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Women's LIFE Recovery participant Linda shared this speech at the recent Phase Promotion at UGM's Center for Women and Children. “I sat in a courtroom eight years ago and was told I was considered not 'rehabilitate-able.' I had lost hope and faith...
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“I never fully surrendered.” Vickie Proctor finished UGM Women’s LIFE Recovery in 2019. She got a job, she moved out, she was honored at...
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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.
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: April 29, 2021
“I’m getting older, and I didn’t want to be that old lady that’s out on the street, looking to get high.” Before coming to UGM, Kerri was staying at...
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Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: April 22, 2021
Caution to the reader: This story contains references to abortion, prostitution and human trafficking. “Sarah, I really want to help you.” Sometimes...
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Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: April 15, 2021
At three years old, Jesse stabbed a kid in the head with a knife.
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: April 11, 2021
Jesus changed everything. More specifically, Jesus' life, death and resurrection changed everything.
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: April 1, 2021
As we mentioned in last week’s post, acknowledging the existence of sin implies a particular worldview – one in which God created the world and has...
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Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: March 31, 2021
Pastor Olyvia Babinski says, “At North Church, we choose to support people already doing the work, instead of us trying to start up all these little...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: March 25, 2021
Sin. Talk about a conversation stopper. I’m not sure anyone is anxious to talk about sin, even Christians, but in society at large, it’s almost...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: March 18, 2021
“God is not ordinary.” – Heather Harpham “I measure God by everything I am not. I begin with that.” – Flannery O’Connor “’For My thoughts are not...
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Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: March 11, 2021
Easter. Just the word evokes thoughts of bird song and budding tree branches, spring dresses, pastel button downs and family photo opportunities in...
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Each Year, Negative Split hosts a community 5k, 10k, and half marathon that starts in the Kendall Yards neighborhood and travels through the heart of...
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Ric Rocca and his family own and operate multiple Jimmy John's franchises in the Spokane area. And somehow Ric still finds time to volunteer at UGM.
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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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Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: February 18, 2021
“I know that no matter what I throw at them, they are going to support me and love me and speak truth into my life.” - Laura, UGM Crisis Shelter Tom...
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Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: February 11, 2021
In 2020 alone, volunteers saved UGM nearly $2.2M. It is no exaggeration to say that we could not realistically function without our fleet of...
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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...
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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
