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  - Braving Change
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Braving Change

February 1^st, 2024

Guest blog by Erik Keener

from the UCOM Communicator Winter Newsletter

For most of us change is difficult. Whether it’s a new job, moving, an addition to the family, mourning the loss of a loved one, or just trying something different, any...

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Ten Things I LOVE About My Job (Part 3)

June 1^st, 2010

Here are three more things I love about my job as Executive Director of United Church Outreach Ministry (UCOM) in Wyoming MI.

6. People. UCOM’s donors are a rare treat. As might be expected there are a few large donors, about 20 people in the $5,000 and over category. These...