Three decades of helping others
Tsu Wolin-Brown has spent much of her life giving back to her community through the Vail Valley Salvation Army. By Caramie Schnell - Tsu Wolin-Brown’s smiling face is synonymous in Vail Valley, Colo., with The Salvation Army’s Service Center there. She started volunteering for
Salvos Legal gets the verdict
The Salvation Army wins prestigious legal award in Australia. By Dean Simpson - Luke Geary always had a vision to help others through law. Last month, that vision came to a stunning climax when his agency, Salvos Legal, earned recognition as the
Edith May Harrington
At 104, this Salvationist dedicated 100 years to The Salvation Army. Edith May Harrington, 104, was promoted to Glory Sept. 24 from her home in Surprise, Ariz. Born in Coffeeville, Kansas, Sept. 13, 1910, Edith May Pippin was the ninth of
Drawing Comics 101
San Diego Kroc Center develops comic artists in a weeklong summer camp. By Angel Roy - Eleven months out of the year, he’s Peter Delgado, senior graphics and web designer at The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Center in San Diego,
San Francisco Kroc Center enrollment up 32 percent
By Vivian Gatica - The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Center in San Francisco increased its monthly membership by over 32 percent this year. According to Golden State divisional statistics, 754 children attended youth programs each month at the Kroc Center
“Count Me In” to unite corps, ARC
The first-of-its-kind convention preps for 5,000 attendees. The Western Territory will host “Count Me In,” a three-day congress at the Anaheim Convention Center in Southern California from Oct. 10-12 to advance the ongoing partnership between adult rehabilitation centers (ARC) and corps. Roughly
2014 Cascade Family Bible Camp
Delegates are challenged to “Listen, Laugh, Learn, Lead.” Cascade Divisional Commander Lt. Colonel Judy Smith and a group of Salvation Army doughnut girls welcomed 255 delegates to Camp Kuratli in Boring, Ore., for the 2014 Cascade Family Bible Camp, themed “Listen,
Southern California empowers leaders
Local officer and soldier training focuses on evangelism By Aleen Bradley - The Southern California Division hosted a local officer and soldier training event Sept. 27, “Empowered,” which focused on evangelism—the first part of The Salvation Army’s mission to “save souls, grow
The Salvation Army responds to floods in Northern Pakistan
News outlets in the Punjab are reporting that more than 350 people are known to have been killed in the disaster, with 1.8 million people affected. In conjunction with district and regional government offices—and often despite flooding to their own homes—Salvation
Community members help fill Haines Corps’ food shelves
The food shelves at The Salvation Army’s Haines, Alaska, corps are fuller now after a donation from community member Randa Szymanski. “She and her daughter
Being a messenger
By Rob Docter, Editor-in-Chief - To the Messengers of Light. During your welcome meeting, as Territorial Commander Commissioner James Knaggs introduced the 52 of you new cadets to the territory, I began to focus on the first word of your session’s name—Messengers
Springfield Corps expanding services
By Dorothy Brandt - The Springfield, Ore., corps is set to reopen its doors this month after renovations that began in July. “This is worth celebrating,” said Major Mitham Clement, Springfield corps officer. The corps expanded its food pantry, multi-purpose room and chapel,