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Founding Meeting

When
6 June 1844
Where
Living quarters of Hitchcock & Rogers
Part of
George Williams founds the YMCA in London

George Williams gathered eleven fellow drapers in London on 6 June 1844 to create a space for spiritual improvement, leading to the YMCA's founding.

Appalled by conditions for young working men, Williams gathered eleven drapers in the living quarters of Hitchcock & Rogers. The purpose was improving the spiritual condition of young men in trades. The name YMCA was settled at the suggestion of Christopher W.

Sources

  1. George Williams (philanthropist) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-30
  2. YMCA Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02

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