George W. Webber (minister)

George William Webber
TitleReverend
Personal
BornMay 2, 1920
DiedJuly 10, 2010(2010-07-10) (aged 90)
ReligionProtestant
SectUnited Church of Christ
Notable work(s)God's Colony in Man's World
Congregation in Mission
Today's Church

George William Webber (May 2, 1920 – July 10, 2010) was an American Protestant minister, and social activist who served as president of the New York Theological Seminary from 1969 to 1983. In 1948, Webber opened a string of storefront churches starting with a church in East Harlem and developed a program to teach theology to inmates at Sing Sing.