Charles H. Strickland (1916–1988) was a minister, missionary, college president, author, and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. Strickland was married to Fannie K. Strickland. Together they served in the Church of the Nazarene for over fifty years. Among that service included pastoring in Georgia and Texas and missionary service to South Africa. He also served as the first president of Nazarene Bible College in Colorado Springs. Strickland was elected General Superintendent in 1972 served for sixteen years in the denomination's highest elected office until his death in 1988.