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Union Gospel Mission: Sep 8, 2021 12:32:35 PM
UGM’s volunteer case managers stand on the frontlines of ministry, offering listening ears and wise counsel to men and women in crisis.
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Jun 11, 2021 3:57:18 PM
We are a forgetful people. We forget how broken the world is in which we live. We forget how much we are loved by a good God. We forget the sinister...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Mar 31, 2021 2:13:41 PM
Our hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness. “The Lord your God is in your midst. A mighty one who will save.” (Zeph. 3:17)...
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Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: Mar 31, 2021 2:13:37 PM
Our hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness. “The Lord your God is in your midst. A mighty one who will save.” (Zeph. 3:17)...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Mar 31, 2021 2:13:34 PM
When I learned that this newsletter was to have a gospel focus and that the team wanted to use old hymns to help tell the story… well, I was happy....
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Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: Mar 31, 2021 2:13:29 PM
“When God first got a hold of my life, it was in California in the Bay area in the ‘60s.”
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Union Gospel Mission: Jan 8, 2021 12:59:16 PM
Our mission stays the same – even in times of crisis. Twenty. Twenty. The words are destined to become a meme where disaster upon disaster strikes,...
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Union Gospel Mission: Jan 8, 2021 12:54:14 PM
Did you ever watch the “Fantastic Four” when you were a kid?
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Union Gospel Mission: Nov 10, 2020 12:57:54 PM
NO ONE DREAMS OF BEING HOMELESS… or enslaved to a drug. No one plans to spend their entire life trying to escape pain. Yet today, as many as 550,000...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Nov 10, 2020 12:03:00 PM
Comparing 2020 to the plagues in Egypt might be an exaggeration, but it has certainly been one of the more difficult years in my lifetime: global...
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Union Gospel Mission: Nov 10, 2020 12:02:00 PM
Meet Bruce Rogers. He is one of UGM’s faithful partners, with over four-hundred financial donations on record.
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Union Gospel Mission: Nov 10, 2020 12:01:00 PM
Lane Crandall started volunteering at UGM in July 2019. He had supported the Mission for many years, but says he didn’t really know what it was all...
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Union Gospel Mission: Sep 14, 2020 12:47:11 PM
We believe no one was created for mere survival on the streets, for an existence blurred by mind-numbing substances.
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Sep 14, 2020 12:44:58 PM
“As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” – Proverbs 23:7.
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Mar 10, 2020 5:51:00 PM
Amanda describes God breaking into her life like defibrillator paddles shocking her heart – a clear death to life experience. For almost a year, she...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Mar 10, 2020 5:45:19 PM
We are nearing one of my favorite times of the year: the celebration of Christ’s resurrection from the dead! He is risen. He is risen indeed. Without...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Mar 10, 2020 5:42:19 PM
Ron Stice spends three days a week at the UGM Center for Women and Children in Coeur d’Alene. He teaches the Bible for Phase III women and math to...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Mar 10, 2020 5:37:14 PM
Delmer and Marie are a couple defined by longstanding faithfulness. They’ve been married for 74 years. They’ve been going to the same church,...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Jan 9, 2020 1:04:47 PM
“I think we’re all made to find our significance by being attached to the ultimate. All human beings are created to attach their tiny, little lives...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Jan 9, 2020 1:04:09 PM
Volunteers make up the bulk of UGM’s case management teams. At the men’s shelter, that’s Joe, DuWayne, Howard, Roy, Dennis, Greg and Dana – all...
