MMS Aviation — Organization Profile
MMS Aviation is a Christian aviation ministry based in Coshocton, Ohio. The organization serves missionary aviation by training apprentice mechanics and pilots and maintaining missionary aircraft. Its public purpose is “preparing people and planes for worldwide missionary service,” connecting technical aviation skills with the needs of missionaries serving in difficult-to-reach places.
The organization’s core focus is preparing people and airplanes for worldwide missionary service through hands-on aviation maintenance training, pilot preparation, and mission aircraft repair. MMS Aviation states that missionaries rely on aircraft for food, supplies, transportation, and access to remote ministry locations. The ministry responds to that need by developing skilled mechanics and returning mission aircraft to safe and effective service.
MMS Aviation serves from Coshocton, Ohio, while supporting missionary aviation programs around the world. Its work benefits evangelical Christian organizations that operate aircraft for ministry, including mission groups that depend on small aircraft to reach communities where roads, terrain, distance, or security concerns make ordinary travel difficult. The organization is accredited by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability and is a member of the International Association of Missionary Aviation.
The ministry operates through a full-time aviation maintenance apprenticeship, aircraft maintenance services, pilot preparation pathways, staff service, and donor-supported operations. Its apprenticeship is a thirty-month, hands-on aviation maintenance ministry where the hangar functions as the classroom and missionary aircraft become the training context. Apprentices work under licensed and qualified staff as they help inspect, repair, overhaul, and modify mission aircraft.
A distinctive part of MMS Aviation’s model is providing aircraft repair, overhaul, and modification to Christian missionary organizations without charging labor while training future mission aviation mechanics. Support teams and donors help make that possible, allowing MMS to meet immediate mission aircraft needs while also sending trained mechanics into future missionary service. Pilot candidates may also complete maintenance training at MMS before continuing flight training through Missionary Air Group in Burlington, North Carolina.
People can engage with MMS Aviation by donating, supporting one of its missionary staff families, praying, joining the staff, applying for apprenticeship, visiting the Coshocton facility, requesting a tour, subscribing to the GroundCrew newsletter, or contacting the ministry directly. Supporters can give toward general operations or specific staff members, helping provide ongoing training and maintenance services for the missionary aviation community.
Key Links
- Website: https://mmsaviation.org/
- About: https://mmsaviation.org/about-us/
- Serve: https://mmsaviation.org/serve/
- Staff Needs: https://mmsaviation.org/staff-needs/
- Apprenticeship: https://mmsaviation.org/apprenticeship/
- Meet Our Team: https://mmsaviation.org/meet-our-team/
- Board of Directors: https://mmsaviation.org/board-of-directors/
- Newsletter: https://mmsaviation.org/newsletter/
- Donate: https://mmsaviation.org/donate/
- Contact: https://mmsaviation.org/contact/
Contact Information
- Email: ad***@*********on.org
- Phone: 740-622-6848
- Fax: 740-622-8277
- Mailing address: MMS Aviation, PO Box 1118, Coshocton, OH 43812
- Physical address: MMS Aviation, 24387 Airport Road, Coshocton, OH 43812
Socials
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mmsaviation
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mms.aviation/
- X: https://twitter.com/MMSAviation
Leadership
- Phil Maddux — President and CEO
- Dwight Jarboe — President Emeritus
- Jenny Haver — Director of Maintenance
- Bob Schwartz — Director of Training
- Keith Dodson — Mobilization Manager
- Cheryl Lawson — Administrative Staff
- Jay Knudsen — Chairman, Board of Directors
- Craig Wolfe — Vice-Chairman, Board of Directors
- Dennis Beougher — Secretary, Board of Directors
- Born Sianjina — Treasurer, Board of Directors
- Norris Duncan — Board Member
- Andy Humphrey — Board Member
