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Bill Wilson (born 1948) [1] 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.
The organization was established in 1980 by Bill Wilson. [1] Metro World Child conceived and pioneered the concept of Sidewalk Urban Outreach. Since 1980, the concept is duplicated across the world by the thousands of people they have trained. [2]
Child's World is an American children's radio series that was broadcast on ABC October 26, 1947 - June 27, 1949. [1] More than 5,000 children were interviewed on the award-winning program. [ 2 ] A television series was adapted from it, and discussions from it formed the basis of a book.
Lois Wilson (née Burnham; March 4, 1891 – October 5, 1988), also known as Lois W., was the co-founder of Al-Anon Family Groups, a 12-Step fellowship for the friends and family of alcoholics. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She was the wife of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) co-founder Bill W.
William G. Borchert (September 9, 1933 – October 1, 2022) was an American screenwriter and author who wrote the script for the 1989 film My Name is Bill W., based on the true story of Alcoholics Anonymous founder Bill Wilson. Borchert was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 9, 1933. [1]
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My Name Is Bill W. is a 1989 ABC Hallmark Hall of Fame made-for-television drama film directed by Daniel Petrie, starring James Woods, JoBeth Williams and James Garner. William G. Borchert, who wrote the film script for television, based it on the true story of William Griffith Wilson and Robert Holbrook Smith (the men respectively called "Bill W." and "Dr. Bob"), the co-founders of Alcoholics ...
Whalon and Bill Wilson both grew up in East Dorset, Vermont, and had met by 1908. [10] Nine and a half years Wilson's senior, Whalon was Wilson's closest childhood friend; he introduced him to the world of ideas, [33] and was a lifelong mentor. Whalon knew everyone in town and showed Wilson the ropes. [9]