Union Gospel Mission, Vancouver, Canada

 Mission Statement
	
Union Gospel Mission offers hope to hungry, hurting and homeless men, women, youth and children in Vancouver and the 
Lower Mainland of B.C. by sharing and practically demonstrating the gospel of Jesus Christ, providing without 
discrimination:

    * Basic necessities and practical assistance
    * Effective recovery programs which offer freedom from addictive lifestyles
    * Educational and job readiness programs which equip for successful living
    * Outreach programs which provide encouragement, support, counselling, spiritual guidance and referral services, and
    * Affordable housing for those in need through our U.G. Housing Society (s)

Our desire is to be a bridge for people striving to regain the basic necessities of life, restore their God-given 
dignity and hope, empowering them to rejoin the community as full and active participants.
	
 Description
Union Gospel Mission has been providing hope for the hungry, hurting and homeless since 1940. With 11 facilities placed 
between downtown Vancouver and the city of Mission, UGM is ideally positioned to help those who need it the most. 
Employing a full-time staff of approximately 120 and relying on a broad base of loyal volunteers, Union Gospel Mission provides 
meals, shelter, education, counselling, housing and more to hundreds of people each day.
	
 Organizational Statement of Faith


Union Gospel Mission Believes . . .

 1.	The Holy Scriptures as originally given by God, divinely inspired, infallible, entirely trustworthy, and the only 
supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct;

 2.	One God, eternally existent in three persons:  Father, Son and Holy Spirit;

 3.	Our Lord Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, His virgin birth, His sinless human life, His divine miracles, His 
sin-atoning death, His bodily resurrection, His ascension, His mediatorial work and His personal return in power and 
glory;

 4.	The salvation of lost and sinful man through the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ by faith (apart from works) and 
regeneration by the Holy Spirit;

 5.	The Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the believer is enabled to live a holy life to witness and work for the Lord 
Jesus Christ;

 6.	The unity in the Spirit of all true believers, the church, the Body of Christ;

 7.	The resurrection of both the saved and the lost, they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they that 
are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.

Program Type

Homeless Program

Denominational Affiliation

Interdenominational

Organizational Partner

Association of Gospel Rescue Missions (AGRM)

Do you Require Formal Orientation Training?

Yes