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Courtyard property next to Kelowna’s Gospel Mission with $2.95M asking price sold to city
An outdoor courtyard used by residents of the Gospel Mission homeless shelter in downtown Kelowna…

Three massive high-rises proposed in downtown Kelowna
A Vancouver ticket reseller has plans to build three high-rises on Leon Avenue in downtown…

New ‘bridge’ housing likely won’t ease frustrations at Kelowna’s homeless camp
Opening up 40 new indoor spaces for Kelowna’s homeless was not welcome news to some…

Randy Benson retiring after nearly two decades at Kelowna’s Gospel Mission
It may seem like the job of sheltering and caring for the homelss is a…

Halloween nightclubbing next to homeless camp will draw a heavy police presence in Kelowna tonight
If Gary Baker and Derek Foreel have their way, Halloween night will be no different…

The number of people sleeping rough in downtown Kelowna has doubled, city says
KELOWNA – The 200 block of Leon Avenue is looking more and more like a…

Kelowna’s Gospel Mission is no longer for emergencies only
'WE'VE SEEN OUR BIGGEST INCREASE FROM THAT – PEOPLE LOSING HOUSING." KELOWNA – After 41…

Kelowna’s Gospel Mission serving 40th Christmas dinner
KELOWNA – It was back in 1978 when Kelowna’s Gospel Mission served its first Christmas…

Kelowna’s Gospel Mission prepares for 40th annual Thanksgiving dinner
KELOWNA – This year marks the 40th annual Thanksgiving dinner served at Kelowna's Gospel Mission.…

Gospel Mission extends its reach to courtyard
KELOWNA - The Gospel Mission, Kelowna’s single mens shelter, has announced it will build a courtyard next to its Leon Ave. building, with the aim of giving downtown homeless somewhere to go during the day. “Too often during the day the homeless, due to lack of options, are staying in places that put them at...

Kelowna Gospel Mission to unveil new, larger dining room on Thanksgiving Day
KELOWNA – There’s no reservation necessary and everyone is welcome to the Gospel Mission’s annual Thanksgiving dinner this weekend. The Kelowna Gospel Mission serves more than 800 meals on Thanksgiving Day, Oct. 12. Several local and provincial politicians will serving meals along with more than 50 volunteers. Prior to the meal service, there will be...
Homeless diners sit down to a delectable lobster meal
KELOWNA - The hungry and homeless of Kelowna recently sat down to plates of fresh, Atlantic lobster at the Kelowna Gospel Mission. The Mission says they were thrilled a courier company thought of them when they had to discard a damaged shipment of lobsters. The lobsters filling two large boxes were broken, but every part...

Free downtown dental clinic cuts ribbon on expanded facility
KELOWNA – When Marie Bergman’s broken tooth became infected, she knew her options were limited. Homeless and living on the streets of Victoria, she sought help from a local not-for-profit dental clinic but was told she would have to wait at least four years. “They didn’t want to touch it,” Bergman says. “My health was...

Dental clinic brings more services to those in need
KELOWNA - Poverty can limit access to services many take for granted, but with the help of the Gospel Mission Dental Clinic, there's three new reasons to smile in Kelowna. The dental clinic is expanding from their current two chairs to five so more patients who would typically be excluded from care because of hardship...