George Warren (missionary)

George Warren was a British Methodist missionary who went to Sierra Leone in Nov 1811.[1]

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 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
  1. Brockett, Allan (1962). Nonconformity in Exeter, 1650-1875. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 193. Retrieved 10 December 2017. George Warren sierra leone.
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