Bill Phipps


Bill Phipps
36th Moderator of the United Church of Canada
Phipps speaking at an interfaith prayer vigil in 2001
ChurchUnited Church of Canada
ElectedAugust 1997
PredecessorMarion Best
SuccessorMarion Pardy
Orders
Ordination1969
Personal details
Born(1942-05-04)May 4, 1942
DiedMarch 4, 2022(2022-03-04) (aged 79)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Alma materMcCormick Theological Seminary
Political partyNew Democratic Party

William Frederick Allen Phipps (May 4, 1942 – March 4, 2022) was a Canadian ordained minister of the United Church of Canada, lawyer and social activist. He served as the 36th Moderator of the United Church of Canada from 1997 to 2000, and engendered controversy for expressing support for gay ordination and not believing in a physical Resurrection of Jesus.