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Jane Willan is an American pastor and author known for her leadership in the United Church of Christ and her cozy mystery novels featuring Sister Agatha.
Early life and education
[edit]Willan studied at Hiram College in Ohio, then earned a Master of Science from Boston University and a Master of Divinity from Vanderbilt Divinity School.[1] Before entering ministry, she worked in science and education – editing manuscripts as a science editor and freelance writer in Boston, teaching school, and conducting biological research at Harvard University.[1] Those years shaped how she approaches both ministry and fiction.[1]
Ministry career
[edit]She was ordained in the United Church of Christ in 2003.[1] Her first call took her to Creston, Iowa, where she helped a small, struggling congregation find new life.[1] Later, in Burlington, Iowa, she became their first woman installed pastor.[1] Under her leadership, both churches regained confidence and purpose.[1]
Willan also served as Moderator of the Iowa Conference UCC’s Board of Directors and on the national Justice and Witness Ministries board.[1] After the Iowa Supreme Court legalised same-sex marriage in 2009, she was among the first clergy in the state to officiate these weddings.[1]
In the mid-2010s, she moved to New England.[2] She pastored the Congregational Church of Grafton, Massachusetts, then First Congregational Church of Paxton, Massachusetts.[2] In 2022, she became the 21st senior pastor – and the first woman to hold that role – at First Church of West Hartford, Connecticut.[3][4] As of 2025, she serves as minister of the Plantsville Congregational Church in Connecticut.[5] At nearly every church she has served, she has been their first woman pastor.[2]
Writing career
[edit]Alongside ministry, Willan writes books that draw on her life of faith.[6] Her first, Jump Start This Church! How to Go from Declining Church to Dynamic Church (NorLights Press, 2014), co-authored with Peter Dennis, offers practical advice on church growth, leadership, and reaching into the wider community.[1]
She later wrote the Sister Agatha and Father Selwyn mysteries.[6] Her debut novel, The Shadow of Death (2018), introduces Sister Agatha, an Anglican nun at Gwenafwy Abbey in Wales, who investigates a suspicious death amid the abbey’s cheese-making work.[6] The Hour of Death followed in October 2018,[7] and Abide With Me was published in 2020.[8] Reviewers praised the series for its humour, warmth, and satisfying puzzles.[7][8] Willan describes her novels as “comfortable detective stories” that bring readers “lots of cozy feelings.”[6]
Her standalone novel, Widow’s Walk, is scheduled for publication by Sibylline Press in 2025.[5] It follows Rev. Miranda McCurdy, a former chef turned priest, as she navigates grief and ministry in coastal Maine.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Willan often draws on her ministry experiences to create authentic church settings in her fiction.[9] Readers appreciate her warm, hopeful voice.[9] She lives in Connecticut with her husband, Don, and their dog, Ollie, and enjoys hiking New England’s trails.[9][2]
References
[edit][6] [1] [2] [4] [3] [5] [7] [8] [9]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Willan, Jane and Peter Dennis. Jump Start This Church! How to Go from Declining Church to Dynamic Church. NorLights Press, 2014. "About the Author" section.
- ^ a b c d e Hartford Courant. "First Church West Hartford Welcomes Rev. Jane Willan as First Female Senior Pastor." January 24, 2022. Accessed June 27, 2025 [dead link]
- ^ a b NBC Connecticut. "First Female Senior Pastor in 309-Year History." January 24, 2022. Accessed June 27, 2025. [dead link]
- ^ a b We-Ha.com. "First Church of West Hartford Calls First Female Senior Pastor." January 25, 2022. Accessed June 27, 2025. [dead link]
- ^ a b c d Sibylline Press. "Jane Willan – Author Page." Accessed June 27, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Fresh Fiction. "Jane Willan – Author Biography." Accessed June 27, 2025.
- ^ a b c Hopkins, Bill. Killer Nashville. "Book Review: The Hour of Death by Jane Willan." October 29, 2018. Accessed June 27, 2025. [dead link]
- ^ a b c Fantastic Fiction. "Abide With Me (Sister Agatha Mystery #3) by Jane Willan." Accessed June 27, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Summer Fiction Series: Jane Willan." July 15, 2021. Accessed June 27, 2025. [dead link]
External links
[edit]Category:American women novelists Category:American mystery writers Category:Women clergy Category:Hiram College alumni Category:Boston University alumni Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people)