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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: August 14, 2013
Chase Montgomery with his mom, sister, brother and grandparents Chase Montgomery’s mom dropped him off at the UGM Men’s Shelter the day before his...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: August 2, 2013
Paul Stankiewicz, who was featured on the cover of the August 2013 Mission News, was recently baptized in the Spokane River at Harry Altmeyer Park,...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: July 9, 2013
Robert Lewis turned to drugs and alcohol partly in response to frustrations in the work place. “My addiction came from always trying to be a...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: June 25, 2013
One of the graduates began their speech last Tuesday night with these words from Matthew West's song: " Hello, my name is Child of the One True...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: June 10, 2013
UGM helps people with a wide variety of needs—everything from stretching the food budget through an occasional meal to our long-term residential...
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Union Gospel Mission: May 2, 2013
Do Not Fall Victim to Your Fears By Brent Watts, UGM Recovery Graduate Brent Watts, above, recently completed the first 4 phases of UGM's Recovery...
Union Gospel Mission: April 9, 2013
One of the men in UGM's Recovery program wrote the following about what he mourns: “I mourn for the fact that my children have not had the father...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: April 2, 2013
Editor’s Note: UGM’s theme for 2013 is taken from the prophecy regarding Christ’s work in Isaiah 61:1-3. We’ve been looking at how God accomplishes...
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Union Gospel Mission: April 1, 2013
Sheldon grew up in California. He is thoughtful, soft-spoken, a bit shy. Charles’ home state reveals itself in his drawl. He’s a Texas cowboy, a...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: March 5, 2013
“He has sent me . . . to proclaim freedom for the captives,” Isaiah 61:1. At 11, Rowdy had his first run-in with the law. He stole a dirt bike. When...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: February 1, 2013
“My heart was hard, but now I have a new heart.”
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: January 16, 2013
We are just coming off of a GREAT New Year’s Eve party that was “off the hook” with fun, food, gifts, games and a challenging message. The food was...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: January 15, 2013
Zachariah’s story is written in ink all over his body. His mom died when he was 12. The tear drop under his eye is for her. He never knew his dad. At...
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Union Gospel Mission: October 1, 2012
CHRIS family breakdown, substance abuse Chris’ mom went to prison when he was three for selling cocaine. His dad hung himself when Chris was eight....
Union Gospel Mission: October 1, 2012
By Vern Buller, UGM board member
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Union Gospel Mission: June 15, 2012
“He will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers…” – Malachi 4:6 “Everything was...
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Union Gospel Mission: March 28, 2012
"As a result of your ministry, they will give glory to God. For your generosity to them and to all believers will prove that you are obedient to the...
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Union Gospel Mission: March 1, 2012
featured in the March 2012 newsletter
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Union Gospel Mission: January 1, 2012
Work ethic has never been Derek's problem. "I've worked since I was 12." Before he came to the Mission, he was working on the natural gas pipeline....
