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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: August 2, 2023
You’ve heard us say it before: part of Recovery is having fun, sober! Men and women who come to UGM for help breaking self-destructive patterns such...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: July 27, 2023
As camp season 2023 enters another fun-filled week, we wanted to take a step back and recognize the phenomenal community achievement that is UGM...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: June 14, 2023
Fionnuala Brown and her husband are both experienced medical professionals who’ve committed to serving the Inland Northwest community in a variety of...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: May 31, 2023
Does the LC Valley have a homeless problem? This is the question we asked Carly Klappenbach, Director of Engagement and Missions at CrossPoint...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: May 17, 2023
Every summer, about 500 children from Spokane’s low-income neighborhoods are invited by their local church to spend a week at UGM Camp. While UGM...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: May 10, 2023
“The earth and everything in it, the world and its inhabitants, belong to the Lord.” (Psalm 24:1) Fresh out of university, Lewiston-area native, Dan...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: March 22, 2023
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power God uses to save everyone who believes.” (Romans 1:16a) Here at the Mission, we teach...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: March 15, 2023
Rebecca and Jeremiah Hughes and their kids are investing in the lives of Spokane’s at-risk children through their church and UGM's Youth Outreach...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: March 2, 2023
“We very much like to have our money matched any time we can.” – Houston Scrudder During COVID, longtime UGM partners Houston Scrudder and Alene...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: February 8, 2023
The cycle of homelessness, abuse, and addiction is not halted simply with the provision of a roof and four walls. Although food and housing are...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: February 1, 2023
While 2022 was a year of exciting new partnerships and profound love and sacrifice in our community, I sit at my desk this New Year and marvel at the
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: January 18, 2023
At UGM, we are rich in partnership. Year after year, the Inland Northwest community partners with the Mission to create life-changing opportunities...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: January 12, 2023
You’ve heard it said before: UGM would not be what it is without people like you investing their unique giftings and resources to reach our neighbors...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: January 6, 2023
Work is a key ingredient in the effort to break the cycle of homelessness, abuse, and addiction. And while you’ll find current and former residents...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: December 15, 2022
The snow has come, the days are nearly at their shortest, and Christmas is right around the corner. But what is Christmas if you’re homeless? Is...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: November 30, 2022
“We tell people we’re not here to perform; we’re here to worship,” says His Song president Joel DeVries. His Song is a men’s gospel singing group...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: September 21, 2022
UGM received a remarkable gift when Nurse Practitioner Lorna Schumann joined the Medical Clinics as a volunteer.
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Union Gospel Mission: March 15, 2022
Meet Nick Damascus and Pastor Eric Blauer, UGM chapel providers who offer the love and healing of Jesus to wounded souls.
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: February 17, 2022
Guest post by Lynn Yount, former UGM writer. Melissa Ashline has a lot of irons in the fire. She’s a nanny and a businesswoman and a mother of...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: January 27, 2022
Don "Pepper" and Midge Smock of Coeur d’Alene are humble leaders in the community, encouraging generosity out of their desire to see the gospel go...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: January 20, 2022
Many of us might think we have nothing in common with a drug addict, or that we have little or nothing to offer someone who has lived a life...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: January 14, 2022
John and Vonnie Tucker have a 61-year legacy of working together to build a strong marriage centered on following God’s call to love their neighbors...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: January 13, 2022
Picture a man with a badge and a gun chaperoning women at a recovery center Valentine’s Day gala. Now, picture him in tears as he presents handmade...
