CFOT Family Care kids do their part during COVID-19 crisis
Children at the College’s Family Care Center create messages of hope and love. By Karen Gleason– Children at the College for Officer Training (CFOT) at Crestmont are doing their part to reach out to others during the COVID-19 crisis, creating uplifting notes
COVID-19: Cadets at Bell Shelter
Cadets from the College for Officer Training (CFOT) at Crestmont served at Bell Shelter in Bell, California, in its Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) warehouse March 17. Due to the coronavirus crisis, Territorial Commander Commissioner Kenneth G. Hodder announced that CFOT
CFOT halts normal schedule during COVID-19 crisis
Cadets will be on duty for Emergency Disaster Services in California South Division. Western Territorial Commander Commissioner Kenneth G. Hodder announced March 16 that the College for Officer Training at Crestmont (CFOT) will cease its normal schedule to allow cadets to
Lee Strobel to speak at CFOT Commencement
Atheist-turned-Christian Lee Strobel, former award-winning legal editor of The Chicago Tribune, is a New York Times best-selling author of more than 40 books and curricula that have sold 14 million copies. He currently serves as President of the Lee Strobel
Crestmont welcomes new Training Principal
Major Nigel Cross is Training Principal at the College for Officer Training. Major (Dr.) Nigel Cross assumed the role of Training Principal at the College for Officer Training (CFOT) at Crestmont Jan. 8 from his previous appointment as Assistant Training Principal.
Major Brian Saunders reflects on his time at the College for Officer Training at Crestmont
By Karen Gleason - Major Brian Saunders is in transition, awaiting his visa so he can relocate to new quarters in Box Hill, Australia, where he is now Box Hill Corps Officer, effective Jan. 8, despite the tardy visa. He’s excited
Future Salvation Army officers prepare to lead ‘The Way Out’ of homelessness
Cadets’ Fall Blitz includes Homeless Justice Immersion Day. By Karen Gleason - Cadets from the College for Officer Training at Crestmont (CFOT) participated in a Homeless Justice Immersion Day Oct. 18 in Orange County, California. The Western Territory’s Social Justice department worked
College for Officer Training exceeds accreditation standards
The Western Territory’s College for Officer Training (CFOT) at Crestmont hosted 11 members of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Jr. Colleges (ACCJC), who were on campus in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, the week of Oct. 7 to conduct the
Potential candidates for officer training learn about Salvation Army officership
Potential candidates for officer training take an up-close look at Salvation Army officership. The 2019 Future Officers’ Fellowship (FOF) weekend, held Sept. 6–8 at the College for Officer Training (CFOT) at Crestmont, united men and women from across the Western Territory
Western Territory’s Messengers of Grace Session acknowledged at annual Welcome Banquet
By Karen Gleason - The Western Territory’s Messengers of Grace Session of Cadets (2019–2021) were greeted by the second-year Messengers of the Kingdom Session and by territorial and divisional leaders at the Welcome Banquet Sept. 6 at the College for Officer
Salvation Army welcomes 14 cadets to officer training in the West
Fourteen cadets begin training at the College for Officer Training at Crestmont in 2019-2021 session. By Christin Thieme - Salvationists and friends assembled Sept. 7 on the front lawn of The Salvation Army Crestmont Campus in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, to welcome
New leader for Crestmont Council
Dr. Steven Gray becomes council chair as William Flinn retires. By Karen Gleason - Dr. Steven Gray assumes chairmanship of the Crestmont Council June 10 as William Flinn, O.F., retires from the position after eight years. Comprised of more than 20 representative