As a UGM volunteer providing chapel services, Reverend Riley Palmer comes in every eight weeks to share the gospel with his friends--his homeless friends.
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September 2021
UGM is more than a shelter.
Deep at the root of everything we do—from creating a warm welcome to helping people heal, thrive and get back to work—lies the belief that every man, woman and child is created in the image of God with inherent dignity, beauty and worth. We believe each person is created with a unique purpose and that our job is to help them rediscover it.
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Every individual is created in the image of God. What does that mean for how UGM welcomes guests and provides life changing care?
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Meet two of our volunteer case managers who serve on the frontlines of ministry, offering listening ears and wise counsel to men and women in crisis.
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June 2021
What does it take to change?
How do you break a twenty-year addiction? How do you stop being angry and resentful for all the ways you feel like life has dealt you a bad hand? How does a person who pushed everyone out of their life, turn around and embrace authentic community?
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In his Heart-to-Heart, Phil Altmeyer speaks candidly about our propensity to forget that God alone creates real life change.
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New York Times best-selling author Frank Peretti and his wife Barbara have purposed to obey God by stewarding their resources wisely.
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March 2021
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) Jesus entered human history to take our sin and shame to the grave, to make a way for us to know the nearness of God. Drugs, lust,
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March 2021
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) Jesus entered human history to take our sin and shame to the grave, to make a way for us to know the nearness of God. Drugs, lust,
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Phil Altmeyer loves hymns. In this edition’s Heart to Heart, he shares hope for today through hymns of yesterday.
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At nineteen, Greg Beumer was going to college, selling drugs, and playing in a rock band. Today he leads worship at UGM.
