A YouTube series by the Rev. Joseph Mulligan, SJ, highlights the ministry of the Rev. William Wipfler, a graduate of General Theological Seminary.
Wipfler has served congregations in the United States and as a missioner in Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. He is the former director of the National Council of Churches’ Caribbean and Latin American Department (1968-77) and the council’s Human Rights Office (1977-88).
During his 25-year career with the council, Wipfler helped with a national effort to denounce repression and torture in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and Central America. He has been an outspoken critic of the U.S. government’s Latin American policies for the past 30 years.
Adapted from General Theological Seminary’s UpClose
Matthew Townsend is a Halifax-based freelance journalist and volunteer advocate for survivors of sexual misconduct in Anglican settings. He served as editor of the Anglican Journal from 2019 to 2021 and communications missioner for the Anglican Diocese of Quebec from 2019 to 2022. He and his wife recently entered catechism class in the Orthodox Church in America.
