How you can help The Salvation Army LOVE BEYOND
What if you could find meaning by loving others? With The Salvation Army’s invitation to LOVE BEYOND, you can. The Salvation Army has been listening these past two years as the world expressed anxiety, restlessness and burnout. After a year researching how
Salvation Army International Leader calls for prayer over conflict between Russia and Ukraine
The international leader of The Salvation Army, General Brian Peddle, has called for renewed prayer over the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Speaking at the weekend, he said: “I am asking all Salvationists and other Christian friends to join in prayer
The Santa Clarita Valley Corps stands firm on a foundation of love
The Salvation Army finds its place in California's Santa Clarita Valley. “It’s holy ground,” Envoy Laura Ann-Bloom Moore said about her ministry in The Salvation Army in California’s Santa Clarita Valley. She shared that belief with her late husband, Envoy Jerry
Salvation Army expands Northwest Street Level program to reach more people living in cars
“This is severe,” says Street Level Program Manager Tina Lewis as we drive the dirt road alongside the Washington 167 embankment in Auburn, Washington. “These are new people.” An encampment comes into focus—mountains of belongings spill out of a pair of
Better together: Youth musicians build community through weekend of music
The Western Territorial Youth Band and Chorus meet after a two-year hiatus. Eighty-five musicians ages 13-25 came together from throughout The Salvation Army USA Western Territory for the Territorial Youth Band and Chorus “Raise a Hallelujah” weekend Feb. 18–20 at the
Salvation Army aims to grow an Army of disciples for Jesus through new programming
Who is God? How do you pray? How do you find your purpose in life? These are all questions tackled in Rooted, a 10-week program focused on cultivating community through discipleship that’s coming to corps throughout The Salvation Army Western
Condensed Construction Program helps get skilled workers on the job faster
The Salvation Army in Sacramento (California) shortens its construction program from six to four weeks. Due to labor shortages caused by the pandemic, construction jobs are in high demand across the country. Also in high demand? Skilled workers. By providing necessary training
4 lies about friendship that I almost fell for
I don’t know about you, but I feel like we’ve been told a whole lot of lies and tall tales about friendship, and I think I fell for most of them. For a lot of my life, I lived by
5 mental health lessons in Disney’s ‘Encanto’
Have you seen Disney’s “Encanto”? The movie caught the attention of people of all ages and backgrounds over the past few months with its catchy songs and relatable messages. As a Colombian-American mental health therapist, I found the movie’s many layers
The Salvation Army helps children rise up from the margins in Guam
In Guam, The Salvation Army expands kids' worldview by improving reading skills. Soon after Captains Eric and Kari Rudd arrived at their appointment in Guam in 2020, they recognized a profound need among many of the children coming to The Salvation
How one man’s journey through recovery led to finding freedom in sobriety
Gilbert Espinosa said he never thought he would one day be working for The Salvation Army when he entered its Adult Rehabilitation Center program in 2015. Before coming to The Salvation Army’s Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) in Santa Monica, California,
In Portland, youth grow while having fun in The Salvation Army’s troops program
When Captains Jillian and Mike O’Brien arrived at their appointment at the Portland (Oregon) Tabernacle Corps in August 2019, there were approximately 15 registered youth participants in troops, The Salvation Army’s informal, character-building Christian education program. Little did they know