A Season of Giving, an Organization that Gives: Union Gospel Mission

Tis the season to be jolly.  When one gives something of worth to someone else it is indeed a great feeling.  Sometimes doesn’t it seem that we get too much at Christmas or Hanukkah?  If this is you, then perhaps you need to break out of the routine and include someone you don’t know in your giving.

Consider giving to the Union Gospel Mission (http://www.ugmstpaul.org/donate.html).  It is a Christian-based organization that doesn’t discriminate from anyone who shows up at its doors.  You can donate money, your time, or some new or used clothing to the mission.

They don’t just provide a meal, medicine, and a bed to homeless people, they provide a whole lot more.  If you go to the main site, (http://www.ugmstpaul.org/index.html) on the menu marked “Services,” you see that they provide a lot of needed services.  Feel free to surf their site.

There is a great video that is entitled, “5 ways to Help the Homeless,”

It gives you great tips on how to help someone who is homeless on the street.

It also lets you print off something to give someone you meet on the street instead of money (which they instruct is something you don’t want to give)…Here it is A Ticket of Hope

Here is the Union Gospel Mission’s Statement of Faith

We believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, ultimately authoritative Word of God.

We believe there is one God, eternally existing as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is deity; that He was born of a virgin, that we are redeemed by His atoning death through His shed blood, that He bodily resurrected and ascended into Heaven, and that He will come again in power and great glory.

We believe that individuals are saved through a direct, personal encounter with the risen Lord, at which time they are regenerated by the Holy Spirit. This event we hold to be an experience, rather than a doctrinal supposition.

What is The Union Gospel Mission?

The Union Gospel Mission (UGM), founded in 1902, is a Christian ministry dedicated to serving those who are homeless, poor and addicted in our community. By meeting physical, spiritual, emotional and educational needs, our Mission is changing lives!

The Mission helps people rebuild their lives by providing safe shelter, nutritious food, medical and dental care, and a broad variety of life-changing programs for children and adults.

Our goal is to encourage each person to value themselves as God values them, to see the gifts they have to offer the world, and to help them seek out a bright future as a fully contributing member of our community.

Merry Christmas