Board of Directors
Oliver Dossmann
Co-Founder & President
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Oliver Dossmann is the co-founder of Mission to Missionaries and has served as the ministry's President since its inception in 1998. Oliver is originally from Paris, France. His parents became missionaries with Reach Beyond (formally HCJB World Radio) in 1983 at which time his family moved to Ecuador, South America. Oliver attended Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and later Union University in Jackson, Tennessee where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (1995) and a Masters in Business Administration - MBA (1997).
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Chuck Hopkins
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Chuck Hopkins was originally a native of Michigan but has lived most of his adult life in the Pacific Northwest. He is single, and has one grown son by the same name (the third) and two grandchildren, a young granddaughter, Serenity, and younger grandson, Jack Xavior, who live out west.
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Chuck has a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Michigan and Master of Arts Degree in Biblical Studies from Regent University in Virginia. His primary career was overseeing a major environmental program for the State of Oregon.
He gravitates to traveling adventures and exploring with deep appreciation for God’s natural wonders and enjoys relationships with people from other countries.
Chuck has a heart for missions and missionaries after visiting third world countries and living in Thailand after retirement. He moved to Tennessee where he was introduced to EdenRidge and Mission to Missionaries and caught its vision and found meaningful relationships with its families and volunteers. He is a member of the Board and author of the book that tells the story of EdenRidge and Mission to Missionaries.
Chuck Scott
Chairman of the Board
Charles (Chuck) Scott is a retired career army officer. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a BS in accounting, Purdue University with an MS in Management & Industrial Relations, and taught Leadership at the US Military Academy at West Point.
Chuck and Pat moved from Naples, FL to Fairfield Glade, Tennessee in 2004. They have six children and seven grandchildren, including the Richardsons who have been missionaries to France for 11 years. Their other family members live in Illinois, North Carolina, Colorado, England, Texas and Tennessee.
Chuck and Pat are Eden Ridge Ambassadors and have been involved as hosts at Eden Ridge for almost 10 years. Chuck and Pat have both been involved in Stephen Ministry for 30 years and are Stephen Leaders in their local church.
Bill Johnson
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Bill is a retired pastor from Wisconsin. He has a Bachelor’s degree from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and an MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield IL. He has been married to Ruthann for over 50 years and has 2 children and 6 grandchildren. They moved from Wisconsin to Crossville in June of 2021. He is a regular volunteer at Eden Ridge and the Pastor of Small Groups at Revolution Church in Crossville.
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When they are not volunteering they love to hike the many trails surrounding Crossville and travel to visit families in WI and FL.
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John Rayls​
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John Rayls has spent his career helping churches grow and multiply. He has planted eight churches and coached or trained hundreds of other planters through his work with denominations and local congregations. John served as Canon Missioner for Strategic Development in the Episcopal Church, directed national church-planting efforts for the Missionary Church and FEC, and served seven years as chaplain for the Indianapolis Colts. He has also taught theology and ministry at several universities and holds a PhD in Theology and Ecclesiology along with degrees in theology, education, criminology, and sociology.
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