About OCM
We Believe the Church Deserves Better
Better financial tools. Deeper community connection. And a business model that gives back to the communities it serves. That's what OCM is building.
Our Story
Born from a Simple Question
Why does the Church — one of the oldest and most important institutions in the world — have to rely on fragmented, outdated financial tools that were never built for its unique needs?
Parish business managers juggle multiple different systems. Diocese CFOs wait weeks for consolidated reports. Donors have no idea whether their gifts reached the right fund. And the software vendors serving the Church have no incentive to care about the mission beyond their contract renewal.
On Christ's Mission was founded by Catholics to change this. Our name is rooted in Opera Corporalia Misericordiae, the Latin for the Corporal Works of Mercy. That's not just branding — it's our reason for existing. We're building a unified platform — financial operating system, parishioner giving app, and charitable foundation — with a business model that permanently aligns our success with the Church's mission.
When parishes adopt OCM, 10% of our profits are tithed to fund local Corporal Works of Mercy through parish-designated funds. This means the software doesn't just serve the parish — it funds real charitable work in your own neighborhood.
Mission & Values
What Drives Us
Mission Alignment Over Revenue
We build for the Church, not for investors. Every product decision is weighed against its impact on parishes, parishioners, and local communities. Our tithe model ensures our financial success is permanently tied to community impact.
Decisions Made Locally
We believe the people closest to a problem should solve it. That's why OCM Foundation funds are governed by local advisory groups, focused on local needs. We provide the funding and infrastructure — communities provide the wisdom.
Transparency as Default
Every dollar that flows through OCM is tracked, reported, and auditable. We believe donors deserve to know where their gifts go, pastors deserve to know their financial position, and dioceses deserve real-time visibility.
Dignity in Technology
We build tools that respect the dignity of every user — from the business manager learning a new system to the parishioner making their first online gift to the family receiving assistance from the local foundation.
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integrated platform pillars
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mission: serve the Church
Our Team
The Team Behind OCM
Maria Woodside
Co-Founder, CPA
Maria has a master's degree in accounting from the University of Illinois and is a licensed CPA who spent years leading audits of large companies — the kind of work where every dollar has to be accounted for and every report has to hold up to scrutiny. She brings that same standard to OCM because she believes parish finances deserve the same care and rigor, not because a diocese requires it, but because parishioners trust their parish with their generosity.
Adam Woodside
Co-Founder
Adam has a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Illinois and has spent most of his career helping large banks build and strengthen their financial processes and improve efficiency. He started OCM after a simple realization: parishes have serious financial flows — Sunday collections, capital campaigns, school tuition, restricted gifts — but they're hamstrung by stitching together software that was never designed to work together. He believed parishes deserved the same quality of tools the biggest companies take for granted, without the pricing that comes with them.
Adam and Maria are active parishioners. They attend Mass as a family, pray together, and practice a monthly rotation of the Corporal Works of Mercy. That practice is personal to them, and it's the reason OCM tithes 10% of its profits to fund local works of mercy in the communities it serves.
Join Us on This Mission
We're looking for parishes and dioceses who believe the Church deserves better tools and better outcomes.