George Warren was a British Methodist missionary. He was the first Wesleyan Methodist in Africa and went to Sierra Leone in Nov 1811.
Rev. Warren had been an itinerant preacher travelling through England and Wales for John Wesley's circuits. 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.
He was a juror during the trial of Samuel Samo in 1812.
He died on 26 July 1812, 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.
References
- Brockett, Allan (1962). Nonconformity in Exeter, 1650-1875. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 193. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
George Warren Sierra Leone.
- ^ Dictionary of Methodism in Britain and Ireland website, Warren, George
- ^ Methodist UK website, WCR Newletter, article dated July 19, 2011
- Sierra Express Media website, Warren Memorial Methodist Church