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
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The Herbert E. Manning, Jr. Distinctive Service Award, 2010, from University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa
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Athletes and Business For Kids Award, for exceptional leadership to rally men to action in an anti-pornography campaign
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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.
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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.
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Charles P. Stetson, Jr. Leadership Award from the King's College, NYC.
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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.
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Isaiah 40:31 Statue and Citation from West Point cadets and officers at the NCS Annual Retreat 2008
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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
Media
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Sheila’s national media coverage for Bible Literacy Project (2005-2010), including TIME magazine cover and Today Show.
Board of Directors
Robert A. Case
Board Chairman
Senior Managing Director/CEO of Ingalls & Snyder
William Snyder
Board Secretary
VP, Principal: Charley, Inc.
William J. Weber
President
Founder and Executive Director,
New York Fellowship
Arthur Armstrong
Board Member
Executive Director (COO),
Debevoise & Plimpton
Sam Moser
Board Treasurer
CRO & EVP of National Sales
NewsMax Media
Mike Goodall
Board Member
Bay Crest Partners