More than 2,000 meals were served and 70 lives changed forever as LifeChurch of Reno and the Reno-Sparks Gospel Mission partnered up to present a special breakfast and barbeque for the downtown needy and homeless.
The March 28-29 event was the centerpiece of the church’s “Reveal” weekend designed to demonstrate compassion to the poor. Over two […]
More than 250 walkers came out to support the Mission’s first ever “Walk a Mile in My Shoes!” event to raise awareness of the homeless across Northern Nevada.
The event, held in early March, attracted a wide variety of participants, from college students to dog walkers to community activists.
“We were stunned by the numbers,” said Rick […]
The Reno-Sparks Gospel Mission announced on Dec. 19 that it has opened a new emergency cold weather shelter that can take 20 more men out of the severe elements.
With nightly temperatures plummeting below freezing, the Mission will put up to 20 mats on the floor of its dining room for men wishing to come out of […]
With the economy in full recession, thousands of poor and hurting men, women and children flocked to the Reno-Sparks Gospel Mission during the holiday season seeking help with food, clothing, shelter and other necessities.
The Mission served more than 25,000 meals between Thanksgiving and Christmas alone, while helping hundreds more with food assistance from its community […]
The newest Thrift Depot thrift store opened for savings on Sept. 11 at 5105 Sun Valley Blvd. in Sun Valley.
With over 5,000-square-feet of deals next to the Dollar Loan Center at First Avenue, the Mission’s new store is a treasure trove for bargain hunters looking for sales tax-free deals on furniture, appliances, electronics, name-brand clothing and other […]
What do you get when you mix a group of Southern-drawl “church ladies” from Texas with a bunch of street-hardened recovering female addicts from Reno?
Changed lives.
That’s exactly what happened over five days recently when 19 women from Spark Ministry in Dallas traveled to Northern Nevada to love and serve recovering addicts and staff at the […]
In Honor of Loved Ones, the Following Have Graciously Given so that Others May Have:
IN HONOR OF…
James McCartin by Scott McCartin
Grandma Duke by Marlene Jones
Dr. William S. Fast by Mildred Fast
Jean Maggiorini by Joyce Leet
Steven B. Peters by Virginia B Peters
Benjamin Clayton Barton by Marianne Morgan
Nicole Brunell by Helen Pate
Jeanne Argall by Claud Argall
Jane Marfisi […]
One of two new Thrift Depot thrift stores is now officially open for business at 1450 E. Prater Way in Sparks in the Hacienda Plaza Shopping Center (corner of Prater and Sparks Boulevard).
Like the other Thrift Depots, the new 3,500-square-foot store features new and used furniture, refrigerators, washers and dryers, televisions and other electronics, knick-knacks […]
