We can be better
Celebrate Cultural Awareness Week and our diversity in God’s Army Linda Manhardt, Major - Throughout the Bible—and, in fact, throughout history—we see examples of how God’s purposes have unfolded in this world amid difficult, if not impossible situations. Today, it seems that
Language skills enhance ministry
Rosetta Stone programs are available to Western Territory officers. Known for its effectiveness, the Rosetta Stone online language learning program has enhanced the ministry of Salvation Army officers in the Western Territory for several years. Territorial Commander Commissioner James Knaggs had a
Celebrating diversity
[gss gallery ids="17712,17717,17716,17714,17704,17705,17708,17709,17710,17711,17713,17715"] Corps observe Cultural Awareness Week. The international Salvation Army, including the USA Western Territory, observed Cultural Awareness Week in early 2016, asking people to consider: “Who is my neighbor?” At Western Territorial Headquarters in Long Beach, Calif., the Multicultural Ministries department
Central Territory’s multicultural conference set for October
The Central Territory’s multicultural ministries department will be hosting “The ONE Conference: Voices” on October 16-18, 2015, at Wonderland Camp and Conference Center. “This is a leadership conference designed to equip officers, lay ministry leaders and employees to meet the challenges
13th biennial Multicultural Ministries Conference held
Conference stressed relationship between Christianity and migration The 13th biennial Salvation Army Multicultural Ministries Conference took place in Chicago in mid-October to reinforce the vision of ministry work within communities of different backgrounds and cultures. Seven delegates from the Western Territory
Alleviating food insecurity
LA Central Corps distributes groceries to seniors each Friday. By Alessandra Perez-Silva In a city with 23,539 homeless people and 20 percent of the urban population living at or below the poverty line, the LA Central Corps provides bags of food to
The road to ‘wellbriety’
The life of a Native American woman is transformed from addict to supervisor. By Linda Jackson, Major Krista Ness was born on the Flathead reservation, in northwest Montana, with two strikes against her already: Her family had a history of alcohol addiction