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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: May 31, 2023 at 12:00 AM
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 at 12:41 PM
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 at 9:45 AM
“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 at 1:23 PM
“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 at 8:47 AM
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 at 10:28 AM
“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 at 10:49 AM
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 at 8:16 AM
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 8:43 AM
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 at 10:34 AM
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 at 9:52 AM
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 at 8:24 AM
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 at 8:27 AM
“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 at 9:00 AM
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 at 3:06 PM
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 at 10:33 AM
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 at 10:13 AM
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 at 12:52 PM
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 at 11:41 AM
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 at 10:51 AM
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...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: January 6, 2022 at 11:31 AM
Matt and Nicole Hendrickson are Impact Partners (UGM monthly giving program) who’ve been quietly investing in the lives of homeless men and women for...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: December 30, 2021 at 8:20 AM
The Mission at Christmastime: brimming with hope, cozy and warm, piled with gifts. This is not what I expected. I came to Union Gospel Mission in May...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: November 10, 2021 at 3:43 PM
WHEN REVEREND RILEY PALMER WAS PREPARING to plant Adopted Church west of Spokane, he felt the Lord calling him to be a part of local homeless...
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Union Gospel Mission: June 11, 2021 at 3:56 PM
Frank and Barbara Peretti have a rich, full life. Frank is a New York Times best-selling author. Barbara is a watercolor artist.
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: March 4, 2021 at 10:52 AM
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.
