{"id":427333,"date":"2026-09-05T17:57:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T17:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/427333\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T17:57:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T17:57:52","slug":"union-gospel-mission-ceo-mutually-agree-to-part-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/427333\/","title":{"rendered":"Union Gospel Mission, CEO mutually agree to part ways"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"&quot;byline&quot;\">by Ismael M. Belkoura and Marissa Greene, Fort Worth Report <br \/>September 4, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County mutually agreed to part ways with its former CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/ugm-tc.org\/team\/charles-m-wolford-ii\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charles M. Wolford II<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The decision was confirmed by Caroline Samis, chairman of the Tarrant nonprofit, to the Fort Worth Report Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thankful to Charles for his service to our organization. And we pray for his continued service to God\u2019s kingdom,\u201d Samis said.<\/p>\n<p>Wolford\u2019s departure does not change daily operations and the search for a new CEO is underway, Samis said in the statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wolford no longer appears on the \u201cMeet the Team\u201d page of the organization\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/ugm-tc.org\/meet-our-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">website<\/a>. When the Fort Worth Report emailed Wolford at the address associated with the nonprofit, the message bounced.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wolford <a href=\"https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/2024\/03\/11\/qa-union-gospel-mission-of-tarrant-county-plans-future-with-new-ceo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">joined the nonprofit<\/a> in 2024 after the organization\u2019s former CEO, Don Shisler, stepped down into a CEO emeritus role for two years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wolford arrived at the Tarrant County mission with over two decades of experience serving families and adults experiencing homelessness as a pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship and Crosspoint Bible Fellowship in Dallas. He previously worked at Promise House in Dallas and City House in Plano, two nonprofits focused on addressing homelessness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Fort Worth Report attempted to reach Wolford via social media, phone numbers, email and LinkedIn for comment and did not receive a response by time of publication.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is a developing story.<\/p>\n<p>Ismael M. Belkoura is the nonprofit editor for the Fort Worth Report. His position is supported by a grant from North Texas Community Foundation. Contact him at <a href=\"https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/2026\/09\/04\/union-gospel-mission-ceo-mutually-agree-to-part-ways\/mailto:ismael.belkoura@fortworthreport.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ismael.belkoura@fortworthreport.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Marissa Greene is the faith and fellowships editor at the Fort Worth Report. You can contact her at <a href=\"https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/2026\/09\/04\/union-gospel-mission-ceo-mutually-agree-to-part-ways\/mailto:marissa.greene@fortworthreport.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">marissa.greene@fortworthreport.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. 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