Timeline

1901   Charles and Lettie Cowman joined Juji Nakada in Tokyo, Japan
1902   E.A. and Julia Kilbourne joined OMS in Tokyo, Japan
1907   OMS began work in Korea
1908   Juji Nakada became President (before the formal incorporation of OMS - formerly known as the Cowman-Kilbourne Mission)
1910   The Oriental Missioniary Society (OMS) was officially incorporated and The Great Village Campaign begins in Japan, the precursor to today's Every Community for Christ (ECC) ministry  
1911   Charles Cowman became first OMS President
1923   OMS Headquarters moved from Tokyo, Japan to Seoul, Korea
1924   E.A. Kilbourne became second OMS President
1925   OMS began work in East Asia and OMS headquarters moved from Seoul, Korea to Shanghai, China
1928   Lettie Cowman became third OMS President
1941   OMS began work in India
1943   OMS began work in Colombia and OMS Headquarters moved from Shanghai, China to Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
1947   OMS began work in Greece
1949   Dr. Eugene Erny became fourth OMS President
1950   OMS began work in Brazil and Taiwan
1952   OMS began work in Ecuador
1954   Men for Missions International (MFMI) began and OMS began work in Hong Kong
1957   OMS began work in Nigeria
1958   OMS began work in Haiti
1965   OMS Headquarters moved from Los Angeles, CA to Greenwood, IN
1969   Dr. Wesley Duewel became fifth OMS President
1971   OMS began work in the South Pacific
1972   OMS began work in Spain
1973   OMS changed its name from The Oriental Missionary Society to OMS International, Inc. and the OMS magazine changed its name from Standard to OMS Outreach
1982   Dr. Everett Hunt became sixth OMS President and OMS began work in France and the Philippines
1986   Ed Erny became seventh OMS President
1990   OMS began work in Mexico
1992   Dr. J.B. Crouse, Jr. became eighth OMS President and OMS began work in Hungary
1993   OMS joined the CoMission work in Russia
1996   OMS began work in Mozambique
2000   OMS began work in the Republic of Ireland
2001   OMS began the Into Africa Project in South Africa
2002   OMS began work in Uruguay
2004   Rev. David Long became ninth OMS President