, 50%), Missionar Milk, Missionar Reeh, Pastor Daniel Strydom (39 von 53 Stimmen, 72%) und Missionar Tötemeyer. Attended "[...] a last training course" of the Berlin Mission in Kimberley 24.6. - 7.7.1953 under Dr. E. Tscheuschner. The course ended with a specific written work. RMG 2.651a p. 36r. The following information contained in "Bericht über den Evangelisten-Korrespondenzkursus der Oranjesynode, 1950 - 1952" AELCRN VIII 2.7 p. 80: Teacher and Evangelist of the RMS in Aroab. Born 2 months after the death of his father. Brought up in Port Elizabeth and Uitenhagen under missionary Weiss (Berlin Mission Society). When he was 26 years old he went to Rietfontein as a teacher and in 1937 to Winhoek. He married in 1937 the house helper of missionary Tötemeyer. Strydom has 4 children. Tötemeyer made the teacher Strydom in charge of the congregation Aroab when the old chief evangelist Camm 274.doc died. He did the work so well that Tötemeyer considered to make him a chief evangelist. AELCRNVIII2.719501954KorrespondenzPaulinum p. 171. Strydom could not understand Nama in 1950 AELCRNVIII2.719501954KorrespondenzPaulinum p. 209, Went for the oral examination in Kimberley in June ?? 1952. Mentioned in the same letter in which Diehl writes about the independent congregation Aroab: AELCRNVIII2.719501954KorrespondenzPaulinum p. 45, Strydom ist Mitglied des Vorstandes der Südsynode. Auf der Sitzung des Vorstandes vom 18.03.1957 schlägt er vor, die Synode möge beschließen, dass Pastoren nicht länger als 15 Jahre in einer Gemeinde bleiben dürfen.2 Before his death in Swakopmund, Strydom lived their and was still doing services in the congregation. He had 2 sons and 2 daughters. One of his daughters name is Hannelore. His eldest son, Fritz Strydom, was working in the Erholungsheim of ELCRN in 2005.3 Worked in Swakopmund when he retired in 1967/1977 according to Information during the Third Extraordinary Synod 25.-29.06.1978 in Otjimbingwe.4 According to the preses-report during the 11th Ordinary Synod of the ELK in SWA in Otjimbingwe, 22.-26.09.1985 Pastor J. D. Strydom retired at the end of 1985.5 Married: Wife not recorded on card.6 Children: No children are recorded on the card.7 Education: Other family members connected to RMS: Mission Stations: Congregations: Aroab 1953-1965 Walfishbay 1968-1970 Swakopmund 1974 History with the RMS: Source: AELCRNVIII2.719501954KorrespondenzPaulinum p. 13, AELCRNVIII2.719501954KorrespondenzPaulinum p. 44, Source: letter by Diehl to Pönnighaus, Windhoek, 18.7.1952 AELCRNVIII2.719501954KorrespondenzPaulinum p. 49, In August 1952, after Strydom had completed all his courses with Dr. Tscheuschner of the BMS, and after Tscheuschner had given an detailed account of the contents of the course, Tscheuschner had confirmed that Strydom was "[...] nach ihrer aller Meinung in der Oranje-synode jetzt reif genug zur Ordination sein.", it was still the local missionary Tötemeyer who pleaded that the ordination of Strydom should still be delayed. AELCRNVIII2.719501954KorrespondenzPaulinum p. 42, Attended holiday courses in Bloemfontein which were thoroughly, allthough "[...] the life and work of Luther was handled too meager. [...] But we should ordain him so that we can keep him as a co-worker." AELCRNVIII2.719501954KorrespondenzPaulinum p. 37, The decision within the RMS to ordain Strydom was taken between Tötemeyer and Präses Hans Karl Diehl. Pönnighaus, who was responsible for the training and coordination of evangelists and pastors, was not involved in the decision making, very much to his dislike. Although Tötemeyer was not inclined to ordain Stydom immediately, it was Diehl who referred to the ordination of Jakobus G. Beukes in Rehoboth and who proposed to also ordain Strydom.8 RMG 2.640b p. 037,Co-workers conference 1955 RMG 2.642 p. 027, See "My Loopbaan" AELCRN VIII 7.1 p. 13 (6074). Source: Paulinum chronicle. Strydom was buried in Swakopmund (according to the oral information of church elders in Aroab on 4.1.2005), Visited the RMS in Germany in 1966 and wrote in BRMG 1956:94 "Ein Kleurlingspastor erlebt die Afrikakonferenz".9 1 AELCRN Cardsystem of the co-workers, n.N. 2 AELCRN I 3.14 Korrespondensie Suidsinode. 1956-19642:148. 3 Anna Ida Matthys. 4 AELCRN "Synodes 1976, 1978, 1979" n.N. 5 AELCRN CI.4 Synods 1981-1985. p. 1-165. 6 AELCRN Cardsystem of the co-workers, n.N. 7 AELCRN Cardsystem of the co-workers, n.N. 8 AELCRNVIII2.8PaulinumBriefe1948-1954 p. 177. 9 Card "Strydom, Joh. Daniel". --------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- ------------------------------------------------------------