Join us for the next OMC Great Gathering
January 9-13, 2025
Hosted at UMCRM's own Lake Junaluska in Western NC. "Re-Imagine a Way in the Wilderness" is an epic ecumenical gathering of outdoor ministry leaders.
"Better Together" – Representatives from the OMC denominational partners meet annually to collaborate.
Pictured: the 2019 OMC Council, with UMCRM represented by Cat Holbert and Russell Davis.
The Outdoor Ministry Connection Council (OMC) is a cooperative body made up of representatives from Lutheran Outdoor Ministries (LOM), United Methodist Camp and Retreat Ministries (UMCRM), Presbyterian Church Camp and Conference Association (PCCCA), Episcopal Camps and Conference Centers (ECCC), Outdoor Ministry Association of the United Church of Christ (OMA-UCC), and the Outdoor Ministries Institute of the United Church of Canada. This body (OMC) has no formal standing or authority, it is not a corporation, and operates by a letter of understanding.
Mission: The mission of OMC is to provide a platform for cooperative work between the representative bodies.
OMC "Great Gathering" 2019
Lake Junaluska UMC Conference Center, NC