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Genevieve Gromlich, 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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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...
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...
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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...
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...
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: 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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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: 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: Mar 1, 2012 11:00:59 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...
