Ian Bowe Tanner CMG (24 February 1926 – 27 December 2013)[2] was an Australian Presbyterian and Uniting Church minister. He was President of the Uniting Church's Assembly between 1985 and 1988.
The Reverend Ian Bowe Tanner | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 February 1926[1] Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Died | 27 December 2013 (aged 87) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Uniting Church in Australia and Presbyterian Church of Australia minister |
| Spouse | Joan |
| Children | Andrew Tanner |
| Parent | Thomas Alexander Tanner |
Education
editTanner was educated at Trevallyn State School, Launceston Technical College and the University of Tasmania, where he resided at Christ College and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1950.[3] He later obtained a Diploma of Education from the University of Adelaide and studied theology at Ormond College Theological Hall.[4]
Career
editHe served in the Royal Australian Air Force from 21 April 1944 to 22 August 1945 as a Leading Aircraftman,[5] and prior to training for the Presbyterian ministry worked as an Industrial Chemist at Patons and Baldwins in Launceston from 1950 to 1955.[6]
He was ordained in 1959,[4][6] and subsequently ministered at:
- Prahran Presbyterian Church, 1956–1958[4]
- North Box Hill Presbyterian Church, 1959–1963[4]
- Scots Church, Adelaide: as associate minister (from 1963) and collegiate minister (1965–1980)[4][7]
- Director of Lay Education (South Australia) (from 1980)[4]
- President of the Assembly (1985–1988)
- Mission Director (South Australia)[4]
- Wesley Church, Canberra (1992[6]-1996)
He was the first Moderator of the UCA Synod of South Australia from 1977 to 1979.
He retired in 1996.
Family
editHe was the son of Thomas Alexander Tanner (-1947).[8]
His son Andrew Tanner was a member of the band Seven Stories.
Publications
editAmong his publications is a 2002 biography of Beryl Grant AO, OBE, FRCNA.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Family Notices". The Examiner (DAILY ed.). Launceston, Tasmania. 27 February 1926. p. 1. Retrieved 31 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Uniting Church Mourns Passing of Rev. Ian Tanner". Uniting Church in Australia. 6 January 2014. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "DEGREES CONFERRED RECORD FOR UNIVERSITY". The Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 10 May 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 1 January 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c d e f g "New minister plans to take the church back to the community". The Canberra Times. 19 August 1992. p. 40. Retrieved 1 January 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ WW2 Nominal Roll entry for Ian Bowe Tanner accessed 1 January 2014
- ^ a b c "OFFERINGS Canadians to give mission seminar". The Canberra Times. 1 July 1992. p. 26. Retrieved 1 January 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Scots Church Adelaide, Our history
- ^ "Family Notices". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 1 August 1947. p. 13. Retrieved 31 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Tanner, Ian B. (Ian Bowe) (2002), Beryl's world : the multi-faceted life of Beryl Grant AO, OBE, FRCNA, Verwood Press, retrieved 1 January 2014