West to hold first-ever virtual Commissioning weekend, June 13-14
The Western Territory will hold its first virtual Commissioning weekend June 13-14, a result of its ongoing adaptation to the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread “safer at home” guidelines. “It is obviously disappointing that the territory cannot gather together physically in fellowship
Commissioning: 6 individuals awarded as Divine Servants
During the 2019 Service of Appointments, Territorial Commander Commissioner Kenneth G. Hodder presented the Divine Servant award to six individuals in honor of corps officers and others who by their conduct and leadership best exemplify what it means to be
Commissioning: Messengers of Compassion receive first appointments
A celebratory mood filled the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday afternoon, as Salvationists and friends of the Western Territory gathered for the service of appointments of the lieutenants of the Messengers of Compassion Session. Following a performance of
Commissioning: A testimony from the 2019 Service of Appointments
Catalyst of compassion By Lucy Vargas, Lt. - Six hundred and sixty-two days ago my session mates and I arrived at the beautiful campus of the College for Officer Training, a little piece of heaven just off the coast of the
Commissioning: ‘Messengers of Compassion’ appointed across the West
The following appointments are effective June 26. Lts. Colin and Felicia Davis-Pederson Corps Officers, Billings Corps Intermountain Division Lt. Joshua Daley Assistant Corps Officer, Reno Corps Del Oro Division Lt. Roxana Espinoza Corps Officer, Santa Ana Temple California South Division Lt. Rosanna Garcia Assistant Corps Officer, Fairbanks Corps Alaska Division Lt. Omoduni George-Kawaley Assistant
Commissioning: A testimony from the 2019 Commissioning and Ordination Service
The true main character By Brian Qualls, Lt. - Since the beginning of human history, stories have captivated our attention and imagination. The earliest humans left crude drawings in caves, long before written language. Civilizations all over the world laid out
Commissioning: 19 Messengers of Compassion are now lieutenants
Commissioners Kenneth G. and Jolene K. Hodder lead the 2019 Commissioning and Ordination ceremony. Standing before family and friends at the Cerritos (California) Center for the Performing Arts, the 19 members of the Western Territory’s Messengers of Compassion Session became
Commissioning Worship Experience: Here as it is in Heaven
By Hillary Jackson - Here As it is in Heaven, a worship night journeying through the Lord’s Prayer during Commissioning weekend, filled the Cerritos Performing Arts Center in Cerritos, California June 8 with the holy spirit through singing, prayer, dance, testimony
First-ever Sunbeam Gala honors awardees past and present
Generations of Salvation Army women and girls joined together June 8 at the first-ever Commissioner’s Sunbeam Gala at the Sheraton Cerritos (California) Hotel as part of the Western Territory’s 2019 Commissioning weekend. Sunbeams—a Salvation Army program for girls in elementary school—was
Commissioning: 8th annual Encore celebration
The 2019 Encore performances, celebrating the creative expression of Western Territory youth, took place June 8 in Cerritos, California, both at the Performing Arts Center and the Sheraton Hotel, with almost 600 young people participating. “My main concern is that these
Commissioning: West acknowledges officers for long service
Congratulations to the long-serving Western Territory officers recognized during the 2019 Commissioning weekend as follows: 25 Years Major John Brackenbury Major Debora Donini Major Katina M. Hanson Major Kevin E. Jackson Major Linda Jackson Major Charity J. Kramerius Major Richard G. Larson
Commissioning: West graduates Messengers of Compassion
Following two years of academic study at the College for Officer Training (CFOT) at Crestmont, Salvationists and friends gathered with territorial leaders Commissioners Kenneth G. and Jolene K. Hodder at the Cerritos (California) Center for the Performing Arts June 8