John Tallach was born in Argyll in 1945, but spent part of his childhood on the Island of Lewis. He went to Edinburgh University, and later also studied at the University of Aberdeen. Over a period of forty years he has been a minister in Sutherland, in Aberdeen and in Ross-shire.
In November 2010, following on 11 years as minister of Cromarty Parish Church of Scotland, he retired to Inverness.
John Tallach is the author of the Trust’s books for young people God Made Them Great and They Shall Be Mine, and co-author of Fraser: Not a Private Matter, which tells the story of his brother’s life.