Background
Strickland, John Arthur Van was born on September 25, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Maurice Alexander and Irma (Surovy) Strickland.
Strickland, John Arthur Van was born on September 25, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Maurice Alexander and Irma (Surovy) Strickland.
Bachelor cum laude, Georgia State University, 1974. Ministry program, Unity Ministerial School, 1976.
Minister Unity Church Christianity, Santa Rosa, California, 1976-1977, minister Jacksonville, Florida, 1978-1979. Director prayer ministry Unity School Christianity, Unity Village, Missouri, 1979-1990, member task force, 1984-1987, member advisory council, since 1987. Minister Unity Center, New York City, 1990-1991, Unity Church, Hawaii, since 1991.
Trustee Association Unity Churches, since 1994, member executive committee, since 1995, chairman board, since 1998. Coordinator International Youth of Unity, Unity Village, 1975-1976. Volunteer chaplain Jackson County Jail, Kansas City, 1974-1975.
Trustee, Kansas Children's Museum. Volunteer Unity Help Line, Unity Village, 1975-1976. Member Rotary (youth services committee, chairman invocation committee 1988-1989, Paul Harris fellow).
Married Constance Fillmore, December 24, 1976 (divorced August 1984). Married Brenda Cecile Bunch, November 23, 1985.