A “model” start to the season
A Christmas tree with presents and the sound of familiar Christmas carols set the mood as civic leaders took the runway for the 32nd annual Christmas in September fashion show and luncheon, held by The Salvation Army Santa Monica Corps,
Salvation Army joins other groups to “STOP-IT”
Twelve concerned individuals met at The Salvation Army’s Golden State Divisional Headquarters in San Francisco before setting out on an educational prayer walk through the city’s Tenderloin district—characterized by higher crime and lower income—to raise awareness of human trafficking.
A Salvation Army Christmas
Once again we are entering the busiest time of year in The Salvation Army. But Christmas doesn’t wait until December to bring its hustle and bustle; it starts in October for most of us in the Army.
San Francisco corps changes its name to reach more of the community.
“Welcome to the SOMA Corps,” is what visitors will now hear when entering what was until recently The Salvation Army’s Asian American Yerba Buena Corps, in San Francisco, Calif. SOMA stands for South of Market—a name that reflects the corps’
Anchorage finds homes for some bears
Each August, boxes filled with plain teddy bears arrive at The Salvation Army’s Divisional Headquarters in Anchorage, Alaska. Some bears are white; others brown. Some are decorated with ribbons; others aren’t. However they arrive, within a few weeks, the 200
A perfect 10: Raising a “Rock” on the sand
On Oct. 10, 2010, 110 worshippers, along with special guest, Captain Kyle Smith, gathered under two tents at Pokai Bay for a 10th anniversary celebration meeting of “The Rock.”
Cadets take it to San Francisco streets
Over 100 cadets and officers traveled from Crestmont to San Francisco (Calif.), at the invitation of Golden State divisional leaders Lt. Colonels Joe and Shawn Posillico, to take part in a Fall Blitz Evangelistic Campaign. Team leaders were Majors Steve
National leaders installed
Commissioners William A. and Nancy L. Roberts were recently installed as national leaders of The Salvation Army in the United States at a ceremony held at The Salvation Army Mayfair Community Church in Chicago, Ill., conducted by Commissioners Barry C.
Online red kettles back for holidays
The familiar sound of bells ringing alongside the famous red kettles is a holiday tradition outside storefronts and on sidewalks this time of year. But you can also be a bell ringer without standing in the cold, from the comfort
On the Corner
Lessons at Jacob's Well by Bob Docter - She struggled up from her cot, careful with the whimpering child at her breast. She laid him gently where he slept and reminded herself of the need for more water. “That’s one thing,” she
The mystery of advent
the spiceBox by Sharon Robertson, Lt. Colonel - Advent approaches, the season designed to help us focus on the coming of the Christ child on a mission to make forgiveness of sin and entry into eternal life available to all who would