2 min read
Union Gospel Mission: Jun 9, 2022 4:12:29 PM
Connected for LifeA Mentor Feature Whole-person recovery isn’t a single decision, a season of sobriety or even completion of a 16-month program; it’s a lifestyle. UGM alumnus Keith Kautzman has chosen to live the recovery life by providing...
Read More
4 min read
Union Gospel Mission: Jun 9, 2022 2:06:42 PM
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...
2 min read
Union Gospel Mission: Jun 1, 2022 6:47:16 PM
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...
3 min read
Union Gospel Mission: May 18, 2022 11:00:01 AM
Guest post by Christa Inouye, former Youth Outreach staff member While transformation in Christ happens throughout a lifetime, UGM Camp provides an...
3 min read
Union Gospel Mission: Apr 6, 2022 8:12:57 AM
Guest post by UGM Staff Chaplain Sonny Westbrook, originally published March 15, 2016. The celebration of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ...
4 min read
Union Gospel Mission: Mar 15, 2022 3:15:28 PM
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...
2 min read
Union Gospel Mission: Mar 15, 2022 3:06:17 PM
Meet Nick Damascus and Pastor Eric Blauer, UGM chapel providers who offer the love and healing of Jesus to wounded souls.
5 min read
Union Gospel Mission: Oct 21, 2021 12:07:57 PM
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...
3 min read
Union Gospel Mission: Sep 8, 2021 12:33:25 PM
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...
3 min read
Union Gospel Mission: Sep 2, 2021 9:17:35 AM
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...
4 min read
Union Gospel Mission: Jun 11, 2021 3:57:40 PM
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...
2 min read
Union Gospel Mission: Feb 25, 2021 11:29:10 AM
Written and performed by 2016 UGM LIFE Recovery alum Amanda Taylor.
3 min read
Union Gospel Mission: Nov 25, 2020 3:13:24 PM
"I'm thankful for my rocky past, for it has brought me here today." Miranda, Resident, CdA Center for Women and Children (CWC)
2 min read
Union Gospel Mission: Nov 12, 2020 2:29:38 PM
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...
8 min read
Union Gospel Mission: Oct 15, 2020 2:50:25 PM
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...
2 min read
Union Gospel Mission: Sep 14, 2020 12:43:21 PM
While the COVID crisis has presented UGM with numerous challenges – masks, social distancing, reduced capacity, cancellation of events – it has also...
3 min read
Union Gospel Mission: Jun 23, 2020 4:35:12 PM
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...
4 min read
Union Gospel Mission: Jun 17, 2020 12:44:46 PM
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,...
4 min read
Union Gospel Mission: May 7, 2020 11:55:25 AM
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 it.
4 min read
Union Gospel Mission: Mar 6, 2020 2:11:29 PM
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...
3 min read
Union Gospel Mission: Feb 26, 2020 4:57:18 PM
In honor of Black History Month, we’re turning the blog over to three men for whom we have tremendous respect.
5 min read
Union Gospel Mission: Feb 21, 2020 1:26:25 PM
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...
4 min read
Union Gospel Mission: Feb 6, 2020 2:00:36 PM
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...
6 min read
Union Gospel Mission: Jan 30, 2020 11:07:42 AM
During my first couple of weeks as the Staff Writer at Union Gospel Mission, I was tasked with helping interview seven volunteer case managers who...
5 min read
Union Gospel Mission: Jan 22, 2020 5:11:45 PM
Laurie Johnson, “L.J.,” as she’s called at the UGM Thrift Store, is as dedicated a volunteer as they come. Over the years, she has volunteered with a...
