John Larsson plays Glory! and The Blood of the Lamb
Third in the series of CDs is now available. The third in the series of CDs featuring General John Larsson (Ret.) playing piano arrangements of songs from the Gowans and Larsson musicals has now been released. The CD highlights music from
Hitting hunger head-on
The Salvation Army of Alameda County partners with Feed The Children. The Salvation Army of Alameda County, Calif., partnered June 5 with Feed The Children, an international hunger relief organization, for the fifth consecutive year of helping eradicate hunger in the
Thousands flee Democratic Republic of Congo
The Salvation Army assists people fleeing conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo. Thousands fled the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) into neighboring Rwanda and Uganda due to ongoing instability and violence in the country, and The Salvation Army responded to the
Pathway of Hope
Helping to break the poverty cycle The Salvation Army’s new Pathway of Hope program in Kansas City is targeting families with children who are repeat emergency assistance applicants, providing long-term care toward financial stability. The program was partially funded by a
Promoted to Glory
Major Marjorie Akin, 73, was promoted to Glory April 24, from Modesto, Calif. Marjorie Helen Tibbens was born March 22, 1939, in Neosho, Mo., to Homer and Oral Kathleen Tibbens. She was a Salvation Army officer for 27 years, serving with her
Promoted to Glory
Major Sven Oscar Youngquist, 84, was promoted to Glory April 21 from Menifee, Calif. Youngquist was born in San Diego March 25, 1928, to Sven Oscar and Ranghild Maria Youngquist. When he was a boy, his mother took him to church
Lodi’s Hope Harbor Emergency Shelter celebrates
Shelter’s four phases are complete, thanks to community help. By Syndey Fong The Salvation Army in Lodi, Calif., held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 20 for its Hope Harbor Emergency Shelter, celebrating the facility’s completion with the official opening of three new
Promoted to glory
Edward Eugene World was promoted to Glory March 21 from Mesa, Ariz. World was born Jan. 13, 1935, in Ventura, Calif., and grew up in Honolulu, and San Francisco and Sacramento, Calif. An accomplished musician, he played cornet in the Sacramento Corps
Frontlines/ News briefs of the west
By Karen Gleason His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness (Lam. 3:22-23 KJV). OAKLAND, CALIF.—After The Gathering, the Oakland Chinatown corps family took a three-day trip to Bryce Canyon, Zion Canyon and Antelope Cave in Utah.
Door of Hope to offer more housing
Construction begins on San Diego’s new transitional living center. By Ashlee Gonclaves-Hilinski The Salvation Army in San Diego kicked off construction of 24 new apartments for homeless mothers and their children at the Door of Hope campus on June 26. Tanya Pemberton, a
Siemon Center salutes its kids
Center holds first-ever awards banquet and a preschool graduation. By Rachel Vasquez The Salvation Army Siemon Family Youth and Community Center in South Los Angeles recently held its first-ever awards banquet, followed by its preschool graduation a week later. At the banquet, the
Salvation Army to minister at the Olympics
Western Territory’s mission team departs for London July 25. By Karen Gleason Salvation Army mission teams from all corners of the globe will travel to London for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games (July 27-Aug. 12), where they will minister under the umbrella