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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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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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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: 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: 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: 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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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...
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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...
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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...
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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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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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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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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...
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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...
