1. Art and Diseño

January 2015
PO Box 431
Union Gospel Mission of Salem
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Salem Oregon 97308
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503-967-6388
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www.ugmsalem.org
A NEW LIFE IN A NEW YEAR
Chris grew up in
a large family in
Southern California.
Church was a big part
of the family’s regular
activities until Chris’s
mom died when he
was only 7 years old.
After his mom’s death,
Chris moved to South
Central Los Angeles
to live with his dad.
Unfortunately for
Chris, gangs became a large influence in his life
and he began to use drugs on a regular basis.
another program participant. Chris has already benefitted
a great deal from his involvement in the NLF. “It is teaching
me patience and humility. I’ve always been the strong one
in my family and with my friends. I’m becoming more open
to receiving help from others.” With the help and initiative of
UGM program staff, Chris is learning to trust in the strong and
patient love of Jesus. “The Mission is a great place to heal.”
Chris attended UCLA and earned a degree in
computer science. Soon after graduating, Chris
took a job and moved to Las Vegas. Las Vegas
provided him with an opportunity for a new start while
remaining close enough to drive home to see his aging
father. After a couple years, Chris’s dad passed away and
Chris got into trouble with the law. After serving a three year
sentence, Chris moved to East Texas for another job. A change
of scenery still included plenty of opportunities to use drugs
and party. This led Chris to a breaking point.
Because of your faithful support and prayers,
many men, women and children have hope
for a new life in this New Year! Please join us in
praying for Chris as he embarks on a new journey of healing
and service.
If you were to ask Chris what he is looking forward to in
2015, he would tell you: “I’m looking forward to becoming
more equipped and prepared to serve others. The mission is
helping me to better understand myself and others.” Chris’s
favorite scripture, Psalm 119:105, is coming alive in his life as
he grows in his dependence upon Jesus and His
word, “a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.”
“GOD WAS TELLING
ME THERE WAS
SOMETHING MORE”
One morning Chris woke up and had the strong sense that
God was telling him to pack up his things and leave. “It
seemed like God was telling me there was something more,”
Chris said. For the next eighteen months, Chris traveled to
over 160 cities looking to find the place where God wanted
him. His journey eventually led him to Portland, Oregon,
where a man on the streets shared with him about the
recovery program at UGM of Salem.
To read more inspiring stories, like Chris’s,
visit www.ugmsalem.org.
The Mission
is serving
over 700
meals a day!
Chris came to UGM of Salem in September 2014 and joined
the New Life Fellowship Program after being invited by
Financed entirely through the generous and caring gifts of individuals, churches, foundations and other organizations.
CONTENTS
January 2015
Features
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A New Life in a New Year
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Change in Leadership at
UGM of Salem
Read about how Chris found his way to UGM of Salem and is being prepared for future ministry.
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Hear from new President/CEO Del Maxfield about the recent change in leadership at UGM of Salem.
Memory and Stewardship
Kyle Dickinson, VP of Advancement, shares
about stewardship inspired by God’s faithfulness.
Outreach
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Community in Action
Incredible things are happening every
month at Union Gospel Mission. Learn more
about how others are getting involved and
discover how you too can partner with UGM.
Ways to Get Involved
View current volunteer opportunities and
mission needs. See how lives are being
changed at Union Gospel Mission.
Contents
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Memorials & Honorariums
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Upcoming Events
The Mission is serving
over 700 meals a day!
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CHANGE OF LEADERSHIP
AT UGM OF SALEM
Del Maxfield // President/CEO
Many of you may have seen the following article/announcement in the Statesman
Journal recently:
The Union Gospel Mission of Salem is announcing the appointment of Del Maxfield
as interim President/CEO. Del is a native of Salem and the former President/CEO of
the Denver Rescue Mission. With over 25 years of service in rescue ministry, including
over five years of consulting at UGM of Salem, Del brings a wealth of knowledge
and leadership experience to the position. This opportunity became available
when Michael Rideout, the President and CEO of the Union Gospel Mission of Salem
submitted his resignation to the Board of Directors effective November 18, 2014
in order to deal with some important personal matters. The Board has regretfully
accepted his resignation and thanks Mike for his years of service to the Mission.
For more than 60 years, thousands of volunteers, donors and staff have been providing
nutritious meals, warm, safe shelter, and life-changing recovery programs through the
life-changing message of Jesus Christ at UGM of Salem. The mission will continue to
serve neighbors in need and advance its many community initiatives.
