Hi, I’m Richard Wills, and I’m married to Philippa, whom I met when I moved to Perth from South Africa 20 years ago. We moved to North Coast Church in 2017 so that we could worship together as a family, which currently numbers 8 daughters, 2 sons-in-law and 6 grandchildren.
I was raised Christian, but only chose Christ for myself in 1981, when I was 26 – and then only after years of “pugnacious scepticism”. Praise God for His wonderful patience, grace and kindness, which never ceases to astonish me even as I rely upon it daily.
I believe everyone should get stuck into the life of the church one way or another, and over the years I’ve been involved in growth groups, Kids’, Young Adults’ and Men’s ministries, and as an elder. One time, I even burned the sausages at the sausage sizzle – but they were for free and no-one complained. Anyway, God cares more about relationships than He does about fine dining. For my day job, I’m an executive in a mining company.