Leelanau has long been a place of grounding for residents and visitors to “God’s Country.”
Omena Presbyterian Church (OPC) is among the oldest churches in the county and was born in the hearts of eight people who gathered in the log schoolhouse at Old Mission with missionary Rev. Peter Dougherty. It was June 3, 1843.
According to church history, the following day 12 Chippewa Indians were added to the membership role. In 1852, the mission was moved to Omena and the church building was dedicated Dec. 26, 1858. The church bell was made from English copper pennies given by the Chippewa Indians and moved across the bay with the congregation.
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