Bill Phipps
Bill Phipps | |
|---|---|
| 36th Moderator of the United Church of Canada | |
Phipps speaking at an interfaith prayer vigil in 2001 | |
| Church | United Church of Canada |
| Elected | August 1997 |
| Predecessor | Marion Best |
| Successor | Marion Pardy |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1969 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 4, 1942 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | March 4, 2022 (aged 79) Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| 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.