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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: February 4, 2021
In the fall of 2020, while the news media was focused on the pandemic and the presidential election, a significant report was quietly released by the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. It was titled, Expanding the Toolbox: The...
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Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: January 28, 2021
"I'm sold on it. I tell you I'm sold." Mitchell Long, Chief Executive Officer at Northwest Ob-Gyn, took time out of his busy schedule to sit down...
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Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: January 21, 2021
At Union Gospel Mission, we value whole-person recovery. This means we believe that in order to become a God-dependent, contributing member of...
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Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: January 14, 2021
2020 was a year for the history books, wasn’t it? We sure are glad you stuck with us through it all. In the end, because of the commitment of our...
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Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: December 31, 2020
Stories of family dysfunction, neglect and abuse come to our doors every day. Many people are caught in generational cycles of sin and suffering,...
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Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: December 23, 2020
Scripture doesn’t tell us a lot about Mary’s feelings on the eve of giving birth to the Savior of the world. We do know she had never been pregnant...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: December 19, 2020
O Come Let Us Adore Him Christmas is about adoring Jesus. It’s about the angels’ invitation to “come and see.” It’s about the shepherds leaving their...
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Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: December 10, 2020
"Being homeless doesn't make you less of a person." UGM Men's Shelter resident
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Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: December 3, 2020
We asked high-impact volunteer Margene Nobles to discuss her work with guests at UGM's Crisis Shelter for Women and Children.
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: November 18, 2020
Dean Brewer came to the UGM Men’s Shelter ten years ago this month with little more than the clothes on his back. He had been homeless for a year,...
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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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Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: November 5, 2020
Most residents know him as “The Bike Guy”. In the summer of 2018, UGM Volunteer John Battista started a bicycle club. With just 8 bikes and basic...
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Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: October 29, 2020
Union Gospel Mission seeks to provide a safe, healing environment where grace flows freely. Grace is the foundation for everything we do. God...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: October 22, 2020
Getting involved at the Union Gospel Mission is easy - the hardest part is figuring out which of dozens of opportunities is the best fit for your...
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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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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: October 8, 2020
“Bear one another’s burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ” – Galatians 6:2.
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Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: September 30, 2020
Dr. Ed Schultze received his doctorate in psychology from Fuller Seminary and has been working in the field for about 50 years. He has worked...
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Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: September 24, 2020
We talk a lot about the cycle of homelessness and addiction here at UGM. We know that substance abuse is a contributing factor for a large percentage...
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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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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: September 10, 2020
Feeding the hungry, sheltering the vulnerable and restoring people into the community through the gospel sounds like very admirable, spiritual work....
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Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: September 2, 2020
Tyler and Mike recently spoke at UGM's phase promotion event, where they were honored for completing phase 4. "Just a few years ago I was lost and...
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Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: August 27, 2020
As much as we might like to have a sense of control, Union Gospel Mission is not in the business of gathering broken people, fixing them up, and...
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Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: August 13, 2020
In many ways, understanding the present, let alone planning for the future, has felt impossible this year. If we’re honest, 2020 has presented us all...
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Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: August 6, 2020
Car shopping along E Sprague Ave. in Spokane Valley can feel like running a gauntlet of clambering salespeople, flashy marketing ploys, and banners...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: July 23, 2020
As UGM's Women's Lead LIFE Recovery Counselor, Jana Ross helps dozens of women and children every week who are suffering from the effects of trauma,...