From Del Maxfield:
It is an honor to have been selected by the Board of Directors to serve as the
interim President/CEO. While change is always challenging, we, here at the
Union Gospel Mission see God’s involvement in these times. I have been closely
associated with UGM for nearly seven years in various capacities and am looking
forward to being even more involved as the Mission moves forward with the
many programs and projects that are in our future.
Touching the lives of hurting and hungry people has been at the center of my
own Spiritual journey for over 30 years, and there is nowhere I could continue the
Lord’s work in that capacity more than here at Union Gospel Mission of Salem.
Thank you for your prayers and support as we minister during this beautiful
season of the year.
“Restoring Hope . . .
Restoring Lives”
“Restoring Hope . . . Restoring Lives”
Mission & Purpose
Union Gospel Mission, a Christ-centered ministry
demonstrating God’s love by meeting physical, mental and spiritual needs of men, women and children
in crisis. Proclaiming the Gospel of Christ in word and
deed.
Partnering with churches, individuals and organizations to maximize our effectiveness, we help
the neediest of our community break the cycle of
homelessness, addiction and incarceration as men
and women experience dynamic transformation in
following Christ, and become contributing members
of our community.
Core Values
Christ-Centered —
He is the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and
the end. Everything that we are and do is measured by
knowing Him, sharing Him and growing in our
relationship with Him.
Galatians 2:20; Colossians 1:25, 28
Client-Focused —
By our faith in Jesus Christ, we are called to demonstrate love, grace and compassion as we serve and
enrich the lives of others.
Galatians 5:14; Romans 5:8; Mark 6:34
Community-Connected —
Transformation and growth happen in community
and in collaboration with others.
Jeremiah 29:7; 1 Corinthians 12:12; Ephesians 4:3
Programs and Services
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Meals, Emergency Shelter, Clothing
Assessment & Referral Services
Addiction Recovery Services
Chapel Services and Bible Studies
Individual & Group Counseling
Adult Education
Employment Services
Dental Clinic
Thrift Store
Community Outreach
Transitional Housing
Board of Directors
Lee Klampe, Chairman
Lon Huff, Vice Chairman
Mike Roberson, Secretary
Bob Thompson, Treasurer
Jay Campbell
Candi Hughes
Daniel Schanz
Del Maxfield, President/CEO
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MEMORY AND STEWARDSHIP
Kyle Dickinson // Vice President of Advancement
“So Joshua called together the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe, and said to them,
“… Each of you is to take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites,
to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’ tell them
that the flow of the Jordan was cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. When it crossed the Jordan,
the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial to the people of Israel forever.”
Joshua 4:4-8 (NIV)
2014 was a year of great change at UGM of Salem. We said
goodbye to staff who had served faithfully and greeted
new staff with a passion to serve the hungry, hurting and
homeless of our community. In July, the Mission Store was
significantly affected by a three-alarm fire. With every great
obstacle comes a great opportunity to serve and lead. It was
inspiring to see volunteers and Mission Store staff step up
to keep the store running at a high level, and, thanks to our
friends at Dalke Construction and Arbuckle Costic Architects,
we are continuing to see progress. We anticipate a grand reopening in the next couple of months.
Joshua 1-4 tells a story of a key moment in the history of the
Israelites. They were a people in transition on the verge of
a great moment – entering the Promised Land. In Joshua
4:4-8, Joshua commanded the leaders to take stones from
the Jordan River bed in order to remember how God had
delivered them. These stones would serve as conversation
points about God’s faithfulness with future generations.
When you look back on 2014, how has God been faithful to
you? What are your “memorial stones”?
God promised the Israelites that they would be blessed
to be a blessing to all nations. God set a standard of
stewardship for His people. In all things and at all times,
God’s people have an opportunity to steward their time,
talents and even treasure for the sake of others. The
connection between memorial stones and stewardship
is this: God has delivered His people and they are to be a
blessing to others. The same invitation comes to us. God
blesses us so that we can bless others. This is how we honor
the memory of how God has delivered us.
It is my prayer that you would remember how God faithfully
blessed you over the past year and that you would continue
to steward those blessings in a way that honors Him.
“Restoring Hope . . .
Restoring Lives”
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COMMUNITY
in
ACTION
Larry Dalke read a Statesman Journal article about UGM’s need for warm clothing.
