Sir George Williams founded the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in London on June 6, 1844. He, along with a group of eleven other young men, established the first YMCA in the living quarters of Hitchcock & Rogers, a drapers shop in St Paul’s Churchyard.
In August 1855, 99 young delegates from nine countries held the first World meeting in Paris affirming the YMCA's mission and purpose, and created the Central International Committee. More
Image of Sir George Williams by John Collier. Unknown date, but author died in 1934