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Union Gospel Mission: Nov 13, 2019 8:51:00 AM
Imagine yourself in these real-life situations. You’re living in your car because you lost your job and your home. You can’t take a shower, let alone...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Nov 13, 2019 8:49:00 AM
Brad and Stephanie Hunter own Caramel Kitchen, a small business that makes delicious toppings and sauces from scratch. Beginning just over three...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Sep 10, 2019 11:10:14 AM
Our beliefs about God and His purposes shape how we serve the poor. UGM is here so people created in His image can experience real change in a safe,...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Sep 10, 2019 11:10:09 AM
Imagine committing to a smoking cessation program right before going on a road trip with a pair of chain smokers. Imagine trying to avoid sugar while...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Jun 11, 2019 1:35:28 PM
Louis Hurd III is president and co-founder of PTA Performance, a center for physical therapy, training and sports skill development. When Hurd did...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Mar 14, 2019 10:09:22 AM
More than food, shelter or even the air we breathe, we need Jesus. That’s why the gospel is the cornerstone of UGM, holding up everything we do and...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Mar 14, 2019 9:48:06 AM
“You’re stupid.” “You will never amount to anything.” “You’re a failure.” When you’ve grown up hearing lies, you begin to believe them. Your mind and...
Union Gospel Mission: Jan 14, 2019 1:02:00 PM
Here are just a few of the partnerships that helped the homeless at UGM in 2018.
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Jan 14, 2019 1:01:59 PM
As I reflect back on 2018, my overwhelming reaction is one of gratitude: gratitude for God’s faithfulness, your partnership, the lost who have come...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Nov 7, 2018 1:01:40 PM
“I can go without. But I will not let my daughter sleep on the streets.” Kylee shows the desperation and resolve of a homeless mom with a...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Nov 7, 2018 12:50:23 PM
To mark World Homeless Day October 10, six crews from UGM went out to paint over graffiti in downtown Spokane. At the head of one of the painting...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Nov 7, 2018 12:35:06 PM
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light.” – Isaiah 9:2 Generally, I'm an optimist. I see what is possible. I dream and make big...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Sep 11, 2018 2:12:10 PM
UGM makes it a priority to maintain a safe and healing environment throughout the ministry. The newest UGM medical clinic, which opened early in 2017...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Jun 4, 2018 5:26:51 PM
The majority of individuals in UGM's LIFE Recovery Program experienced trauma as young children: Abuse. Neglect. Abandonment. Homelessness. Those...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Jun 4, 2018 5:26:40 PM
I had a teacher in sixth grade who thought she’d motivate me to try harder in school by giving me straight Ds. It didn’t motivate me. Quite the...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Jun 4, 2018 5:26:14 PM
For people who come from broken or dysfunctional families like those in our cover story, plugging into a local church provides the healthy “family”...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Mar 8, 2018 1:54:05 PM
“If you, O Lord, kept a record of sins, who could stand?” This is the Gospel. All of humanity is under a curse. No matter how hard we try, we can...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Mar 8, 2018 1:53:33 PM
The chapel in the new Crisis Shelter for Women and Children is pretty humble. No organ or pews. No windows, stained-glass or otherwise. No elaborate...
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Union Gospel Mission: Jan 15, 2018 1:36:00 PM
Thousands of individuals, churches and businesses came together to be part of God’s miracles of provision and transformation, big and small, in 2017....
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Jan 15, 2018 1:35:42 PM
2017 was a year of strengthening and solidifying ministry work throughout UGM. Frankly, it all started by identifying some weak areas and...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Nov 16, 2017 11:19:11 AM
Over the past several years, Union Gospel Mission has seen an increase in the number of young moms with children coming to our shelters. “Helping...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Nov 16, 2017 11:19:07 AM
Tasked with raising five boys, my mom was an expert at energy management. She knew we needed to keep busy. She played baseball with us, worked...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Nov 16, 2017 11:19:00 AM
Ronnie Hazard was retired, widowed and living alone in a big house in Leavenworth when she asked God how she could serve him best. He put it on her...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Sep 11, 2017 12:12:35 PM
In the 37 years since he joined the Navy out of high school, Jody Littleford has worked. Hard. Launching and landing aircraft on a carrier. Loading,...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Sep 11, 2017 12:01:46 PM
A Spokane resident since the 1970s, Jon Garcia loves to soak in the beauty of the Inland Northwest while walking his dogs. Traversing various state...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Sep 11, 2017 11:59:41 AM
Editor's Note: This column was originally published in The Spokesman-Review on September 10, 2017. An abbreviated version of this quote by author...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Jul 11, 2017 2:40:41 PM
"I'm going to give my kids a different life. And I get to do that because I chose life over death." - Jocelyne Addictions don’t cause homelessness....