He responded by contacting Oregon Glove and purchasing 300 new pairs of
gloves. Thank you, Larry and the Dalke Construction office staff, for helping to
keep the hands of men, women and children in crisis warm this winter!
Jeff Gregg of the Gregg Family Foundation
donated 400 turkeys this Holiday season. Thanks
to the Gregg Family Foundation, we exceeded
our hoped-for number of donated frozen turkeys
which can be used during the entire year.
Local State Farm agents delivered donations
totaling $2,500! This generous donation will
provide over 1,300 meals and care to hungry
men, women and children in our community.
UGM received a generous donation of food,
clothing and some new chairs for our Learning
Center from our friends at Wells Fargo.
Find out how you can join
with UGM to offer help and hope
to hungry, hurting and homeless
men, women and children.
Call 503.967.6388 for
more information.
Over 80 volunteers served UGM guests on Thanksgiving Day. We are so grateful for the passionate
commitment of our volunteers!
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WAYS TO GET
INVOLVED
volunteer opportunities
Union Gospel Mission of Salem relies on the compassionate
generosity of our donors and volunteers. There are many
needs and countless ways you can be a part of Restoring Hope
and Restoring Lives. Let’s do it together! Here are a few of the
current needs:
Find out how you can lend a hand to the many men, women and children
in need who come for help at Union Gospel Mission each day. Please call
Sharalyn at 503-967-6388 ext. 102 or email her at [email protected]
to find out how you can help meet the need.
Men’s Mission
Restoration House
Barbers (men or women) provide basic haircuts for mission
guests. Current openings include Mondays from 9-11am.
Cooks (adults only) prepare and serve dinner for the residents
Welcome Center assistants (men) answer and direct phone
calls, greet guests and answer questions at the front desk. Current
weekday openings are available 11:30am-3 pm.
Shuttle drivers (adults only) transport residents one- to
Learning Center
five-times per week to volunteer positions in Salem. Hours are
8-9:30am and/or 4-5:30pm Monday-Friday.
Learning Center teachers and tutors lead New Life
Fellowship program participants in writing, math, GED or
computer classes. Hours are once or twice a week on weekdays
from 9-11am or 12-2pm. We are currently looking for an
experienced computers teacher at the Men’s Mission.
mission needs
Food Needs
Ground Meat
Coffee
Juices (Orange, Apple)
Cold & Hot Cereal
Cooking Oils
Peanut Butter
Mac & Cheese
Syrup
Canned Cream Soups
Pancake Mix or Flour
Pasta / Noodles
Coffee Creamer
(about 40 men total) one to four times per week from 2-5pm.
Volunteers are also invited to eat with residents if they wish.
Current openings are Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Fridays.
Mission Needs
Toilet Paper
Bar Soap
Wash Cloths
Disposable Razors
Twin-Size Bedding
Men’s New Socks & Underwear
Tampons
Women’s Pajama Pants
Tylenol, Ibuprofen non alcohol cold/flu meds
Spiral Notebooks
Pens & Pencils
Simonka Place
Receptionists answer and direct phone calls, greet visitors and
help with other office duties, typically in four-hour shifts weekly or
monthly. Current opportunities include evenings on Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays from 5-9 pm.
Children’s chapel leaders bring a Bible story and games, crafts
and/or songs for the children of Simonka Place guests. Openings
are available throughout the month, from 6:30-7pm each evening.
Mission Store and
Donation Warehouse
Production volunteers sort, clean, price and arrange donated
merchandise. Current positions include one- to four-hour shifts
between 10am and 4pm on weekdays.
Floor volunteers arrange displays, organize clothing on racks
and serve as dressing room attendants. Current openings include
one- to four-hour shifts between 10am and 4pm on weekdays.
R.O.C. Outreach Center
Food Needs may be dropped off at UGM Men’s Mission (345 Commercial St NE).
Mission Needs may be dropped off at the UGM Donation Center (901 Front
Street NE) on Monday—Saturday from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.
Your donation helps to serve hungry, hurting and homeless men, women and
children at UGM’s Men’s Mission, Simonka Place for Women and Children, Grear
Street Transitional Housing, the R.O.C. and Restoration House. Thank you for
partnering in the ministry of restoring hope and restoring lives!
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Personal shoppers organize donated clothing and household
goods, and they help clients find the items they need. Current
opportunities include two- to six-hour shifts on Mondays and
Fridays between 9am and 3pm.
