At UGM Camp, kids have an opportunity to simply be kids . But they also learn the importance of coming together and building relationships in order to find balance in a chaotic world.
Here's UGM Youth Outreach Director Ryan Brown talking about how some of the campers recently came to this realization unexpectedly in the midst of a camp activity - whale's back (pictured below).
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: September 20, 2023
“But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.” (Luke 10:33) Although the paths that brought...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: September 14, 2023
As a case manager at the Men's Shelter, Bob McLellan says he’s become a better listener. “I used to be afraid to talk to homeless people on the...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: September 6, 2023
For our neighbors caught in cycles of homelessness, abuse, and addiction, we want to share the message that there is a way out. There is hope for a...
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Clare Pursch : August 14, 2015
By Clare Pursch, UGM Camp Photographer/Blogger One of the greatest privileges of serving at UGM Camp on Staff is that every week we are given the ...
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Union Gospel Mission : July 10, 2015
Two weeks into camp and amazing things are already taking place. The following are two incredible stories written by UGM Camp Photographer/Blogger ...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager : May 6, 2021
UGM’s Youth Outreach Director Ryan Brown got choked up when we asked him about his plans for this year’s series of week-long Summer Camps.
