Our Team
Rev Dr Tallis Tien
Rector
Rev Dr Hung-En (Tallis) Tien was born in Taipei and grew up as a fifth-
generation Christian in his family. After receiving his calling from God, he
began serving as full-time minister in 1999.
From 2005 to 2007, Tallis studied
at the China Evangelical Seminary in Taiwan, where he graduated with
degrees in Master of Divinity (MDiv) and Master of Theology (ThM); and in
2020 he completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at the University of
Sydney.
Prior to joining St Mark’s Granville in 2021, Tallis has served in various
churches in Sydney and has also lectured in a number of theological colleges.
From 2009 to 2012, Rev Tallis served at Hope Anglican and later as assistant
minister at St Paul’s Anglican Church, Chatswood.
Rev Tallis has placed special emphasis on training and mentoring new
pastors and parishioners to spread the Gospel. He was a visiting lecturer in
the Chinese department of the Melbourne School of Theology in 2010, and he
has guest-lectured at Moore Theological College. Rev Tallis is currently the
course lecturer at the Chinese Theological College Australia (CTCA),
specialising in systematic theology, church history, new testament and
ministry, and a position he has held since 2012.
From 2013 to 2019, Tallis served concurrently as part-time assistant minister
at St James Anglican, Minto where he assisted in establishing and growing
the Chinese ministries in the community. He also became the first person of a
Chinese background to be ordained as presbyter in the Wollongong region.
Tallis commenced his current role as Rector at St Mark’s, Granville in July
2021, whilst maintaining his role as lecturer at CTCA. He is very grateful to
God for giving him the opportunity to serve as Rector at St. Mark’s and to
minister to the spiritual needs of the parish. He looks forward to growing the
congregation at St Mark’s by cultivating and equipping the church leaders and
the parishioners, together serving and reaching out to newcomers from all
backgrounds in Granville and neighbouring communities.
Rev Tallis is married to Jennifer and they have two adult children. He also
holds Master’s degrees in Public Health and Commerce. He has special
interests in literature and classical music, and he also enjoys baking pastry
and drinking coffee.
Valencia Tan
Lay Minister
Pastor Valencia grew up in Guangzhou, China and came to Australia to study at Macquarie University in 2012. During her study, she came to know about Jesus through attending a church fellowship at Carlingford. She received holy baptism in 2015. In 2017, she started studying at the Chinese Theological College Australia and graduated with a Graduate Diploma of Divinity in 2019. Before serving at Granville, she previously served at Cabramatta Anglican Church as a lay minister. From October 2021, she started serving as a lay minister at St. Mark's, where she is mainly serving the young adults and in the youth fellowship. Valencia is passionate about equipping others to serve God and His people through knowing God’s words and the Christian traditions. Valencia is a Speech Pathologist. She enjoys playing the piano, different genres of music, painting, fashion designs and visual arts. She also loves Cantonese cuisine and watching Federer play tennis.
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and for ever.
Contact Us
Address:
39 Jamieson St,Granville,NSW 2142 Australia
Phone Number:
+61 02-9637 1073
Email:
office@stmarks.net.au
Url:
https://stmarks.net.au