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Jul 11, 2017 2:40:35 PM
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” - Proverbs 4:23 The heart. What an important, complicated, mysterious thing....
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Apr 5, 2017 5:05:00 PM
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” (Psalm 119:105) God’s Word in the Bible, and the wonderful hope of salvation it describes,...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Apr 5, 2017 5:04:00 PM
“What the world needs now is love, sweet love.”* We couldn’t agree more, but not the wimpy, conditional love the world has to offer – not love based...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Apr 5, 2017 5:03:41 PM
In January, the Crisis Shelter for Women and Children celebrated its 10th anniversary, and thanks to many of you, they did it in a newer, much...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Jan 17, 2017 1:12:00 PM
Ann | Mentee After 25 years working in social services, Ann was exhausted. Raising two sons by herself had taken its toll. After they moved out, she...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Jan 17, 2017 1:11:35 PM
In 2010, UGM leadership undertook the monumental task of creating our first strategic plan. We started by taking a hard look at our purpose...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Dec 1, 2016 9:30:00 AM
One of the most beautiful extensions of personal healing and recovery is the reunification and restoration of families. Moms get their children back....
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Dec 1, 2016 9:23:00 AM
We talk a lot in Christian circles about the commercialization of Christmas and the damage it has done. You’ll get no argument from me on the...
Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Dec 1, 2016 9:22:00 AM
UGM residents express deep appreciation for what they are given every single day. But there’s something particularly special about being given the...
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Merrily Roe, former staff writer: Dec 1, 2016 9:20:55 AM
Bob McConkey, owner of DAA Northwest and McConkey Auction Group, isn’t afraid to mix business and faith. “We’re not shy about our faith. We recognize...
James Bishop: Oct 19, 2016 4:13:40 PM
"We believe we were blessed to be a blessing," said Paul Branham. Virginia added, "That's what Christ told us to do. He came to serve, and we're to...
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James Bishop: Sep 16, 2016 2:15:00 PM
It’s easy to look at a homeless person and see only his or her homelessness – the weathered face, the cardboard sign, the worn clothes, the...
Union Gospel Mission: Sep 16, 2016 1:05:44 PM
Brent Christian partners with UGM in a variety of ways: He serves on the Board of Directors. He uses his business, Tobler Marina, to raise awareness...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Jul 5, 2016 11:50:26 AM
“The best social program is a job.”
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James Bishop: Jul 5, 2016 11:45:28 AM
For three years, UGM has been in a state of anticipation. Praying. Hoping. Waiting. We have watched the average number of guests at the Crisis...
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James Bishop: Jul 5, 2016 11:30:28 AM
UGM Camp is up and running for the summer, and each week is an opportunity to show at-risk youth the unconditional love of Christ! The days are jam...
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Union Gospel Mission: May 12, 2016 1:00:55 PM
Rather than outward conformity to a new set of behaviors, UGM LIFE Recovery is about transformation from the inside out. From building healthy...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: May 12, 2016 12:45:17 PM
I remember the day very clearly. I was a junior at Northwest Nazarene University, walking across campus…I can even tell you the spot on campus where...
James Bishop: Mar 15, 2016 11:30:56 AM
Do you prefer to get involved in helping our homeless guests in a hands-on, tangible way? Service projects offer a great opportunity to do so! Gather...
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James Bishop: Mar 15, 2016 11:00:15 AM
15 years ago, Pastor Danny Green introduced UGM to Celebrate Recovery, a Christocentric approach to addiction recovery.
