Northeast Regional Director

Tim Bell serves as the Northeast Regional Director for OMS. His wife, Nancy, assists him in this position. 

Prior to assuming this position in 2005, Tim had served as the Associate Regional Director in the northeast since 1997. As Northeast Regional Director, Tim now assists churches in planning mission programs; schedules missionaries for various mission conferences, youth rallies, retreats and singles meetings; speaks with congregations and groups about mission opportunities offered through OMS; and shares on his mission experiences in Mexico, as well as other foreign fields he has visited. Tim also assists churches in putting together short-term mission trips to various OMS fields.

The Bells have been missionaries with OMS since 1993. After attending language school in 1994, they served two years with OMS in Mexico, working in business management and accounting for the field.

Tim received his associate’s degree in specialized business in 1976 from the ICM School of Business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Between 1976 and 1994, he worked in the banking industry, working four years in data processing and 14 years in auditing.

Tim has been involved with various church ministries over the years.

The Bells have five children: Joel, Elizabeth, Rachel, Aaron and Seth. Elizabeth and her husband Todd Allio, have two sons, Jacob and Isaac, and a daughter, Leah.

Missionary ID # 801804