Spencer Pride commUnity center

BY JACOB BALASH Over the past few months, you may have noticed that we’ve spent a considerable amount of time trimming our rear at the center.  While this is a… Read More »Subtracting the Addition

Spencer Pride president Jonathan Balash and the volunteers of Spencer Pride, Inc., are proud to announce the opening of their new commUnity center, now located at 17 E. Franklin Street… Read More »Spencer Pride commUnity center Celebrates Grand Opening in Historic I.O.R.M. Building

The amount of work undertaken in the past 2 months to transform our new facility into the new home for our commUnity center cannot be overstated.  Masonry, electrical, framing, plumbing,… Read More »Progress Update on New commUnity center

This post was written by Jonathan Balash, Spencer Pride’s president.  Jonathan can be reached at Jonathan@SpencerPride.org and 812-821-3073. Close your eyes. Imagine a small, rural community with a thriving LGBTQ+… Read More »commUnity center Update for #GivingTuesday

We’ve been getting a lot of questions from individuals & businesses about our plans for the historic building that we purchased on Franklin Street in Spencer.  We are grateful that… Read More »Our New Building: How YOU Can Help Turn a Dream into Reality

As the Spencer Pride organization prepared to celebrate the one-year anniversary of its well-received LGBTQ+ center, quietly behind the scenes the Board of Directors was working on a huge next… Read More »Spencer Pride Purchases Historic Building to Expand Services

On May 1, the first ever “Free Mom Hugs Tour” launched from Oklahoma City.  The tour will be making a stop in Spencer this Saturday, May 6 at the Spencer… Read More »“Free Mom Hugs Tour” Coming to Spencer Pride commUnity center

On Sunday, April 2, nearly 15 Spencer Pride volunteers spent the day doing some really nasty work at the commUnity center.  They hammered, sawed, pried, & shoveled to clean the… Read More »Demolishing Expectations (& Walls) at the commUnity center

This week, it was announced that the Town of Spencer would be receiving a Main Street Revitalization Program grant through the federal Community Development Block Grant Program.  This grant awards… Read More »Downtown Revitalization Grant to Benefit Spencer Pride commUnity center

The Spencer Coloring Book is now available at the Spencer Pride commUnity center. This is a wonderful gift for all ages, featuring nearly 60 local sites drawn by local artists… Read More »Spencer Coloring Book NOW AVAILABLE

This past weekend, the Spencer Pride commUnity center and its shop, Unity, officially opened it’s doors to the public.  The Grand Opening celebration was intentionally timed to coincide with the annual… Read More »commUnity center Grand Opening a Huge Success

Another shop is about to arrive on the square in downtown Spencer.   Unity is a distinctive retail store located within the Spencer Pride CommUnity Center at 46 E. Market Street,… Read More »Downtown Diversity Expanding with Unity