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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: August 13, 2014
“Give Real Change” Photo credit: daytondailynews.com It is hard not to be moved by a thin, weathered-looking man standing on the corner in crusty clothes, holding a cardboard sign: “Hungry. Anything helps. God bless.”
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: August 4, 2014
Editor's note, March 2017: Since this was posted in 2014, the Crisis Shelter has moved to a beautiful, larger facility at 1515 E Illinois. Anne is...
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Union Gospel Mission: August 1, 2014
This article was first published before Ryan Brown started as the Youth Outreach Director. He's been on the job for almost four years now, and...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: August 1, 2014
“I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:10, NKJV).
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Jenny Weddle: July 31, 2014
City kids learn to fish By Jenny Weddle, UGM Camp Director Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, the waterfront at Union Gospel Mission Camp echoes...
Union Gospel Mission: July 30, 2014
Some times the little things are the big things.
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Union Gospel Mission: July 29, 2014
It's impossible to talk about homelessness without mentioning sin. By Rich Schaus, Director of the UGM Crisis Shelter for Women & Children While it...
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Union Gospel Mission: July 24, 2014
To the heart...through the stomach By Jenny Weddle, UGM Camp Director Photos by Clare Pursch James Beard, the famous chef, once said: “Food is our...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: July 22, 2014
MEET LORI BRADLEY Children's Program Coordinator at Anna Ogden Hall Who is “Lori Bradley” outside of her job? Much the same as Lori Bradley in her...
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Union Gospel Mission: July 17, 2014
We want to be thankful and generous. By Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer “…give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ...
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Union Gospel Mission: July 10, 2014
Week #2 of Camp By Jenny Weddle (Read the post from Week #1 here!) Photos by Clare Pursch MEET JOE: Joe Lucas first came to UGM Camp with Youth For...
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Union Gospel Mission: July 9, 2014
Editor's Note: A few days ago, volunteer David Wang shared a few of the lessons he’s learned spending time with homeless men in the day room at the...
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Union Gospel Mission: July 2, 2014
Editor's Note: Washington State University professor David Wang is a volunteer in the day room at UGM. His is a ministry of relationship or, as David...
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Union Gospel Mission: July 1, 2014
I was ashamed, and you lifted my head. Christian was once interviewed for an article in Salon Magazine entitled, “Nazi Family Values: Chewing the fat...
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Union Gospel Mission: June 30, 2014
Photos by Clare Pursch My First Week as Camp Director By Jenny Weddle Antonio accepted Jesus into his heart on Thursday night. When he arrived at...
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Union Gospel Mission: June 26, 2014
Overcoming poverty, addiction and abuse By Ron Hauenstein, UGM high-impact volunteer Staff and volunteers at the Union Gospel Mission experience a...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: June 20, 2014
The Living, Breathing Story By Barbara Comito, UGM writer Sometimes I love my job. Tuesday night was one of those times. Twenty-five men and women...
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Union Gospel Mission: June 20, 2014
Editor's Note: Roxanne Jenkins graduated from the UGM LIFE Recovery program on June 17, 2014. In this short graduation speech, she turns the focus...
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Union Gospel Mission: June 6, 2014
An Immersion in Trust By Darlene Willis, a resident at the UGM Center for Women & Children in Coeur d'Alene Last Friday morning, the weather was warm...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: June 3, 2014
This is the second of a 2-part interview with Mental health Counselor Dave Edwards on how addiction affects all our lives. The first part, How do you...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: May 29, 2014
"Aged to Perfection" by Hannah Jo Hannah Jo, 2013 camp intern, read this letter yesterday at Dennis Roach's retirement celebration. Dennis has been...
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Union Gospel Mission: May 22, 2014
Glenda's Journey “My son had to literally peel my hands off the gate as I entered the Crisis Shelter,” says Glenda Bogart. “I was afraid and couldn’t...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: May 20, 2014
Dennis Roach: 40 years of working with young people Youth Outreach Director Dennis Roach is retiring at the end of June after 13 years with the Union...
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Union Gospel Mission: May 14, 2014
On the Road to My Dream Job By Trinity McLaughlin, 2013 Recovery Graduate In the words of my favorite musical, “Let’s start at the very beginning, a...
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Union Gospel Mission: May 9, 2014
By Marsha Reese Voc/Ed Coordinator at the UGM Center for Women & Children The other day I was completing some paperwork in my office while a group of...
