Bill Wilson (pastor)

Wilson is the author of several books, including The Blind Guide Chronicles, Christianity in the Crosshairs, One Eyed Kings and his bestselling autobiography, Whose Child is This? His newest book, entitled Elephants of Relevance were released in Taiwan on the 18 February 2019. In addition, Wilson is a popular speaker who travels extensively around the world in an effort to raise funds for his Non Profit and mission in Brooklyn, New York. He has been a featured guest at numerous conferences, television talk shows and news programs and in Churches around the world.

Metro World Child in Bushwick, Brooklyn is the largest Sunday school program in America, reaching an average of more than 220 000 children aged 12 and under each week. The curriculum that Wilson designed is used in over 1,000 cities around the world. In 1992, Wilson was the only ghetto resident appointed to President George H. W. Bush's National Commission on America's Urban Families. On Sunday, December 16, 2007, television pastor Joel Osteen of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas talked about Bill Wilson's story in his nationally televised program.

In 1979, Bill Wilson moved to one of the roughest areas of Brooklyn, New York – Bushwick. In 1980, armed with a bull horn, a station wagon and Yogi Bear costumes, Bill created Metro World Child (formerly Metro Ministries). Once again, Wilson's concept of a bus ministry became extremely successful. Even with multiple weekend services, his congregation outgrew the former brewery that serves as his church in Bushwick. With no more room to house any new visitors to his Church, Wilson decided to take his Church to the streets. In 1988, he created the idea of a Sidewalk Sunday School, in which he converted trucks to serve as portable stages from whence his team of ministers could share their message. This concept became highly successful and these collective congregations now number more than 250 000 children in attendance each week globally in 12 countries.

Bill Wilson (born 1948) is the founder and senior pastor of Metro World Child, America's largest ministry to children with branches in various nations. He is a well-known speaker, author, pastor and advocate for poor, inner city children all over the world.