James Bishop: Dec 1, 2015 10:40:02 AM
For the men, women, and children staying at our shelters, the holidays can be difficult. Christmas serves as a reminder of what they lack – a home, a...
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James Bishop: Dec 1, 2015 10:30:02 AM
While the Union Gospel Mission has been providing childcare since it opened Anna Ogden Hall back in 1971, the majority of energy and resources have...
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Union Gospel Mission: Dec 1, 2015 10:20:50 AM
Christ the Redeemer Church has been a long-time and faithful supporter of the Union Gospel Mission. Feeling called to reach its neighborhood, West...
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James Bishop: Nov 1, 2015 9:00:23 AM
Lorna is a retired nurse practitioner who serves at the UGM Center for Women & Children in Coeur d’Alene, treating colds, flu and respiratory...
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James Bishop: Nov 1, 2015 8:30:05 AM
Jack Kendrick and his wife, Linda, got involved at Anna Ogden Hall more than 12 years ago after their daughter challenged them to reach out to people...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Oct 5, 2015 12:15:00 PM
This story has become a bit of an urban legend, but its veracity is authenticated by Snopes.com.
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Union Gospel Mission: Oct 5, 2015 11:24:12 AM
Milan DeRuwe grew up on a sheep farm in Southeast Washington. He knew his dad hoped he would take over the family business, but Milan dreamed of...
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Union Gospel Mission: Oct 5, 2015 11:18:23 AM
Long before Randy Altmeyer was old enough to work, he was part of the Union Gospel Mission. His dad, Harry Altmeyer, was a board member and the...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Sep 1, 2015 11:50:05 AM
We have been using the slogan “Hope starts here” for years now, and I’ve always thought I got it, but after a recent trip to a major metropolitan...
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Union Gospel Mission: Sep 1, 2015 11:30:27 AM
Volunteer Michaelyn Hodges has a heart for sharing Jesus with the children coming to UGM. She recently answered questions about working with the kids...
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James Bishop: Sep 1, 2015 11:20:10 AM
Student Impact Team – Thanks to help from the Greater Spokane Association of Evangelicals and Moody Bible Institute, UGM Youth Outreach started the...
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James Bishop: Aug 5, 2015 3:30:14 AM
You showed me grace. Kevin Kevin Schmieder has relapsed twice in the process of recovery. “My first stay at UGM was in 2011. I knew something needed...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Aug 5, 2015 3:25:00 AM
When it comes to failure, the question is not if but when. We all fail. Every. Single. Day. Sometimes those failures are the result of taking healthy...
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Union Gospel Mission: Jul 1, 2015 12:00:15 PM
You helped me find freedom. Freedom. Stop for a moment and think about that word. What does it mean to you? Do you feel truly and deeply free? Have...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Jul 1, 2015 11:50:15 AM
The interviews for this month’s cover story yielded some great insight on the subject of freedom. Particularly intriguing to me was how drastically...
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James Bishop: Jul 1, 2015 11:40:10 AM
Prayer is a fantastic way to partner with the Union Gospel Mission in caring for the homeless…for SO MANY reasons:
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Apr 1, 2015 11:50:28 AM
There’s a good kind of tired. You know what I mean? That kind of tired where you’ve put in a full day of hard, physical work. You got dirty. You...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Feb 1, 2015 10:50:19 AM
Myth: To be a person who disciples others, you have to have it all together. Truth: No one has it all together. Myth: Only a select group of...
James Bishop: Feb 1, 2015 10:30:53 AM
UGM is building a league of teams to surround and support the Crisis Shelter as it seeks to meet the ever-increasing demand of homeless women and...
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Union Gospel Mission: Feb 1, 2015 10:20:34 AM
Kurt Staeuble, pastor of Coeur d’Alene Bible Church, took a few minutes to explain his church’s involvement with the UGM Center for Women and...
