Lutheran Outdoor Ministries

Lutheran Outdoor Ministries encourages, educates, equips, and empowers bold and faithful outdoor ministry leaders for service in the Church

Welcome to a lively community of places and people that are stirring up faith in the living God through outdoor ministries! Lutheran Outdoor Ministries (LOM) is an association of outdoor ministry organizations, professionals, board members, businesses, and students connected to Lutheran camping, conferences, and retreats. LOM is a vibrant and diverse community, committed to deepening faith - in rustic cabins and in state-of-the-art retreat centers, on mountaintops and on city streets and on ocean shores.

We are:

• 145 outdoor ministry sites
• 300 full time directors
• 3,500 summer staff
• 30,000 acres of land
• 175,000 summer campers
• 275,000 fall/winter/spring campers and retreaters