Join The Salvation Army for online worship May 31
This Sunday, May 31, use this resource to join in guided worship from your home. USA WESTERN TERRITORY: SUNDAY WORSHIP 12 Find it online here Congregational Song #326— “Thou God of Burning, Cleansing Flame” Sing along with this upbeat song as we celebrate Pentecost
Making sense of God in loneliness
By Jason Gaboury– “To be human is to be lonely,” Friar Ugo said to me, his voice cracking with age. For 40 years he served as a Jesuit missionary on the African continent. Now he was sitting across from me, a thirty-something
Salvation Army responds to coronavirus in remote islands
Island communities such as Tonga and Samoa may have escaped the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, their remote location and early introduction of travel restrictions meaning no cases recorded, according to the World Health Organization as of May 26. But
AT&T gift keeps Kroc Center childcare going for kids of frontline workers
By Hillary Jackson - For many frontline workers, The Salvation Army’s free childcare program at several of the Western Territory’s Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center facilities is a godsend. Despite the continued need for childcare as COVID-19 stretches on,
My calling during COVID-19: Love others
A Scripture study from Caring, part four of four. Love isn’t easy, especially when the entire world is being asked to isolate themselves due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is no secret that the global crisis which ensued from this virus
COVID-19 Salvation Army command updates: May 26
Western Territorial Commander Commissioner Kenneth G. Hodder held the 28th teleconference meeting regarding The Salvation Army’s response to COVID-19 May 26 with members of the Territorial Executive Council, divisional leaders and key staff, who joined in via Zoom from throughout
How singing brings us together during COVID-19
While social distancing has kept people physically apart during the COVID-19 pandemic, music continues to build community. Whether it’s on commercials or social media, coming together to sing—if even just via a computer screen—brings us together. Historically, singing has helped us
Salvation Army begins to reopen thrift stores after COVID-19 closure
By Hillary Jackson– Shoppers may have had to wear masks and keep a distance, but that did not stop them from lining up around The Salvation Army Pasadena Family and Antiques stores for the reopening May 22. They were eager to
Salvation Army responds in force to COVID-19 out West
In the COVID-19 pandemic, The Salvation Army Western Territory continues to serve humanity through the ways it always has—offering food, housing, resources and emotional and spiritual care—but the volume of need, at one time, has far surpassed anything the Army
COVID-19 Salvation Army command updates: May 22
Western Territorial Commander Commissioner Kenneth G. Hodder held the 27th teleconference meeting regarding The Salvation Army’s response to COVID-19 May 22 with members of the Territorial Executive Council (TEC), divisional leaders and key staff, who joined in via Zoom from
Meet The Helpers: How an emergency shelter operates day-to-day
Here’s a question: How soon can you turn a gravel, dirt lot into a trauma-informed homeless shelter built to last with wrap-around services? That’s what former Anaheim, California, Mayor Tom Tait asked in September 2018. Just 79 days later, The Salvation Army
56: Meet The Helpers | Life inside an emergency shelter during a pandemic with Benjamin Anozie
Here’s a question: How soon can you turn a gravel, dirt lot into a trauma-informed homeless shelter built to last with wrap-around services? That’s what former Anaheim, California, Mayor Tom Tait asked in September 2018. Just 79 days later, The Salvation Army