Bill Wilson (born 1948) is the founder and senior pastor of Metro World Child.
[1] When Bill Wilson was 12 years, his mother abandoned him on a street corner in Pinellas Park, Florida.
After his high school graduation, Wilson was encouraged to attend a seminary.
In 1980, armed with a bull horn, a station wagon and Yogi Bear costumes, Bill created Metro World Child (formerly Metro Ministries).
[3] 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.