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    • 27 Jan 2025
    • 3:30 PM (CST)
    • 31 Jan 2025
    • 9:00 AM (CST)
    • Camp Allen, Navasota, TX
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    This is a working draft! Registration for this event isn't actually open right now. Please check back May 1 to register.


    Themed "Wonder," UMCRM's biennial cornerstone event will be hosted in 2025 at Camp Allen in Navasota, TX. Gather with camp and retreat ministry leaders from across the country for inspiration, education, fun, and fellowship. Learn more on the website: umcrm.camp/2019-national-gathering/


    This event is designed to be family-friendly (kids program is free!), and non-United Methodist camp leaders are warmly welcomed. 


    Payments & Cancellation: 

    Payment can be made by check or credit card; balance must be paid by January 6th. Mailed checks should be postmarked by 1/3. Scholarships are available through the Legacy of Leadership FundIn the unfortunate event that you have to cancel, UMCRM is able to issue a refund, minus a $100 registration fee, up until December 15th. Please email the Registrar for assistance if needed.


    Airport Shuttles

    Ground transportation will be provided to and from Dallas Forth Worth airport (DFW). Book flights to arrive before 3:30 pm on Monday 1/27, departing after 11 a.m. on Friday, 1/31. The last shuttle on Monday will depart at 4:30 pm. If you're arriving or departing outside the shuttle times, check our Carpool Site to connect with a ride (or offer one!).



    • 01 Mar 2027
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    This self-directed course may be taken at any time by students seeking to complete the Compass Points Certificate Program. Students are urged to complete Site Administration prior to the summer before their anticipated capstone. 


    Visiting other camps and conference centers helps develop skills to think critically about our ministries. For this self-directed course, participants will choose and visit a camp and conference center different from one they are currently serving or have served. Participants will physically tour the site, interview staff who serve in various roles, and summarize the visit using comparative observations between this site and their own.


    Through the self-directed study, students will:

    • Tour another site that is unfamiliar and different from their own camp experience, interviewing staff members and observing them in their roles
    • Learn how to look at another site through the lenses of hospitality, building and grounds, food service, and communication/administration in order to learn and grow in their own ministry
    • Collect their observations and share their own feedback, including suggestions, praises, and concerns with the site visited

    After registering, students will receive the Site Administration syllabus/curriculum as a pdf document.


    Questions? Contact Russell Casteel: russell.casteel@twkumc.org

    • 01 Mar 2027
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    This course is the final requirement for students seeking to complete the Compass Points Certificate Program. Students must have received credit for all of the Compass Points coursework, including Site Administration, prior to registering for the Capstone. If you are uncertain about your eligibility for Capstone, please contact your denominational Compass Points Council representative or Joel Winchip. Candidates for the Capstone are advised to begin their projects several months prior to the event at which you plan to make your presentation.


    After registering, students will receive the Capstone syllabus/curriculum as a pdf document via email. Please contact Jen Burch if you do not receive your program documents. 

Past events

10 Mar 2024 Compass Points: Spring 2024 Courses
23 Jan 2024 NEJ Camp & Retreat Leaders Gathering
22 Jan 2024 2024 UMCRM SEJ Gathering
06 Jan 2024 2024 UMCRM Immersion Experience
04 Dec 2023 2023 UMCRM Conference Staff Summit
01 Oct 2023 Compass Points: 2023 Fall Courses
18 Apr 2023 2023 OMC Council Meeting
16 Apr 2023 Sustainable Pathways - Coaching 2023
19 Mar 2023 Compass Points: Spring Courses
26 Jan 2023 2023 National Gathering - Vendor Hall
23 Jan 2023 2023 National Camp & Retreat Leaders Gathering
20 Jan 2023 2023 UMCRM Board Meeting
05 Dec 2022 2022 UMCRM Conference Staff Summit
16 Oct 2022 Compass Points: Fall 2022 Courses
21 Sep 2022 CAGA Training
03 May 2022 2022 Camp Volunteer Masterclass
22 Jan 2022 2022 UMCRM Immersion Experience
29 Oct 2021 2021 UMCRM Conference Staff Summit
26 Oct 2021 2021 National Gathering - Vendor Hall
25 Oct 2021 2021 National Camp & Retreat Leaders Gathering
04 May 2021 Camp Volunteer Masterclass
21 Oct 2020 2020 UMCRM Bridge Event - Vendor Hall
21 Oct 2020 Be Whole, Live Well, Come Together: A Virtual Event Series
05 Oct 2020 2020 Virtual UMCRM Execs Summit
03 Feb 2020 2020 UMCRM SEJ Gathering
25 Jan 2020 2020 UMCRM Immersion Experience
23 Jan 2020 UMCRM Board Meeting & Design Team Planning Retreat
14 Nov 2019 2019 UMCRM Conference Staff Summit
10 Nov 2019 RelationShift: The Great Gathering
29 Jan 2019 2019 National Gathering - Vendor Hall
28 Jan 2019 ACA Standards Workshop
28 Jan 2019 2019 National Camp & Retreat Leaders Gathering
27 Nov 2018 Conference Staff Summit 2018
21 Jan 2018 UMCRM Immersion Experience
28 Nov 2017 Conference Staff Summit 2017
30 Jan 2017 2017 National Camp & Retreat Leaders Gathering
29 Nov 2016 2016 Summit of Annual Conference Camp/Retreat Ministry Staff (Conference Execs)
16 Feb 2016 NEJ Camp & Retreat Leaders Gathering
11 Jan 2016 SEJ Gathering
08 Dec 2015 2015 Conference Execs Gathering
28 Sep 2015 The Great Board Meeting
26 Jan 2015 National UM Camp & Retreat Leaders Gathering
26 Jan 2015 National Gathering - Exhibit Hall
09 Dec 2014 Conference Execs Gathering
23 Sep 2014 UMCRM Board Executive Team Retreat
21 Apr 2014 UMCRM Display/Banner Purchasing Co-op
21 Jan 2014 NEJ Camp & Retreat Leaders Gathering
09 Dec 2013 Conference Execs Gathering
25 Sep 2013 Executive Team Retreat

Questions?  Please contact our Association Registrar

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