James Bishop: Dec 31, 2014 10:59:42 AM
2014 was a fantastic year for UGM – thanks to you! Once again, our community went above and beyond to bless the poor, the homeless, and the broken....
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James Bishop: Dec 1, 2014 10:50:39 AM
“And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness…” Deuteronomy 8:2.
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James Bishop: Dec 1, 2014 10:40:43 AM
It’s hard to overestimate the happiness that accompanies a gift card for one of our guests. It may look like a bit of plastic, but it’s actually a...
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James Bishop: Nov 1, 2014 12:00:35 PM
and You Fed Us Serving 1,000 meals a day at our 4 shelters. Thomas “It’s awesome. Anybody that helps people is awesome. That’s what I’m all about –...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Nov 1, 2014 11:50:53 AM
The word “bread” is often used as a synonym for sustenance. “Bread and water” describe the bare minimum given to prisoners in dungeons of old. The...
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James Bishop: Nov 1, 2014 11:40:24 AM
There’s no way we could serve over 360,000 meals per year at a cost of under $2 per meal without the help of our generous partners. It truly takes a...
James Bishop: Nov 1, 2014 11:20:39 AM
The Union Gospel Mission 5th annual City-Wide Thanksgiving Dinner is coming up on Wednesday, November 26th at the Spokane Convention Center. Once...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Oct 1, 2014 11:55:45 AM
Think back for a moment to your grade school playground. Do you remember standing awkwardly as teams were chosen, hoping you wouldn’t be the last one...
James Bishop: Oct 1, 2014 11:45:09 AM
Valley Real Life is a faithful partner of Union Gospel Mission in reaching the poor with the love and power of the gospel. In addition to putting up...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Sep 1, 2014 11:50:27 AM
Homelessness does not happen overnight, and it will not be solved overnight. Taking a homeless person and putting him into an apartment will not...
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James Bishop: Sep 1, 2014 11:30:04 AM
What could possibly be better than an incredible volunteer? How about an incredible volunteer who solicits and trains more volunteers?
James Bishop: Sep 1, 2014 11:20:13 AM
This summer Artworks Coeur d’Alene teamed up with the UGM Center for Women & Children in a unique partnership with multiple positive benefits. First,...
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James Bishop: Aug 1, 2014 10:00:05 AM
For a child, living in a homeless shelter presents special challenges: You’re most likely sharing a room, so where do you find a quiet place to do...
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James Bishop: Aug 1, 2014 9:55:31 AM
Life of Service Award: Dr. Charlie and Pat Wolfe Dr. Charlie and Pat Wolfe were recognized with the Life of Service Award at this year’s Volunteer...
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Union Gospel Mission: Jul 1, 2014 11:55:05 AM
“Jesus was tough on sinners who refused to forgive other sinners. In the final sum, we give grace because we’ve been given grace.” – Max Lucado If...
Union Gospel Mission: Jul 1, 2014 11:50:57 AM
Can you think of a better comfort food than spaghetti? We serve quite a bit of this old standby at our shelters, and we’d love your help to stock the...
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Union Gospel Mission: Jul 1, 2014 11:45:38 AM
Before we get into the changes – and there are some important ones – we want to be clear about what hasn’t changed – our purpose. UGM Camp is all...
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Union Gospel Mission: Jul 1, 2014 11:40:21 AM
The Afternoon of Hope luncheon at the Center for Women & Children in Coeur d’Alene featured what at first glance might seem like a rather unusual...
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Union Gospel Mission: Apr 1, 2014 11:56:06 AM
When Autymn Wilde, a sixth-grade student at Summit School in Spokane Valley, set her sights on her school’s top honor – the Zenith Award – she chose...
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Union Gospel Mission: Apr 1, 2014 11:54:14 AM
Tim Hepper began volunteering at the UGM Crisis Shelter four years ago shortly after his wife died. “There was a hole in my life that I knew only God...
Union Gospel Mission: Apr 1, 2014 11:52:06 AM
You can earn money for the homeless while you shop. Fred Meyer will donate $2.5 million to non-profits in the Northwest this year through its...
