Ian B. Tanner

The Reverend Ian Bowe Tanner
Born(1926-02-24)24 February 1926[1]
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Died27 December 2013(2013-12-27) (aged 87)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Occupation(s)Uniting Church in Australia and Presbyterian Church of Australia minister
SpouseJoan
ChildrenAndrew Tanner
ParentThomas Alexander Tanner

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.

Education

Tanner 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

He 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

He was the son of Thomas Alexander Tanner (-1947).[8]

His son Andrew Tanner was a member of the band Seven Stories.

Publications

Among his publications is a 2002 biography of Beryl Grant AO, OBE, FRCNA.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Family Notices". The Examiner (DAILY ed.). Launceston, Tasmania. 27 February 1926. p. 1. Retrieved 31 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "DEGREES CONFERRED RECORD FOR UNIVERSITY". The Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 10 May 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 1 January 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ WW2 Nominal Roll entry for Ian Bowe Tanner accessed 1 January 2014
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Scots Church Adelaide, Our history
  8. ^ "Family Notices". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 1 August 1947. p. 13. Retrieved 31 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ 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
Religious titles
Preceded by President of the Assembly, Uniting Church in Australia
1985–1988 		Succeeded by