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 Ministries 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) & Campfire Collective, 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