George Warren (missionary)

George Warren was a British Methodist missionary. He was the first Wesleyan Methodist in Africa and went to Sierra Leone in Nov 1811.[1][2]

Rev. Warren had been an itinerant preacher travelling through England and Wales for John Wesley's circuits.[3] Warren volunteered to become a missionary and educationalist in Sierra Leone, and sailed there in 1811 on board the Traveller, captained by Paul Cuffee. He was accompanied by three school teachers: Jonathan Raynor, John Healey and Thomas Hirst.[2]

He was a juror during the trial of Samuel Samo in 1812.

He died on 26 July 1812,[3] within 8 months of arriving, a victim of the climate. (See Ref 1)

Today there is a Methodist Church in Freetown named Warren Memorial Methodist Church.[4]

  1. ^ Brockett, Allan (1962). Nonconformity in Exeter, 1650-1875. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 193. Retrieved 10 December 2017. George Warren Sierra Leone.
  2. ^ a b Dictionary of Methodism in Britain and Ireland website, Warren, George
  3. ^ a b Methodist UK website, WCR Newletter, article dated July 19, 2011
  4. ^ Sierra Express Media website, Warren Memorial Methodist Church