front lines/News briefs of the West
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God (Matt. 5:9 KJV). SACRAMENTO, CALIF.—The Salvation Army’s B Street Shelter holds its summer worship services in the parking lot. The band plays rock and roll music to attract
Western Social Services Councils 2013
Delegates discuss a vision to share and galvanize. By Christopher Doughty More than 80 delegates from around the Western Territory flocked to Redondo Beach, Calif., in mid-September for the biannual Western Social Services Councils (WSSC) to discuss a range of social service
Prison ministry plots new course
West eyes more interaction with inmates. By Jared McKiernan The Salvation Army Western Territory is working to retool and revamp its agenda for prison ministry amid record-high rates of incarceration in the U.S. Sparked by the recent appointment of Major Tom Ford, the
Real Estate Wednesdays
Phoenix couple pairs industry with kettles this December. By Marlene Klotz-Collins Two new members of the Phoenix Advisory Board, JoAnn and Joseph Callaway, launched a new program to raise the profile of Salvation Army kettles in Arizona this December—Real Estate Wednesdays. Designed