MEMORIALS &
HONORARIUMS
in memory of
Lee Anderson
Margit Eisenhut
My dear wife, Shirley
Antonson
Dennis Erickson
Jerry Antonson
Dorothy Feskens
Les Archer
Gayle Archer
Michael Arnot
Marilyn Chandler
Kieth & Dan Ashley
Janice Culp
Richard Scott Frey
John Fahey
Melody Fahey
Neil & Katherine Beutler
Lorena Doris Kenney
Roger D Newnam Sr
Judy Schmidt
Patrick J Fisher
Jimmie & Margaret Doland
David & Trudy Kenney
Karen K Eger
Thomas & Marcia Kennedy
Roy W Fiske
Michael A Kerrigone Sr
LeRoy Nokleby
Jerry Antonson
Freeman Chiropractic Clinic
Herbert & Bernice Freeman
Anonymously
Jim & Catherine Prince
Inez Dezelich
G George & Karen Pool
Jim Kleen
Leonard & Marie Fisher
My brother, David Bates Bessie Forrest
Sharon J Backman
Margit Eisenhut
Ron Bates
Barbara Fuqua
Margaret Bates
Henry T Fuqua
Marguretha Beattie
Rob Gerig
Forrest Beattie
Dennis & Judy McClaughry
Elsie M Beutler
Marvin Glaser
Mark & Ruth Nelson
Mary Glaser
Ann Blaisdell
John Goffrier
Charles Blaisdell
Margit Eisenhut
Don Blakley
Mary Evelyn Graf
Linda L Poverud
Robert Graf
My grandma, Lydia
Bloecher
Paul Greiner
Brenda M Lee
Dr L Carl Brandhorst
Ken & Debra Jenson
Bob ‘RT’ Brier
Clint Uselman
My mother, Dorothy
Burks
Rosalene Philp
My Mother, Jan Busselle
Penny Ricketts
Helen Carlson
Sam & Wanda Frank
My Parents,Earl & Betty
Carpenter
Ruth A Hall
Harold Comstock
Isabel Comstock
Fred & Lorraine Cox
David & Rita Doerfler
Keith Crane
Carol Lais
Ed Lais
Vernon & Lois Burghardt
Wallace & Lois Loewen
Daniel Loewen
My Mom
Jill Garlough
Alice Taylor
Ed Pfau
Elizabeth Thompson
Kenneth & Karen Friesen
Norman & Kathy Charpilloz
My Niece, Cindy Phillips
Brad Threlkel
Charles Michael Hart
Ginger Denece Berning
My sister, Carolene
Pipkin
Myrtle Toepfer
Rosalene Philp
Arthur Tweet
Leonard Hatteberg
Kenneth & Pat Doughton
Betty Florcke
Patrick J Lynch
Howard & Lucille Hatteberg Merri Lynch
Ann & Homer Rue
Harold F Martin
Richard & Lorelle Stonex
Larre F Martin
William Helm
Edward & Janet Salchenberg
Charlene Helton
Ronald & Joyce Vachter
My mother, Martha
Herbert
Isabel Comstock
Martha Herbert
James & Glenda Puter
Norv Hilfiker
Robert & Catherine Boudreau
Linda Hofman
Larry Smith
Frances ‘Jane’ Davis
Margit Eisenhut
Leon Hyatt
Jimmie & Margaret Doland Linda Ivie
Raymond & Irene Satterwhite Walter Ivie
Raymond & Irene Satterwhite
My husband, Ed Lais
Jim & Esther Lundy
Judy Oppenlander
M Esther Wilson
Donna Douglas
Joseph & Marilynn Diehl
Michael W Farmer
Helen Humphrys
Connie Jean Craft
Paul A Koch
Diane Soza
Ed Cutsinger
John A Dodge
Tom Dalke
Jim Harritt
Ron Hofman
Family of Phillip Devito
Al Knode
Joy & Dan Lorenz
Raymond & Irene Satterwhite Richard Loy
Marilyn Loy
Aaron Harman
Fred & Carol Harman
Frank Lukenbiel
Vera M Davidson
Gerald & Henrietta Wimer
Phillip DeVito
John & Elmetta Ramseyer
My Sister, Mary Schultz
Edna Josephine Oblinger Rosalene Philp
Sheryl Hunter
Colleen Shaw
Randy & Diane Crisell
Helen Olson
Joan Olson
Gerald A Sheehan
Dolores R Sheehan
Victor Olson Sr
Joan Olson
Hugh Smith
