Bill Phipps | |
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36th Moderator of the United Church of Canada | |
Church | United Church of Canada |
Elected | August 1997 |
Predecessor | Marion Best |
Successor | Marion Pardy |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1969 |
Personal details | |
Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | May 4, 1942
Died | March 4, 2022 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | (aged 79)
Alma mater | McCormick Theological Seminary |
Political party | New 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.