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Union gospel
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ounded by Christian businessmen,
Union Gospel Mission glorifies Jesus
Christ through the evangelization
and regeneration of the urban poor
while worshiping with acts of mercy.
The Mission provides a Christ-centered
environment, food, clothing, shelter,
many essential items, and a recovery
program.
The Mission’s facility near downtown
Sacramento includes a Worship Center,
Dining Room and Kitchen that serves
approximately 8,600 meals per month,
clothing closet, showers, a dormitory
and transitional home. Sixty beds are
for overnight stays, and 24 are for
participants in the nine-month Men’s
New Life Drug and Alcohol Recovery
Program.
“The men in our Recovery Program
attend classes, counseling, assigned
jobs, and vocational training. With a
Christian curriculum, it is life-changing,
Saving minds, bodies
and souls in Sacramento
since 1962
breaking the grip of addiction, restoring
broken lives to creating new beginnings,”
explains Pastor Tim Lane, Director of the
Mission.
The Mission also provides Chapel
Services and dinner every night of the
year, homeless services, food boxes for
families and seniors, a Women’s Clothing
Closet, and a Warming Center for those
without beds to stay warm overnight
through the winter.
With no government funding, the
Mission relies completely upon financial
contributions and donations of goods.
“Heading into winter, we especially
need blankets, sleeping bags, coats,
warm socks and shoes – things the
homeless need just to stay alive,” notes
Pastor Lane. “We also need facility
improvements with our older buildings,
and help renovating our outdoor gym.”
This union of Christians sharing the
gospel while doing the work of a mission
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has already inspired many strong
community connections. Steve Ayers,
principal with the Elks Tower Casino and
Event Center, says, “We’re proud of our
strategic alliance with the Union Gospel
Mission to address mental health issues
in our community.”
“There are people among our
homeless population living in horrible
conditions, even dying on the streets,”
concludes Pastor Lane. “Please help us to
save them in mind, body, and soul.”
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