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Jul 20, 2022 · Bruce Spangler joined VMC in 2006 and he became CEO in 2015. During his tenure, he has seen the ministry that aims to prevent homelessness grow, doubling in size to more than 50 staff members ...
Mar 15, 2023 · Bruce Spangler first joined the organization in 2006. For 17 years, his work in Knoxville has taken him straight to the streets. Through his years of outreach, he said he has seen it all and he is ...
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Jan 25, 2017 · The chronic population makes up about 20% of this number and generally involves some sort of mental illness or addiction. In the past this portion of the homeless population ran about 25% of the total. Dr. Bruce Spangler, Volunteer Ministry Center, 511 N. Broadway, Knoxville, January 2017. Responsibility informs the stance of the Volunteer ...
Mar 30, 2022 · Bruce Spangler: Doing the right thing? March 30, 2022 - by: Bruce Spangler. The American public tends to lump panhandling and homelessness together. There is a difference between the two, says Bruce Spangler. (Photo by Canva) The handwritten sign reads “Homeless-Hungry-God Bless.”. Coming to a stop at an intersection, I eagerly await the ...
Mar 30, 2022 · The Rev. Dr. Bruce Spangler is CEO of Volunteer Ministry Center, a nonprofit organization devoted to ending and preventing homelessness in Knoxville, Tenn. Spangler is former pastor of West View UMC, Washington Pike UMC, and Central UMC (all of Knoxville) and St. Elmo UMC (Chattanooga, Tenn.). - Holston Conference of United Methodist Church.
Bruce Spangler – Live Deeply. I’m CEO Bruce Spangler of Volunteer Ministry Center (VMC), a CSPC local missions partner. Here’s how I’m living deeply. I’m usually one of the first ones in. I like getting in early to have kind of a quiet time to get my day started. Recently one day as I was walking into work, a gentleman started waving ...
I’m CEO Bruce Spangler of Volunteer Ministry Center (VMC), a CSPC local missions partner. I’m sometimes asked how people should respond when they encounter those experiencing homelessness in our community; the people our ministry aims to serve and love. First, I don’t work with homeless people, but with individuals experiencing homelessness. We’re all more than the sum of one ...
