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Union Gospel Mission: May 22, 2024
Many individuals we serve have endured significant losses. How can someone rebuild their life when they lack the resources and emotional strength to move forward? This is where UGM steps in, offering holistic care and a loving environment. Read on...
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Union Gospel Mission: March 13, 2024
Those who enter our Life Recovery program walk the path toward life change, receiving trauma-informed counseling, parenting support, life skills...
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Union Gospel Mission: June 9, 2022
Connected for Life A Mentor Feature Whole-person recovery isn’t a single decision, a season of sobriety or even completion of a 16-month program;...
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Union Gospel Mission: June 9, 2022
By JoAnn Zajicek, Director of Women's Ministries I started my journey with UGM 10 years ago. Hard to believe. I vividly remember asking my supervisor...
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Union Gospel Mission: June 1, 2022
By Nathan Thiry, Growth Groups & Outreach Pastor at Faith Bible Church What does God do during the 97 hours of UGM Camp? Each member of Faith who is...
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Union Gospel Mission: May 18, 2022
Guest post by Christa Inouye, former Youth Outreach staff member While transformation in Christ happens throughout a lifetime, UGM Camp provides an...
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Union Gospel Mission: April 6, 2022
Guest post by UGM Staff Chaplain Sonny Westbrook, originally published March 15, 2016. The celebration of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ...
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Union Gospel Mission: March 15, 2022
We are all so broken. Sin breaks us, not just our relationship with God, but our relationships with each other and with ourselves. Sin even fights...
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Union Gospel Mission: March 15, 2022
Meet Nick Damascus and Pastor Eric Blauer, UGM chapel providers who offer the love and healing of Jesus to wounded souls.
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Union Gospel Mission: October 21, 2021
Testimony written and read by Dawn Lange at a 2021 phase promotion event. As my DOC officer signs the papers to release me to treatment [a non-UGM...
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Union Gospel Mission: September 8, 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...
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Union Gospel Mission: September 2, 2021
Spoken by UGM resident Alexis at a phase celebration event, August 2021 “I spent the better part of ten years living for myself: existing in...
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Union Gospel Mission: June 11, 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...
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Union Gospel Mission: June 11, 2021
Frank and Barbara Peretti have a rich, full life. Frank is a New York Times best-selling author. Barbara is a watercolor artist.
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Union Gospel Mission: February 25, 2021
Written and performed by 2016 UGM LIFE Recovery alum Amanda Taylor.
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Union Gospel Mission: November 12, 2020
Nursing Students Ruth and Madison came to UGM to give. They set up a medical station and provided free care and advice to guests at the Men's...
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Union Gospel Mission: October 15, 2020
Sermon preached on Sunday, October 4, 2020 by Reverend Claire Strunk at Communitas, Spokane. When I was 9, my family would swim at the YWCA. One...
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Union Gospel Mission: September 14, 2020
While the COVID crisis has presented UGM with numerous challenges – masks, social distancing, reduced capacity, cancellation of events – it has also...
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Union Gospel Mission: June 23, 2020
Spoken by Sarah Johnson at a 2020 phase promotion for UGM Women’s Recovery at Anna Ogden Hall. Good evening and thank you for coming tonight. I got a...
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Union Gospel Mission: June 17, 2020
By Dean Bitz, UGM Director of Finance and Operations Stewardship is more than how we handle our money. We steward God’s Word, we steward his people,...
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Union Gospel Mission: May 7, 2020
Kellie Ingram is the UGM Youth Outreach Program Coordinator. In this blog post, we asked her to explain a bit about what she does and why she does...
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Union Gospel Mission: March 6, 2020
Louise is disciplined and faithful in her relationship with the Lord. She reads her Bible every day and keeps a list of things she is grateful for—a...
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Union Gospel Mission: February 26, 2020
In honor of Black History Month, we’re turning the blog over to three men for whom we have tremendous respect.
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Union Gospel Mission: February 21, 2020
Clai, who works in the kitchen at the UGM Men’s Shelter, has come to have a deep and dynamic relationship with God. God has placed him in a job in...
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Union Gospel Mission: February 6, 2020
Dr. John Wolfe’s family has partnered with UGM in one way or another for decades. His father was an advocate for getting medical clinics at UGM...
