William Thomas Shapley (17 May 1864 – 10 May 1956) was an Australian Bible Christian minister.

He served in a number of circuits until his transfer to the South Australian Methodist Conference in 1901.

[1] During the First World War, Shapley was pastor of the Jamestown Methodist Church in South Australia.

The region was dominated by German Lutherans, whom Shapley considered amiable.

A thanksgiving tribute service was held at Pirie Street Methodist Church in Adalaide on 14 May 1956, delivered by the Hon.