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Union Gospel Mission: Feb 1, 2014 6:56:33 AM
Changing Perception Marchauna Rodgers and her children – Faylynn, 16; Elli, 12; Makayla, 10, and Caleb, 7 – have been serving lunch at UGM twice a...
Union Gospel Mission: Feb 1, 2014 6:54:59 AM
Looking for a fun way to get your group involved in helping the homeless? How about holding a drive? You could make it a competition or do the drive...
Union Gospel Mission: Feb 1, 2014 6:50:38 AM
Eight local business leaders recently participated in UGM’s Engage! seminar on how to keep a job and earn a promotion. They spoke to residents of the...
Union Gospel Mission: Feb 1, 2014 6:48:26 AM
When the weather turned cold, Raymond and Michael Rodriguez started worrying about the men they saw on the street corners downtown. How were they...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Jan 1, 2014 10:58:30 AM
I’m amazed at what can change in a person’s life in a little over a year’s time when he or she aggressively pursues recovery. Consider the cover...
Union Gospel Mission: Jan 1, 2014 10:54:12 AM
Need to make room for those new Christmas items? Just when your closets are getting a little crowded, the UGM Thrift Stores tend to be a little lean...
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Union Gospel Mission: Dec 1, 2013 11:00:40 AM
The assignment: Draw a picture representing the work of the Union Gospel Mission on a napkin. Like an elevator speech. Only quicker and more visual....
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Union Gospel Mission: Dec 1, 2013 10:57:19 AM
The Union Gospel Mission is currently serving an average of 1,000 meals per day at its four shelters, and if you’ve ever visited during meal time,...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Oct 1, 2013 11:37:32 AM
“Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering,”...
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Union Gospel Mission: Oct 1, 2013 11:35:27 AM
By the Honorable John T. Mitchell, District Judge, Kootenai County, Idaho
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Union Gospel Mission: Sep 1, 2013 12:00:31 PM
I was homeless and you gave me A SAFE PLACE.
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Union Gospel Mission: Sep 1, 2013 11:59:25 AM
Here are the words of Jesus my staff and I are focusing on this fall: “For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you...
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Union Gospel Mission: Sep 1, 2013 11:57:26 AM
You know how it seems like you’re always running to the store for the same few things? It’s the same way around here. We just can’t get enough of...
Union Gospel Mission: Sep 1, 2013 11:51:10 AM
Kate Gibson, 18, has been coming to the Union Gospel Mission to serve meals with her family since she was six years old. “I remember standing on a...
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Union Gospel Mission: Aug 1, 2013 12:30:47 PM
Paul Stankiewicz is a smart man. He earned his PhD in biochemistry from Penn State University in 1980, taught high school and college and did...
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Union Gospel Mission: Aug 1, 2013 12:25:23 PM
Roy and Sharyle Croswhite served as work crew leaders when their church, Valley Assembly, hosted a week at Tshimakain Creek Camp. Roy and Sharyle...
Union Gospel Mission: Aug 1, 2013 12:20:31 PM
What could be more fun on a warm summer night than an outdoor movie? Jeremiah Johnson, one of the owners of The Shop in the Perry District of...
Union Gospel Mission: Aug 1, 2013 12:15:21 PM
Some of the best communication happens around the table, does it not? That’s why we invited a group of UGM partners to have dinner with the very...
Union Gospel Mission: Jul 2, 2013 4:47:08 PM
On May 31, UGM held a special Volunteer Appreciation Dinner at the Lincoln Center. While the primary purpose was to say thanks, we also wanted the...
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Union Gospel Mission: Apr 1, 2013 12:08:00 PM
GIVEN TO UNION GOSPEL MISSION DECEMBER 1, 2012 TO FEBRUARY 28, 2013 In memory of: The kind gift of: Mabel Anderson: Robert & Marilyn McDowall
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Union Gospel Mission: Apr 1, 2013 9:53:37 AM
“God ignited a fire in me.” That’s how Connie Bagley describes what happened to her the first time she helped serve at UGM’s Friday Night Outreach....
