Bill and Joyce Oden

After pastoring for nearly 20 years in the U.S., Bill and Joyce sensed God’s call to missions and became a part of One Mission Society in 1977. They served as the Northwest regional directors until January 1983 when they transferred to the Philippines to help pioneer the OMS work. The Odens ministered in the Philippines until 2000. During that time, they helped plant a church that grew to a weekly attendance of 1,200. In addition, they were a part of planting another 15 churches. Bill and Joyce also had the joy of participating in the formation of Faith Bible College, where Bill served as the president. He and Joyce also taught in the college. They consider these years of ministry to be extremely rich and rewarding. In 2000, they led the missionary team to Ireland to begin a new OMS ministry. They also spent one year in Hungary. From 2005 until 2010 Bill served as regional director for the OMS Asia/Pacific countries, serving as the liaison between the leadership of the countries and the OMS World Headquarters. The Odens began serving at the World Headquarters in January 2010.

Joyce founded HOPE61, the human trafficking prevention ministry of OMS.

The Odens retired in September 2015.