Ian Willis

Dr Ian Willis is a long-term lay preacher at TUC. He has a deep commitment to prayer and regularly gives his time to pray with preachers and worship leaders before worship services each Sunday. Ian is also a writer and historian. In 2022 Ian decided to retire from the preaching roster. His many years of faithful service are deeply appreciated.

Reflections from Ian Willis

Grace: How amazing

December 29, 2019

“Grace” and other words derived from it are common to the vocabulary of all of us. For example, Grace is a popular girl’s name; indeed it’s the name of my firstborn grandchild. If you recite a short prayer at your dinner table before eating, that’s called “saying grace”. If you’re…

Conversations from Ian Willis

Put Pokies in their place!

October 25, 2023

Along with Elizabeth and Sharon, and another 20 people from the Canberra Region Presbytery, I attended the recent Synod meeting, held in Katoomba last weekend. During that meeting, an important proposal was adopted, relating to the campaign to support urgent reform of the poker machine industry in NSW and the…

Our Mural is dedicated

July 17, 2023

Our TUC mural is having a wonderful and positive impact in our community, pointing to our values and mission and illustrating the things that are important to us. The Moderator of the ACT/NSW Synod, the Rev Simon Hansford officially dedicated the mural on a beautiful July Sunday, as “an affirmation…

Walking with God – Liz Moglia

June 18, 2023

Liz Moglia shared the story of her walk with God from Sunday School to giving her life to God at the Wesley Mission and through to her years of service in the Girls’ Brigade at Tuggeranong Uniting. For a person who shuns attention and limelight, Liz’s journey of faith and…

Meet to Eat

March 3, 2023

Meet to Eat at Tuggeranong kicks off presbytery-wide gatherings Last year, the Canberra Region Presbytery adopted a Mission Plan that included a commitment to doing this together across Congregations. Inspired by this decision, a group of people in the south of Canberra began working to hold just such an event.

Journey through Lent with John

February 27, 2023

The fourth Gospel in the New Testament, known as John’s Gospel, is distinctive in its style, language and structure. It begins with a very different “take” on Jesus and proceeds to tell a somewhat different story from the other three Gospels. This work has a distinctive feel and a unique…

Heading towards Christmas with Matthew

November 24, 2022

The Bible provides us with two rather different accounts of the birth of Jesus. The traditional Christmas story that we sing about in Christmas carols and see in nativity scenes is a combination of these two different accounts. Elements from each account have been drawn together to form a unified…