Caravan of Hope
Mobile counseling van serves people living in rural Australia. Depression is a common problem in New South Wales due to drought and economic downturn—especially affecting people living in north and northwestern rural areas. Suicide Prevention Australia reports 2,100 completed and 65,000
Salvation Army represented at Lausanne Congress
Congress presents "unified expression of the Church." Commissioner Christine MacMillan, Salvation Army International Social Justice Commission director, was a featured speaker at the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization, which took place Oct. 16-25, 2010, in Cape Town, South Africa. She
Army growing in Papua New Guinea
Army's Sepik District holds its first congress. Salvationists celebrate the Army's growth in Papua New Guinea. [Photo courtesy of Salvation Army Papua New Guinea] Printer-friendly version Back to archive index
Keith Urban headlines national kettle kick-off
Win an expense-paid trip to see Urban and the Dallas Cowboys Continuing a tradition, the Dallas Cowboys will once again kick off The Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign during their Thanksgiving Day—Nov. 26—football game against Super Bowl champions the New Orleans
Lt. Colonel Lois Allen
Lt. Colonel Lois Allen Promoted to Glory Lt. Colonel Lois Allen was promoted to Glory on Oct. 27, 2010, from Hemet, Calif. Lois Joyce Enscoe was born Jan. 24, 1932, in Los Angeles, Calif., to Stanley and Ilo Enscoe. At age 16, Lois, while
Harold Durant Broughton
Harold Durant Broughton Promoted to Glory Harold Durant Broughton was born Dec. 7, 1922, in Flint, Michigan, the youngest child in a family of eight. Raised in a musical Salvation Army family, Harold played in Army bands as a young man, but
Bandmaster James Anderson
Bandmaster James Anderson Promoted to Glory In the world’s parlance, the headline would read that James Anderson “lost his battle with cancer.” But since his diagnosis three years ago the bandmaster has insisted, in his warm Scottish brogue: “I’m not losing anything
Bell Shelter happenings
by Alexandra Tostes - Bell Shelter women—transformed The Salvation Army Bell Outpost Women of Transformation hosted their first prayer breakfast on Sept. 25, 2010, at the shelter in Bell, Calif. This will be an annual event. More than 240 guests attended; all enjoyed
Reno Corps reaches out
The Salvation Army and Feed the Children partner to help 800 Reno families. This fall, The Salvation Army in Reno, Nev.—Corps Officers Majors Michael and Janene Zielinski—partnered with Feed the Children in an outreach to 800 families in need. Volunteers distributed
William Booth Society welcomes West
Former basketball star gives back to the community. "Work as long and as hard as you can with your hands, and when you can't work any longer with your hands, work with your heart." Former Phoenix Suns basketball star Mark West shared
Good “clean” fun
The Malibu Dirt Dash and Mud Run by Robert Brennan - More than 800 running enthusiasts—and those who didn’t mind getting dirty—gathered at The Salvation Army’s Mt. Crags and Gilmore camp facilities in Malibu Canyon, Calif., for this year’s Malibu Dirt Dash
Appointments announced
Appointments announced Major Linda Markiewicz, currently serving as divisional commander of the Sierra del Mar Division, has been named Assistant National Chief Secretary. Effective Jan. 1, 2010. Lt. Colonels Daniel and Helen Starrett, currently serving as Executive Director of SAWSO and Director