The Salvation Army in Lithuania moves toward self-sufficiency
Captain Martin Cooper visits the 'Partners in Mission' country By Teresa Steinmetz - The Salvation Army faces unique challenges in Lithuania, according to Captain Martin Cooper, Medford, Ore., corps officer, who traveled to the country as a representative of the Western Territory’s
Cadets cover Western Territory for Spring Campaigns
Eighteen corps across The Salvation Army’s Western Territory welcomed 100 cadets—officers in training—to their locations in late March for the College for Officer Training’s annual Spring Campaigns. Brigades of approximately 10 cadets each traveled by land, air and sea for
Building sustainability
Farming loans could be model for future By Erica Andrews - Imagine you’re a farmer with mouths to feed and no money to buy seeds. That means no crop to harvest and no food to eat or sell. A loan could mean
Archived Booth records to be digitized
Records function as a tool in reuniting families By Lois Sellars - The Salvation Army Booth Memorial Homes and Hospitals opened in the late 1800s as places of refuge for unmarried pregnant women to receive prenatal care, counseling, and a safe place
A renewed sisterhood
Looking at women's ministries through a new lens By Sarah Micula - I didn’t have a real problem with being single, but it was my reality during my twenties. A reality that puts you in a category, that clumps you with other
Major Chester Danielson
Major Chester “Chet” Deroy Danielson, 83, was promoted to Glory April 14 surrounded by family in Fresno, Calif. Born in Miles City, Mont., on Feb. 25, 1931, Danielson was raised by Salvationist parents and had two siblings. At age 6, Danielson
Major Thomas Elliott
Major Thomas Elliott was promoted to Glory March 23 from Beaverton, Ore. He was born Dec. 6, 1926, in Broadus, Mont., to George and Mildred Elliott. Elliott entered The Salvation Army School for Officer Training from the Coos Bay, Ore., corps and
Technology dependent?
By Tim Schaal - “The network is down.” Few phrases can bring the business processes of today’s modern Salvation Army to a screeching halt faster than that one. But this growing dependence on technology is necessary for the Army as it is asked
Running IT
What it takes to keep the Army's technology going By Vivian Gatica - Every day, employees of The Salvation Army Western Territory use technology to complete their daily tasks—many unaware that more than 80 people work to keep it going at all
Confronting bias
By Robert Docter - These last few days have found me dwelling on the issue of race in our society. It’s disturbing and unpleasant, but it is important. I thought we had come so much further only to discover that my
Brass program to be offered at Kroc Centers
It won’t be long until the sound of brass music fills The Salvation Army Western Territory’s Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Centers. The territory is implementing a brass teaching program—envisioned by Territorial Commander Commissioner James Knaggs—that will give youth the