Margit Eisenhut
Victor Olson Jr
Joan Olson
Clyde J Speakes
Donna L Speakes
Tom
Gayle M O’Neil
Sarah Swafford
Elizabeth Ashley Swafford
Frank ‘Pete’ Peterson
Carol Peterson
Bryan Tate
Robert & Sharon Pearsall
My Father, Gordon
Peterson
Gordon Taylor
Tommy Johnson
Sam & Victoria Goesch
Don Jones
Margaret Bates
Johnny F Martin
Linda J Martin
Gene McDonald
Wanda Kenyon
Bill & Itha McPhetridge
John & Lisa Polinsky
Larry Miletta
Kenneth Camber
Scott Miller
Chet & Joy Cunningham
Tom Morley
My wife, Betty Propeck
Larry D Propeck
Rex Pugmire
Carolyn D Pugmire
Ruth Rae
Violet Yungen
My husband, Rene
Redelsperger
Rosalia Redelsperger
Almaria Reiter
Robert & Sharon Pearsall
Wilbur Rickard
Rosalene Philp
Howard & Lucille Hatteberg Dan Ritter
The Ritter Family
Dr Joe & Margaret Much
Kevin Robinson
Joe Much
Karen Munger
Bettie L Munger-Johnson
Mary Jane Munger
Bettie L Munger-Johnson
Walter Munger
Bettie L Munger-Johnson
Rolland & Joan Myer
Darlene Baskett
John A Newcomer
Susan & Joseph Ortiz
Ken & Esther Robinson
Norm Rose
Margit Eisenhut
Robert Rose
Winifred Rose
Garth Rouse
Margit Eisenhut
Gordon L Dick
Lois Vaughan
Howard & Lucille Hatteberg
Jan Wasmann
Peter & Mary Ann Brucker
Carol Ann Welch
Korin Sanders
Gene Weldon
Jeannie Weldon
Larry White
Margit Eisenhut
Jim & Curly Wilson
Anonymously
Alan Wingett
Margit Eisenhut
Ernie Wood
Lorene D Wood
James L Young
James & Patricia Johnson
Robert E Yungen
Violet Yungen
Robert & Dixie Mitchell
Ray Rowe
Carolyn Rowe
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Jesus Our Savior
Ann Cutsinger
Polly Hare
Joe Riley
Eric & Candyce Thompson
Roger W Paris
Judy Oppenlander
M Esther Wilson
Alex M Fielding
Jerry Don Freeman
Ann & Fay Thompson
Kristy & Don Harmon
Heather Rollins
Mr & Mrs M VanDerPol
Sharon Rollins
Elizabeth L Latham
God
Julie, Steve & Kate
Aaron Eastman & Family Robert & Marcia Stensland
Grandpa Bill
Marsha Hilligoss
Brandon Eastman
Claudine Shaw
Grandpa Bill
Mr & Mrs Woody Lally
Jason Eastman & Family Elizabeth L Latham
Grandpa Bill
Marion County Clerks
& Elections
Tim Eastman & Family
My Son
Grandpa Bill
Anonymously
Kathy Bartholemy
Lois Stephen
Paul & Karen Box
Audrey K Bailey
Milo & Mary Brooks
Tina A Carr
Dr Debbie Eisenhut
My loving husband,
Richard
Daniel & Charlene Haury
Beth Chamberlain
Laura A Kimmel
My brother, Brian McGlynn
All of the Suffering
People
Maureen McGlynn
Jerry Don Freeman
Diane C Monson
Bob & Pat Monson
Fred & Linda Schmitz
Gerald & Carmen Schmitz
Pat Schmitz
Gerald & Carmen Schmitz
My daughter, Gail on her
Birthday
Irene Schoengold
Dan Sullivan
Marjorie McCanse
Pamela & Fred Tavernier
Gerald & Carmen Schmitz
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New Life Fellowship Commencement Celebration
Thursday, January 8, 2015 | Dinner & Program begin at 5:30 pm
Salem First Church
of the Nazarene
1550 Market Street NE
Salem, OR 97301
*RSVP to Kathy by noon on 1/6/2015
at 503-362-7487 or
[email protected]
*RSVP required
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