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Union Gospel Mission: Apr 1, 2013 9:49:47 AM
After Clara Adkins lost her husband in November 2011, she prayed, “Lord, don’t just put me on a shelf. I want to be useful.” Less than a year later,...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Feb 1, 2013 4:35:00 PM
“There are no safe paths in this part of the world” – the wizard Gandalf in master storyteller J.R.R. Tolkien’s tale, The Hobbit.
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Union Gospel Mission: Dec 31, 2012 11:00:36 PM
I have an antique brass level sitting in my office where I will see it frequently and be reminded of the importance of balancing two essential...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Dec 31, 2012 11:00:34 PM
David Wang is a professor of architecture at Washington State University. An artist, a former seminary student, a researcher and a writer, his life...
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Union Gospel Mission: Dec 31, 2012 11:00:31 PM
If you come to a graduation or phase promotion at the Mission, you will almost certainly hear Shelley Altmeyer’s name. She is a bit of a legend. You...
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Union Gospel Mission: Oct 1, 2012 12:00:17 PM
A man gets a haircut at Friday Night Outreach
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Union Gospel Mission: Oct 1, 2012 12:00:12 PM
A small group of women from the First Assembly of God Church in Spokane visits the Crisis Shelter twice a month to worship and pray with the women...
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Union Gospel Mission: Sep 1, 2012 12:00:58 PM
The ladies of Women’s Auxiliary have been huge supporters of Tshimakain Creek Camp. Over the years, they’ve provided a ski boat, awnings, paddle...
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Union Gospel Mission: Sep 1, 2012 12:00:18 PM
We had a sod party last month to prepare for the opening of the new Center for Women and Children in Idaho. Lots of people showed up, and as they...
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Union Gospel Mission: Aug 1, 2012 12:00:13 PM
Leslie Barta is an example of volunteering at its best: She’s doing meaningful ministry (which uses her skill set and about which she is passionate)...
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Union Gospel Mission: Jul 3, 2012 12:00:45 PM
Recently, my wife, Caryl, and I were sitting in a Florida airport waiting for a flight back to Spokane when a group of twenty to thirty uniformed...
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Union Gospel Mission: Apr 11, 2012 12:00:06 PM
On the first Wednesday of every month, you’ll find Rob Lento singing at the Union Gospel Mission chapel service as part of His Song. The men’s...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Apr 1, 2012 12:01:00 PM
“You have made us for Yourself so that our hearts are restless until they rest in You.” – Saint Augustine Augustine, one of the early church fathers,...
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Union Gospel Mission: Apr 1, 2012 12:00:57 PM
featured in the April 2012 newsletter
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Union Gospel Mission: Apr 1, 2012 12:00:52 PM
All of the people interviewed for this article described lives of profound desperation. They were in mortal danger – not from starvation or exposure...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: Mar 28, 2012 12:01:00 PM
“There, but for the grace of God, go I.” I hear that statement – generally attributed to a 16th century evangelist named John Bradford – all the...
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Union Gospel Mission: Mar 1, 2012 11:00:59 AM
featured in the March 2012 newsletter
Union Gospel Mission: Mar 1, 2012 11:00:41 AM
featured in the March 2012 newsletter
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Union Gospel Mission: Mar 1, 2012 11:00:33 AM
featured in the March 2012 newsletter
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Union Gospel Mission: Mar 1, 2012 11:00:31 AM
“God don’t make bad people. People just make bad choices.” If you recite those lines within the walls of the Union Gospel Mission, most people will...
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Union Gospel Mission: Jan 1, 2012 11:00:42 AM
Five years ago this month, the Union Gospel Mission opened the Crisis Shelter for Women and Children at 1234 E Sprague. In its first year, the...
