Rev. Cecil Williams, co-founder of Glide Memorial Church, dies


by KTVU FOX 2

KTVU FOX 2— The Rev. Cecil Williams, who co-founded the influential Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco, has died. He was 94 years old.Williams built Glide into a church that was renowned for its social services and activism, especially in the city's Tenderloin neighborhood.Williams and his late wife Janice Mirikitani founded Glide in 1960. Williams announced last year that he was stepping away from the organization. He was a fierce fighter for civil rights, LGBTQ+ rights and was the church's leader for...

ABC7 San Francisco—Rev. Cecil Williams, co-founder of SF's GLIDE Foundation, has died. Reverend Cecil Williams, the well-known and longtime leader of San Francisco's GLIDE Foundation has died, he was 94. Report a correction or...

NBC Bay Area—Rev. Cecil Williams, longtime pastor of Glide Memorial Church, dies. San Francisco Mayor London Breed released a statement Monday about the death of Rev. Cecil Williams, formerly Glide Memorial Church’s longtime pastor.

San Francisco Bay View—Rev. Cecil Williams, longtime leader of Glide Memorial Church, dies at 94. by Robbie Jackson On Monday, April 22, San Francisco lost one of its strongest soldiers. Rev. Cecil Williams was known for many things. He was a champion of the people and the pastor who ushered Glide Memorial Church into the place of worship we know it as today. Three years after the passing of his […]