Our Team

B.J. Weber

President & Executive Director

Rev. William John (B.J.) Weber has lived and served in New York City since 1979. Upon first coming to Manhattan, B.J. started a street ministry, where for five years he served in rescue and recovery efforts with addicts, prostitutes, teenage runaways and the homeless, while co-pastoring a mission church in Times Square. In 1984, B.J. founded the New York Fellowship. Read more

Awards

The Herbert E. Manning, Jr. Distinctive Service Award, 2010, from University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa
Athletes and Business For Kids Award, for exceptional leadership to rally men to action in an anti-pornography campaign
Bread Winners Foundation Award, for B.J.'s efforts to spearhead financial assistance to widows and their children who were unexpectedly and tragically left financially divested upon the untimely loss of a husband/father.
Professional Sports Chaplain: In one year alone, B.J. was the chaplain for Super Bowl XX, NCAA National Football Championships, the National Baseball League All Star Game. He served for more than a decade as the chaplain to the NY Yankees during their most World Series winning years. He also served as chaplain for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, the third largest international sporting event in the world.
Charles P. Stetson, Jr. Leadership Award from the King's College, NYC.
The Bowery Mission Leadership Award for helping to launch the Avenue D Men's Transitional Center, the first faith-based government funded homeless men's shelter in the nation.
Isaiah 40:31 Statue and Citation from West Point cadets and officers at the NCS Annual Retreat 2008
Founding advisory board member of the Dove Award, given to films for excellence in family values

Sheila Weber

Executive Vice President

Sheila Weber is co-founder of the New York Fellowship. Sheila has been a guest on more than 500 radio and TV programs as spokesperson for a variety of causes. A native of the Washington, D.C. area, Sheila has worked as a U.S. Senate press aide, a staff writer at "McCall's" magazine, an actress and media spokesperson for the JESUS film project, solo vocalist, and director of public relations for a large international rehabilitation facility. Read more