Nicole Dame ‘gives all control to God’
by Ramon Ocaño, Captain - Nicole Dame Nicole Dame is an outstanding young person at our corps in Eureka, California. When she sets her mind to do something, she does it! She came to The Salvation Army through the beginning band program,
Verbout basketball tourney slated for May
by Lisa B. Smith, Captain - THE MOORE STREET women’s basketball team was the winner of the 2004 Doris Verbout Memorial Salvationist Basketball Tournament. Salvation Army corps and centers throughout the West are invited to participate in a weekend of basketball,
West celebrates youth at Commissioning 2005
Salvationists and friends will gather June 10-11, 2005 for Commissioning weekend events which will include some exciting elements celebrating “2005—A Year for Children and Youth.” On Friday morning at Crestmont College, after Commencement for the Preparers of the Way Session, teams
Meet the cadets of the Preparers of the Way Session
Korina Perez Acosta Home Corps: El Paso Temple Corps, Southwest Division Generation Salvationist: Third What Brought You To TSA: My family led me to know the Army as a child, but I felt a consuming fire to serve God fulltime as a pastor/officer at a
Benza reports on mudslide assistance
by Chad Benza - MUDSLIDES IN LA CONCHITA destroyed 16 homes and killed 10 people. The Salvation Army provided assistance to victims and disaster relief workers. A soldier and employee of the Santa Barbara Corps, Chad served with the emergency disaster
Black Heritage Month
by Claude Nikondeha and Martin Ross, Captain - Black Heritage Month started in February 1926 in the local Washington D.C. and Baltimore school systems. The tribute debuted as “Negro History Week” initiated by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the director and founder
The first black Salvationists in the West
Captain and Mrs. Alexander Beck by Frances Dingman - Captain and Mrs. Alexander Beck, with daughter Pearl. Photo courtesy TSA National Archives Alexander Beck was born in Tennessee, the son of slaves who were freed a few years later. As a boy
HUD awards Salvation Army $2.89 million for housing
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently awarded The Salvation Army in Southern California nearly $3,000,000 for its housing programs. Divisional Commander Major Paul R. Seiler stated, “These awards reflect The Salvation Army’s commitment to helping homeless individuals
Government launches massive SA housing project
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakshe laid the foundation stone recently for The Salvation Army’s Galagoda Wattha housing project in the Galle district of that country. This is the start of an entire community created for 1,000 families which
Legal aid at Harbor Light
by BECKY O’GUIN - An estimated 150 people have received free legal assistance in Denver, Colo., thanks to an innovative partnership between the Christian Legal Society of Metro Denver and The Salvation Army Harbor Light Center. Almost a year ago, James Helfrich,
Army receives NRB honor
National Religious Broadcasters by Christopher Priest - (L-R) MAJOR JOHN WHITE, Southern Territory secretary of evangelism; Major Steve Hedgren, Florida divisional commander and radio host; Comm. Philip Swyers, Western territorial commander; Jude Gotrich, radio host; Regina McGraw, operations director, radio ministries; and
The West is mission driven
by Linda Madsen, Major - A clear and clarion call to Mission Renewal has been sounded by the Chief of the Staff, Commissioner Israel Gaither, who stated in a recent issue of the War Cry, “The administering of mission, no matter