OMS-related ministries are carried out in more than
55 languages .
OMS currently serves in
78nations .
OMS has nearly
400
missionaries in residential , itinerating , and support roles , 1,390 global paid workers , and more than 75,000
volunteers .
OMS unites in partnership
400 with more than organizations and denominations .
OMS partners with more than
4,600
U . S . churches , and hundreds more worldwide .
OMS engages the one to reach the many , multiplying disciples , churches , leaders , and missionaries throughout
Africa , Asia / Pacific , Europe / Middle East , and Latin America / Caribbean , making a global impact in nearly 80 nations .
One Mission Society ’ s ( OMS ) story began in 1901 when Charles and Lettie Cowman moved from Chicago , Illinois , to Tokyo , Japan , to work alongside Japanese evangelist Juji ( and Katsuko ) Nakada . Ernest ( and Julia ) Kilbourne , Charles ’ best friend , first convert , and fellow telegraph operator , joined them in 1902 . Their vision was to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with every person in Japan . They formed The Oriental Missionary Society , now called One Mission Society .
OMS was founded and continues to minister on the principle that the most effective way to spread the Gospel is by training a nation ’ s sons and daughters to multiply believers and churches to reach their own people for Christ then partner with them to reach the rest of the world .