Spokane Salvation Army holds annual ‘Shop with a Cop’ event
The Salvation Army partners with Target and local enforcement to help prepare kids for school. Smiles lit the faces of 40 youngsters at The Salvation Army of Spokane's “Shop with a Cop” event Aug. 26 at the North Target store in
9-year-old creates VBS to share Jesus from the backyard
VBS shares Jesus’ love from the backyard By Hillary Jackson - When Vacation Bible School was canceled due to COVID-19, Evangelyn “Evie” Downs, 9, was sad—but she didn’t rest in the feeling long. She got to work filming a music video for
60: Practical skills to pursue and live in your purpose with Dr. Deb Gorton
Are you living with purpose—your unique purpose? Are you embracing what’s uncomfortable in order to fulfill your purpose? As Dr. Deborah Gorton says, every decision involves a loss and a gain. But are you pausing to consider what that loss might be
8 personal stories of how The Salvation Army is right there with you
The Salvation Army meets need in each community exactly as that community needs. And this year, as the need grew due to COVID-19, The Salvation Army went into emergency response mode across the country to provide food programs and shelter
Living ‘wide open’ to find love, liberation
My life’s experiences are like photographs—where dark and light, sun and shadow collide to create stories forever burned in my retina. When I first started playing with a Canon Rebel XT, one of the first models of consumer digital single lens
Stockton Corps begins outreach to migrant field workers
The corps conducts monthly visits to deliver food boxes. By Vivian Lopez– Among the essential workers who continue to do their jobs during the pandemic are migrant field workers, whose work ensures that grocery stores have produce to sell and people have
New LA Metro team aims to champion hope
By Robert Brennan– It all started in May 1887 when The Salvation Army held its very first tent revival meeting on the corner of Temple and Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. The Army has been in LA ever since, providing shelter
100-mile birthday run benefits Salvation Army in Vail Valley
By Caramie Petrowsky– Instead of spending his 21st birthday sad he couldn’t celebrate with friends due to COVID-19, Eagle County, Colorado, resident Franklin Reilly decided to run 100 miles to raise money for the Vail Valley Salvation Army and two other
5 ways to use mindfulness during and after a crisis
Take a long, slow deep breath. Feel your feet on the ground. Focus on this moment—right here, right now. While the coronavirus pandemic has impacted each and every one of us across the nation—and around the world— these past few months,
In The Salvation Army, social work is evangelical work
‘Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me’ (Matt. 25:40). In the eyes of the general public around most of the world, The Salvation Army’s social outreach is readily recognized
Major Enma Orellana
Dec. 3, 1952 –June 25, 2020 Major Enma Orellana was promoted to Glory June 25 from Tucson, Arizona. Enma L. De Leon was born Dec. 3, 1952, in Catarina, San Marcos, Guatemala, to Vicenta Sandoval and Porfirio De Leon. She was the
Salvation Army introduces new Social Justice Ministries Director
Jacqui Larsson accepts a new role after many years in the California South Division. Jacqui Larsson is now engaged in a new form of program ministry with The Salvation Army as the Western Territory’s Social Justice Ministries Director—developing, expanding and promoting