Holiday ‘Bugs’
The Salvation Army in Denver received two Volkswagen Beetles, donated for the holidays by McDonald Automotive Group and wrapped by TCAG Inc. “We are truly grateful to McDonald Automotive Group for lending us these cars during the holiday season so we
Casper students show faith in action
Casper College students deliver over 350 food bags to The Salvation Army. By Kathy Merritt, Captain One week after a shooting on campus, Casper (Wyo.) College students rallied to reach out to others when they delivered over 350 food bags to The
URBANA 2012
Young adults explore missions opportunities at the Urbana Conference. By Megan McQuade The Urbana 2012 Missions Conference, held over New Years Eve in St. Louis, Mo., included 55 representatives from the Western Territory who joined Salvation Army delegates from the three other
Cooking to success
Lodi’s culinary arts rehabilitation program graduates its 10th session. Lodi’s (Calif.) Hope Harbor Culinary Arts program recently celebrated its 10th graduating class, recognizing eight students who received diplomas after completing a 16-week course. “I’m very proud of them,” said Barry Crall, Hope
I’ll Fight Day 2012
Youth in The Salvation Army’s Western Territory rose to the challenge of I’ll Fight Day 2012, putting social justice and servant evangelism into action. I’ll Fight Day is an annual event, held the first Saturday in December, when The Salvation Army
Rose Parade
The Salvation Army Tournament of Roses Band marched for the 93rd year in the world-famous Tournament of Roses Parade on Jan. 1 in Pasadena, Calif. Led by Bandmaster Kevin Larsson, Southern California divisional music director, the 180-member band is comprised
front lines/ News briefs of the West
Karen Gleason, Editor Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! (2 Cor. 5:17 NIV) KODIAK, ALASKA—A transitional housing resident approached Major Cathy Quinn, corps officer with her husband, John, with
General John Gowans promoted to Glory
By Barry C. Swanson, Chief of the Staff General John Gowans (Ret.), 78, was promoted to Glory from a nursing home in South London Dec. 8, 2012, after a long period of declining health. Gowans, The Salvation Army’s international leader from 1999 to
2013 writers’ conference announced
Event slated for October in St. Louis, Mo. The Salvation Army USA National Headquarters announced a writer’s conference for Oct. 8-13 at the Sheraton St. Louis City Center in St. Louis, Mo., to advance the Army’s publishing ministry in the fields
Haiti: Beyond the quake
The Salvation Army continues to help in recovery three years after the devastating earthquake. Partnering with the Haitian people, The Salvation Army has created a positive “ansanm, ansanm n’a rive” reputation in the three years since the magnitude 7.0 earthquake in
2013: Strategic transformation
Thoughts on the new year from the West’s territorial commander By James Knaggs, Commissioner I love working for God. Everything has purpose. Everything is right. Nothing is wasted. It feels optimal and the potential return to the glory of God is unlimited. This
Heat, bushfires devastate Tasmania
The Salvation Army continues relief efforts in the scorching heat wave By Stephanie Gourd The Salvation Army provided relief efforts in January to the Australian island state of Tasmania, which endured more than 40 raging bushfires. The blazes, originating from an extreme