ere he won the “Reddest Beard Award” during the City’s centennial celebration in 1971). Led by the Holy Spirit, Pastor Strelow then accepted a call (in 1973) to the congregation at St. John Lutheran Church in Covina, California. Pastor Strelow was then called (in 1984) to Peace Lutheran Church in Tustin, California where he came to know many of those attending this service, today. While serving the community in Tustin, Pastor Strelow become a police chaplain with the Tustin Police Department and rode with officers in the field. Moving (in 2000) to Hemet, California with his wife, Pastor Strelow then pastored at Shepherd of The Valley Lutheran Church in Anza, California (where would bring his grandson Matthew to worship). After “retiring” in 2004, Pastor Strelow continued to serve on the pastoral staff of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Hemet, CA. His last sermon was preached in 2017 from that pulpit, in honor of the 500th anniversary of the reformation of the Christian church through God’s servant, Martin Luther. Pastor Strelow was privileged to preach from Martin Luther’s own pulpit in Wittenberg, Germany, a few years prior to the 500th Reformation Anniversary. Pastor Strelow received a Doctor of Ministry degree from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne Illinois in 1982. Reverend Doctor Lloyd Strelow has written books on Lutheran catechism and Christian faith, including Powerful Love; and edited a Gospel songbook, bringing familiar Christian hymns into the Lutheran worship. A formidable preacher, Rev. Dr. Lloyd Strelow had written homiletical studies for the Concordia Theological Quarterly as a resource for pastors writing their sermons. Pastor Strelow constantly focused on sharing the Gospel message with all people, having a cheerful duty to bring others to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior from sin, death, and destruction. Pastor Strelow spoke about the grace of God through Christ Jesus whenever he preached, and he sought to teach the basics of the Christian faith to all those who were seeking to know God. As a Lutheran minister, he had a passion for serving the sick and “shut-in.” Even when he became bedridden and unable to attend church, Pastor Strelow would remind his family to trust in God.