Graduation a first at Sacramento ARC
(l-r) Graduate Craig Yingst, Major Jack Phillips, Dr. Stan Blondeck, director of the program, Major Anna Phillips and Regina Robinson-Fraire, education specialist/teacher. Thanks to a unique new program, The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) in Sacramento, CA recently celebrated the
Junior soldiers enrolled at Denver Citadel
JUNIOR SOLDIERS kneeling at the Mercy Seat sign pledges as their families look on. Salvation Army" recently as six new Junior soldiers marched into the chapel at Denver Citadel to be enrolled. An added element of joy was that five
Corps cadets — Work, fellowship, learn, grow
CAPTAIN DAN WILLIAMS explains warehouse procedures to corps cadets. The corps cadets of Denver Citadel, CO, decided recently that their horizons needed to be expanded. "Usually content to hang out and have some fun, they decided together that some sort of
Himes reviews Barbara Allen CD
REVIEWED BY B/M BILL HIMES - CENTRAL TERRITORY MUSIC AND GOSPEL ARTS SECRETARY Barbara Allen, teamed up with her producer/arranger husband, Steve, has created a CD that should appeal to anyone whose listening preferences fall in the "easy-listening, contemporary Christian"
Edie Jenkins joins husband John Jenkins in retirement
EDIE JENKINS RECEIVES her retirement certificate from Territorial Commander Commissioner David Edwards as John Jenkins looks on. With more than 50 years of devoted service to The Salvation Army between them, John and Edie Jenkins have both entered retirement. Edie
NW Brass and Chorus minister in Mexico City
CHILDREN OF EL HOGAR de Niños in Mexico City surround Bellingham Corps youth director Darrel Pilgrim. BY KIM BRAZIER - The Northwest Division's Brass and Chorus left Seattle's SeaTac International Airport in a whirlwind recently. Their week long mission
Seattle’s Wm Booth Shelter expands
JETTSON ESTEY was a mortgage broker before becoming homeless. BY TROY MARTIN - "Homelessness can happen to anyone," said Major Ron Strickland, Northwest divisional commander. "Fortunately, the William Booth Center is here to help." Strickland and several guest speakers
Promoted to Glory
COMMISSIONER ERNEST HOLZ Retired territorial and national leader promoted to Glory Commissioner Ernest Holz Commissioner Ernest W. Holz , a fourth-generation Salvationist from a distinguished Army family and former Western Territory chief secretary, was promoted to Glory on July 4,
Bush picks Vasquez for Peace Corps
Salvation Army National Advisory Board (NAB) member Gaddi Vasquez has been nominated by President George W. Bush to be director of the Peace Corps. Vasquez, 46, who was recently appointed to the NAB, has been a member of the
SF Lighthouse Corps offers unique summer day camp
CHILDREN ENJOY A field trip to the Jelly Belly factory in San Francisco, CA as part of the Lighthouse Corps summer day camp program In a world where at-risk kids are often neglected, criticized, and abused, the San Francisco Lighthouse Corps
Advisory Board Briefing Videos
Commissioner David Edwards is pleased to announce a new series of advisory board training videos. These videos, produced in conjunction with the National Advisory Board, are a learning tool for advisory board members in the nature and scope of the
Gowans seeks wider consultation
General John Gowans has announced a number of changes to the Advisory Council, all to take effect before the end of the year. These include: enlarging the Council's membership, changing its name to the General's Consultative Council, and significantly