OC International, Inc. 
The information in this column was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 3/15/2021. To update the information in this column, please email: info@ministrywatch.com
Summary
The thrust of OC's ministry has always been to make a unique contribution to worldwide evangelization. The foundation for such as ministry is twofold. First, the church of Jesus Christ is God's instrument for evangelizing the world (Acts 1:8). Second, God has given the church gifted men and women to equip believers for the accomplishment of that task (Eph 4:11-12).
Foundational also to OC is the frame work for ministry: whole nations, church multiplication, whole body of Christ and team. These elements coupled with their commitment to the church as God's means of carrying out the Great Commission.
This organization is a nonprofit. Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).
Contact information
Mailing address:
PO Box 36900
Colorado Springs, CO 80936-6900
Website: www.onechallenge.org
Phone: (719) 592-9292
Email: info@oci.org
Organization details
EIN: 941501634
CEO/President: Dr. Greg Gripentrog
Chairman: Mr. Dave Wayman
Board size: 18
Founder: Dr. Dick Hillis
Year founded: 1951
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 09/30
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 1979
Purpose
OC International, Inc. ("OC") was founded by Dr. Dick Hillis in 1951. Its purpose is to assist national church leadership in reaching their nation for Christ and in reaching the unreached areas of the world. OC International holds four distinct values that define their mission. First, it believes that whole nations can and should be reached for Christ. Second, It seeks to accomplish this nationwide goal by working with the entire Church. It believes the church is God's instrument for His purpose of world evangelism (Acts 1:8), and that God has gifted men and women to help equip believers to fulfill that purpose (Eph. 4:11,12). Third, It believes that the most effective means of making disciples is the establishment of witnessing evangelical congregations within physical and cultural proximity of the people. Fourth, OC is committed to the Biblical model of ministry teams. In ministry, team effort can benefit from a synergistic effect; the team working together is greater than the sum of all the individual ministries working independently. OC International has expanded to include 22 countries with resident teams on five continents.
This organization is a nonprofit. Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).
Mission statement
OC International, Inc.'s Mission Statement is:
We agree that change is inevitable; we look for opportunities within it. We see change as an ally guiding us to new and fruitful ministries. We pray for alertness and flexibility to wisely establish priorities which will enable us to maximize every new opportunity.
As we continue into the next millennium -- or until Jesus comes -- two things are clear. First, we will not deviate from the high value we have always given to Biblical priorities: prayer, the authority of God's Word, and the mandate to share Christ's love in a desperate world. Second, God helping us, we will continue to respond to God's leading with emerging opportunities in order to strengthen the Body of Christ worldwide.
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Statement of faith
OC International, Inc.'s Statement of faith is:
We believe the Bible to be the Inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
We believe there is one God, eternally existent in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We Believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and Atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
We believe in the resurrection of both the save and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Transparency grade
C
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Foreign Missions
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 149 of 913 | 24 of 105 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 236 of 915 | 34 of 105 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 454 of 915 | 51 of 105 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 116 of 913 | 17 of 105 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 7% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 6% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 7% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 98% | 97% | 97% | 98% | 99% | 98% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 7% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 83% | 83% | 80% | 81% | 79% | 79% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 98% | 98% | 97% | 103% | 96% | 98% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 81% | 82% | 77% | 83% | 76% | 77% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 2% | 2% | 3% | -3% | 4% | 2% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 4% | 8% | 17% | -17% | 22% | 15% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 10% | 13% | 15% | 14% | 16% | 15% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.33 | 2.32 | 2.71 | 3.20 | 3.04 | 3.25 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.29 | 2.38 | 2.06 | 2.17 | 2.02 | 2.42 