The present invention discloses a strain of Bacillus methylotrophicus VJ4-1, and a method for producing natural vanillin by ferulic acid biotransformation with the Bacillus methylotrophicus VJ4-1, wherein a name of the strain is Bacillus methylotrophicus VJ4-1, the strain is preserved in the China center for type culture collection (CCTCC) in Wuhan University on January 16, 2012, and a preservation number is CCTCC NO:M2012004. The method of the present invention has advantages of high yield, simple process, mild reaction conditions, less environmental pollution, high product concentration, simple extraction step, clean production, environmentally friendly products, safety, reliability, wide main raw material source, low cost, and natural property, and has an industrial production prospect.