Newsroom - Page 2 of 10 - City Gospel Mission

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Strengthening the body, mind, and soul

It’s 11:30 a.m. on a Monday at the City Gospel Mission gym. Three men in its transformational recovery program wrap up their workouts and update their spiral-bound notebooks with today’s accomplishments. They high-five and fist-bump with their “coach” Joe Loving. Joe marks down their attendance for the daily, one-hour session. The men regard Joe…

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An Easter to Remember for Thomas

“This Easter meant a lot to Thomas. Like all of our shelter guests, he came to us for a meal and a place to stay. Eventually, after interactions with staff, class instructors, and counselors, he wanted to get baptized. As a boy his mother taught him that you must wear a suit to church on…

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Shane’s Story

I suffered a house fire and lost everything. City Gospel Mission helped me get on my feet with personal belongings, clothing, toiletries, things like that. They helped me with a lot of spiritual grounding. I was shaken up. The faith-based classes were very helpful to help through the sense of loss. The classes help you…

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I’ve turned my life around

“I was doing drugs for about 30 years, and I’ve been down here at City Gospel Mission for about 14 months. During that time before coming here, I had a heart attack and a stroke. I’m still working on getting my voice back. I’m blessed to still be living. It’s a miracle that I’m…

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New president: God remains in charge

I am incredibly excited, enthusiastic, and humbled to become President of City Gospel Mission and to lead such a venerable organization. I express my sincere gratitude to Mr. Roger Howell, who has led City Gospel Mission for the past 30 years. During Roger’s tenure, City Gospel Mission has experienced significant growth and expansion of…

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Mom’s love, death fuel Jeremiah Scholar’s fire

Jacob is thankful for his scholarship through Jeremiah Scholars, a program partnership with donors that uplifts students in need. Here is his amazing story in his own words: My mom and my dad are the reason why I am the person I am today. He lost his wife, and I lost my mom back…

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Cortaize: A head in the clouds and also in a book

10-year-old Cortaize wants to fly to the NBA right now. His Whiz Kids tutor, Mark, is trying to keep him grounded for now. This is representative of Mark’s challenge overall. “Like all 10-year-olds, he’s full of energy,” Mark says. “He can get wound up. I need to try to keep him focused on school,…

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Real kids. Real growth. Real hope.

Longer days and more time outside. It’s that time of year when we gather together with our partners and supporters for our annual spring fundraiser to create real life-change in the lives of Greater Cincinnati’s youth. After two years of hosting our Investing in Youth Banquet online, we can’t wait to regroup in person.…

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The eyes of homelessness: pain and hope

Homelessness is hard to look at. But we must do it to understand. Often, when we see a homeless person, it’s easy to not think about what happened for them to end up there. It’s also easy to walk past them, to disregard the man lying on the street or the woman standing at…

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A tribute to Robert Lindner

The most important thing to Bob Lindner was his love for God and the next was his love for people. He was genuine and cared for everyone he met. He really was larger than life. Bob was a faithful supporter of City Gospel Mission. He blessed the people we serve with his generosity for…