Ian Strachan (minister)
Ian Strachan | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Priest Educationist |
| Known for | Missionary work in Ghana 1st Headmaster of Hohoe Secondary School |
| Spouse | Moyer |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Church | Church of Scotland |
| Title | Reverend |
Ian Strachan is a retired minister from Aberdeen, Scotland in the United Kingdom. He served with the Church of Scotland.[1] He is reported to be the last Scottish missionary in Ghana. He worked with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana.[2]
He travelled with his wife Moyer to Ghana in 1959 as a Youth Worker of the Church of Scotland. In 1961, the Hohoe Secondary School was established in the Volta Region and he became its first Headmaster in September 1961.[3]
He was the minister in charge of the Selkirk Parish Church in Selkirk, Scottish Borders in Scotland between 1987 and 1994.[4]
Ian Strachan spoke in the Ewe language when he was invited to the celebration of the anniversary of the London branch of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church at East Dulwich.
See also
References
- ^ "National Church Situation" (PDF). Bennochy Parish Church of Scotland Kirkcaldy - Newsletter. Bennochy Parish Church of Scotland Kirkcaldy: 2. June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Okyerefo, Michael Parry Kweku (29 September 2014). "11 - Scottish Missionaries in Ghana. The Forgotten Tribe". In Adogame, Afe; Lawrence, Andrew (eds.). Africa in Scotland, Scotland in Africa: Historical Legacies and Contemporary Hybridities. Leiden: Brill. pp. 255, 259. ISBN 9789004276901. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Brief History Of The Church: History from 1951-1980". epcgh.org. Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
In that same year, Rev. Ian Strachan and his wife, Moyer, arrived from the Church of Scotland as a Youth Worker and it was in that same year that the Christian Youth Builders (CYB) began to develop. A Secondary School at Hohoe was established on 28th September, 1961 with Rev. Ian Strachan as the first Headmaster.
- ^ "Selkirk Parish Church". selkirkparish.church. Selkirk Parish Church. Retrieved 19 June 2020.