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.93 | 5.52 | 5.57 | 6.95 | 6.16 | 7.88 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 19.23 | 3.13 | 2.76 | 2.35 | 3.03 | 1.95 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.05 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.33 | 0.51 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.58 | 1.48 | 1.37 | 0.99 | 1.30 | 0.74 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 8% | 48% | 44% | 48% | 44% | 52% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 13% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 67% | 22% | 21% | 16% | 19% | 15% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Cash | $967,955 | $1,085,767 | $921,619 | $1,220,973 | $962,237 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $518,668 | $543,471 | $492,962 | $560,243 | $401,475 |
| Short-term investments | $773,628 | $560,805 | $462,334 | $378,375 | $285,938 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $2,260,251 | $2,190,043 | $1,876,915 | $2,159,591 | $1,649,650 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $1,539,483 | $807,173 | $707,468 | $722,379 | $787,801 |
| Other long-term assets | $1,571,835 | $1,513,688 | $1,490,211 | $1,486,113 | $1,559,787 |
| Total long-term assets | $3,111,318 | $2,320,861 | $2,197,679 | $2,208,492 | $2,347,588 |
| Total assets | $5,371,569 | $4,510,904 | $4,074,594 | $4,368,083 | $3,997,238 |
| Liabilities | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $721,882 | $794,118 | $798,832 | $713,858 | $846,622 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $721,882 | $794,118 | $798,832 | $713,858 | $846,622 |
| Debt | $710,139 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $1,169,650 | $1,181,900 | $1,167,915 | $1,187,296 | $1,217,777 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $1,879,789 | $1,181,900 | $1,167,915 | $1,187,296 | $1,217,777 |
| Total liabilities | $2,601,671 | $1,976,018 | $1,966,747 | $1,901,154 | $2,064,399 |
| Net assets | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Without donor restrictions | ($954,468) | ($1,133,109) | ($1,616,968) | ($1,703,695) | ($1,538,194) |
| With donor restrictions | $3,724,366 | $3,667,995 | $3,724,815 | $4,170,624 | $3,471,033 |
| Net assets | $2,769,898 | $2,534,886 | $2,107,847 | $2,466,929 | $1,932,839 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Total contributions | $12,392,970 | $12,238,317 | $12,393,255 | $13,741,646 | $12,992,933 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $40,018 | $75,115 | $156,404 | ($7,088) | $48,887 |
| Other revenue | $287,619 | $322,719 | $144,651 | $93,820 | $246,484 |
| Total other revenue | $327,637 | $397,834 | $301,055 | $86,732 | $295,371 |
| Total revenue | $12,720,607 | $12,636,151 | $12,694,310 | $13,828,378 | $13,288,304 |
| Expenses | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Program services | $10,414,003 | $9,774,791 | $10,552,002 | $10,480,775 | $10,220,660 |
| Management and general | $1,645,870 | $1,843,748 | $1,791,239 | $2,085,430 | $1,886,536 |
| Fundraising | $425,722 | $590,573 | $710,151 | $728,083 | $889,476 |
| Total expenses | $12,485,595 | $12,209,112 | $13,053,392 | $13,294,288 | $12,996,672 |
| Change in net assets | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $235,012 | $427,039 | ($359,082) | $534,090 | $291,632 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $235,012 | $427,039 | ($359,082) | $534,090 | $291,632 |
Compensation
Compensation data for this ministry has not been collected.
Response from ministry
No response has been provided by this ministry.
The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 3/15/2021. To update the information below, please email: info@ministrywatch.com
History
In 1951, Dr. Dick Hillis, OC's founder, began working with the church in Asia, helping them to reach their countries for Christ. In the early days, OC was known as Orient Crusades. As OC began to expand to other areas of the world, the name was changed to Overseas Crusades and then OC International. Since that time, the ministry of OC International has expanded to include 22 countries with resident teams on five continents. OC now stands for "One Challenge."
Program accomplishments
- OC has more than 370 missionaries who reside in more than 22 countries worldwide.
- For vocational ministry, OC has 24 resident fields, with ministry in more than 30 additional countries. Specific ministry opportunities and needs often change, but included within our mission family are educators (MK schools), researchers, pastors, church planters, youth workers, counselors, business administrators, journalists, and computer specialists.
- OC has developed Vision 2007. The vision is to double in size and ministry impact during the five-year period of 2003-2007. Doubling in size would mean growing to 640 missionaries by the end of 2007.
- OC's church services include:
- Design Your Impact: a seminar created to help church leadership discover and develop the Missions "DNA" of their church.
- PathFinder: a program that helps the participant discover their missionary preparedness and then plan steps in becoming more involved in God's mission heart.
- WorldView: an orientation seminar to the ministry ethos and global impact of OC.