This letter was co-written by Spencer Pride’s executive leaders, president Jonathan A. Balash & vice president Katie Zuber. “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with… Read More »Loving with Actions & In Truth
On Sunday, a beautiful piece of stained glass art was hung in the transom over the main entrance to the Spencer Pride commUnity center, thanks to a generous donation from… Read More »Generous Donation from Local Glass Artists Adorn commUnity center Entrance
There are plenty of activities planned for this year’s Spencer Pride Festival on June 1, in addition to the previously announced lineup of entertainment at two venues. The main activities… Read More »Camden’s Carnival & commUnity center Host Expanded Activities for 2019 Festival
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
One sign of the progress that Spencer Pride is making in the local community is certainly the number of downtown businesses who have chosen to participate in the festival marketplace. … Read More »Spencer Downtown Businesses Increase Support for 2018 Festival
“Remember the Past, Create the Future” is the official theme of the 2018 Spencer Pride Festival. For our t-shirt design this year, we went a step further. It’s not enough… Read More »Official 2018 Shirts On Sale
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
