First Strawberry Field graduates honored
The facility has a long-standing connection with young people in Liverpool. After 15 months, the initial cohort of the Steps to Work program at Liverpool’s Strawberry Field has graduated, with one trainee even securing a job offer. Steps to Work reaches out
General meets Greek Orthodox Archbishop at exhibition launch
The “Immortalized by Art” exhibition, hosted by Gallery 101 at The Salvation Army International Headquarters (IHQ) in London, brings together both traditional and modern aspects of art that embrace mysterious and Byzantine influences. The works in the show, by eight
Prime Minister Theresa May visits Salvation Army in Nigeria
By Isobel McFarlane - British Prime Minister Theresa May visited The Salvation Army Community Awareness and Recovery (CAR) project, funded by the UK government’s Modern Slavery Innovation Fund, in Lagos, Nigeria, Aug. 29. The program supports Nigerian communities that are vulnerable to
New territorial leaders installed in UK
By Maria Ball - Salvationists and friends gathered at William Booth Memorial Halls Corps in Nottingham, England, to witness the installation of Commissioners Lyndon and Bronwyn Buckingham as leaders of the United Kingdom Territory with the Republic of Ireland (UKI). The
One big family
In the USA Western Territory, The Salvation Army has the Harvest Initiative. In the U.K., it’s called “integration,” and it’s this year’s territorial watchword, but at the Braintree Corps they’ve been stepping up integration between the corps and New Direction
Knitting though the Bible
A group of women from the Warrington Corps created a 70-foot Bible scene made entirely of wool. Twenty-eight women from the Warrington Corps in the U.K. recently completed a 10-month project to knit a collection of Bible stories that reached 70
Salvation Army expands its chaplaincy work at Glasgow Airport
Organization works with other faiths to provide chaplaincy ministry. The Salvation Army expanded its chaplaincy ministry at Scotland’s Glasgow Airport, appointing a new officer to serve alongside current chaplain Commissioner Keith Banks. Captain Stephen Baker–originally from Pennsylvania–will join the chaplaincy team, supporting