In Memory of Stanley Tam
One Mission Society honors Stanley and Juanita Tam ’ s unwavering devotion to Jesus , passion for evangelism , and extraordinary generosity toward God ’ s kingdom and OMS . Stanley , the founder of U . S . Plastic Corp . and a faithful supporter of OMS , dedicated his life to telling the world that Christ is the answer .
He finished his earthly race on April 16 , 2023 , at the age of 107 . OMS will continue the legacy endowed to us through Stanley and Juanita Tam . As we thank God for what he has done , let us remember to pray for those who have not yet heard that Christ is the answer .
ONE MISSION SOCIETY
Gabriel Adhikary Bill Anderson Cindy Bagwell Bernard Blumel Chris Bounds
Jeff Edwards Ron Freeman Jonathan Long Scott Murphy
Global Board of Trustees
Kent Eller Jeff Edwards Stanley Key Archie Kittler Wesley Lytle
President
Jeff Edwards
Signatory Executive Directors Ian B * - Australia Mark Kroes - Canada Stephen McCurdy - New Zealand Walter McCorkell - United Kingdom Jeff Edwards - United States
Global Leadership Tom Overton Chuck Rapp Paul S * Michelle S *
Martin Mishler Susan Murithi Norberto Quesada Paul S * Keith Turner
Colleen Weaver Chris Williams
We believe the power of the Gospel , in the hands of disciple-makers , will transform all nations .
OMS ’ story began in 1901 when two telegraph operators , Charles ( and Lettie ) Cowman and Ernest ( and Julia ) Kilbourne , moved from Chicago , Illinois , to Tokyo , Japan , to work alongside Japanese evangelist Juji ( and Katsuko ) Nakada . 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 and then partner with them to reach the rest of the world .
Lisa Ausley Stacey Ayars Cindy Bagwell Chris Bounds Jeff Edwards Jay Forseth
Troy Backhuus Duane Brown ** Philip Cave Jay Dunnuck ** Bill Evans
Jason Campbell Lora Campbell Sam Downey
USA Board of Trustees Elijah Friedeman Greg Hartman Rudy Heintzelman Kevin Kempton Stanley Key Wesley Lytle
USA Leadership Dick Freed Brad Johns ** Paul Keller Susan Loobie
Ministry Leaders Mike Dragon Kent Eller Bill Evans
Brendan Marasco Martin Mishler Robert Perkins Charles Schramm Jeff Walker Grant Zerbe
Michael Maiyer Betsy Shroyer ** David Schnake Carl Walton **
Philip Richardson Jacqui Shatto Darren Sweeney
* Names withheld for security purposes . ** Denotes executive leadership Leaders in place as of Dec . 31 , 2022
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