Candidates for Election
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1) Lynne Acworth
I have been a member of a church congregation all my life. In 1988 Ian and I migrated from UK and joined Belrose Uniting where I ran the Sunday School for several years & I taught SRE. I am a relative newcomer to TUC, arriving in 2021. We have been warmly welcomed and are thankful to have found our spiritual home. I am a member of the Social Justice Committee. I initiated and deliver food donations to Parramatta Mission. I coordinate TUC’s ministry to the Dish of St John. I am rostered to lead Kids Church and to help plan Sunday Funday. Other activities include cooking for Countdown to Christmas, Carols in the Park and I’m on the disposals team for the Flea Market, especially liaising with Parramatta Mission. While I am primarily a member of the 9am congregation I enjoy attending the 10.45am service and very occasionally Evolve. I am humbled to have been nominated for this position and with prayer and God’s guidance would be delighted to have a role on Church Council.
2) Nigel Clarke
My wife, Bennie and I have been part of the community at Turramurra for the last 9 years and nearly 12 years through the Melanesian Lotu that meets monthly at Turramurra. In 2019 I was ordained into the Melanesian Lotu with the support of the Melanesian and Turramurra Uniting communities. I have completed a Bachelor of Ministry degree with the Australian College of Theology. Within Turramurra Uniting, I have been serving in various ways, particularly as Chairperson of the Management Committee for the last 4 years. I also serve as a volunteer chaplain at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital and the Rural Fire Brigade at Hornsby Heights. I would like to continue to serve the Turramurra community further as part of the Church Council.
3) Lavier Laurino de Mesquita Filho
I have been involved with TUC since we arrived in Australia in 2019. During this time, I have regularly attended the morning Family service. I have also been active in a variety of congregational support activities over the years, including Turrazone (which my children love), Kids’ Church Sunday, Kids Camping (KCO), Flea Market, among others. Prior to arriving in Australia, I was part of the church council at the church where I worshiped since my childhood. I’m so grateful for everything the TUC community has done for me, and I’d like to continue giving something back.
4) Ian Kitcher
Ian has been a member of TUC since moving to Australia from the UK with Clare and three small boys in 2005. I have served on the TUC Tech Team since October that year, and I am currently treasurer for the Flea Market as well as actively participating in the Community Choir. I was baptised into the Congregational Church and attended the village Church of England Sunday school when growing up, where the church was the centre of the community. I have then been a member of the Methodist church, ending up in the combined Methodist-United Reformed Church in Marlborough, UK, prior to moving to Australia. When the boys were growing up, I was a Cub Scout leader in Turramurra, also serving one period on Church Council. My sons are now grown up and I have two grandchildren. In my working time I am an electronic engineer for a local medical device manufacturer.
5) Wayne Prowse
Wayne and his family have been active members of TUC for 29 years, involved in 9 am and evening congregations and helps out with transport for the 10.45 church. He enjoys taking people out on monthly day trips in the minibus. During the week Wayne works from home in his marketing consultancy business and enjoys the flexibility this provides to be available at various times. Wayne brings strategic and report writing skills to Church Council and enjoys the practical side of helping out behind the scenes. Wayne has been a member of Church Council and the Pastoral Care Working Group for 10 years.
6) Trevor Warren
I have been a member of TUC for over 40 yrs. Eunice and I were married in this church 29 years ago. I have always been someone who encourages others and I see this as a gift from God.
- Romans 12:7-8 “if it is to encourage, then give encouragement”
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11 “encourage one another and build each other up”
- I have come to see lately, in this changing world, how important the passage from Matthew 25 is – ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ and “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ (v.44-45)
We need to take these words to heart and live them out with empathy and compassion to the least of these.