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Union Gospel Mission: February 1, 2013
“I believe what drives people to bad behavior, whether it’s addiction or abusive relationships or being abusers, is brokenness of heart. They harden...
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Union Gospel Mission: February 1, 2013
Are you familiar with the game Jenga? It’s a tall tower of blocks where each player attempts to remove one single block without toppling the tower....
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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 25, 2013
The new UGM Center for Women & Children celebrated its first phase promotion last Friday – another landmark step on the fulfillment of a vision over...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: January 11, 2013
Women's Recovery at Anna Ogden Hall held a celebration yesterday for the women completing various phases of the program. Director Chris Armstrong...
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Union Gospel Mission: December 31, 2012
Young and old. Washington and Idaho. Individuals, churches and businesses. Look how you teamed up to care for the poor in 2012.
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Union Gospel Mission: December 19, 2012
By Dan McLellan, UGM Men's Shelter Day Room Manager God-dependence, the first of UGM’s established core values, sets us apart from many other...
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Union Gospel Mission: December 14, 2012
Editor's note: This blog post, originally published in 2012, was updated in 2019. A Culture of Life Transformation One Sunday in 2003, Phil Altmeyer,...
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Union Gospel Mission: December 1, 2012
Three words. Nine letters. Revolutionary power. God became man so that He might be with us. He meets us in our brokenness and His presence transforms...
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Union Gospel Mission: November 28, 2012
Orange jumpsuits, shackles & do-overs By JoAnn Zajicek, UGM Director, Center for Women & Children “He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to...
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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....
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Union Gospel Mission: October 1, 2012
Sometimes it’s tempting to define homelessness, and even this ministry, by the numbers: 1,295 people on the streets. 97,000 nights of shelter....
Union Gospel Mission: September 1, 2012
Over 300 people came to celebrate the dedication of the new Center for Women and Children in Coeur d’Alene. Area mayors, county commissioners,...
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Union Gospel Mission: July 3, 2012
Sean Stevens graduated from the Men’s Recovery Program in 2011 and is working as the donations driver for the Union Gospel Mission Thrift Store in...
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Union Gospel Mission: July 1, 2012
The Union Gospel Mission is pleased to announce the hiring of JoAnn Zajicek (ZI-check) as Director and Debi Pauletto as Community Relations Director...
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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: June 1, 2012
John and Trisha Whalen, who came from Montana to join the Union Gospel Mission recovery program, will be part of the graduation ceremony on June 19...
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Union Gospel Mission: April 1, 2012
Are you familiar with the game Jenga? It’s a tall tower of blocks where each player attempts to remove one single block without toppling the tower....
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Union Gospel Mission: March 28, 2012
“I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.” – Philippians 4:13
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Union Gospel Mission: March 28, 2012
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly." – John 10:10 Brandon Gwyn had been to...
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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: February 13, 2012
The best gifts are often disguised.
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Union Gospel Mission: February 13, 2012
At 25, the message of God’s love seemed like a foreign language to Mashell. She did not have the receptors to take it in. She believed, as she had...
