Salvation Army pairs up with Hawaii Community College to help volcano victims
Roughly 600 homes have been destroyed by the Puna lava flow. The Salvation Army is now partnering with Hawaii Community College to provide meals to residents displaced by the Puna lava flow and Kilauea volcanic eruption. Hawaii CC’s Culinary Arts program
Salvation Army clients complete Lodi construction program
Nailing opportunity amid construction skilled labor shortage By Vivian Lopez - Three Salvation Army clients were among a recent graduating class of a new two-week construction training program in Lodi, California, established by the Lodi Committee on Homelessness. Born out of a
Arizona program gives youth confidence, motivation
Partnership emphasizes educational support for local students As Arizona works to repair its struggling education system, the presence of The Salvation Army Phoenix Citadel Corps’ Active Learning Program is crucial to provide local students with additional educational support and mentoring
Tithely offers digital tithing at corps
Users can set up recurring offerings through the app and make payments to certain programs. By Dave Werstine - What used to attract disapproving stares during church services is becoming more and more common. It seems as though people and their cell
Kids Fit Go program to begin rollout
West’s Kroc Centers are getting a jump start on the initiative. By Hillary Jackson - When Fitness Coordinator Dwight Pete tells kids at the Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center Phoenix South Mountain to “build a plate,” he isn’t talking about
West challenged to ‘Adopt a Corps’
Mainland Salvationists can now tangibly support a part of the territory that experiences extreme poverty. The Western Territory is launching a new program to support its ministry in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Adopt
Africa’s Salvation Army communicators gather
Storytelling was at the heart of a landmark training conference attended by 17 Salvation Army personnel responsible for communication of the movement’s mission across Africa. The inaugural Africa Communications Network meeting was hosted in Harare by the Zimbabwe and Botswana
Hunt steps down as Pasadena Tab Songster Leader
Will remain active in the corps in other capacities By Hillary Jackson - You’ve probably heard of the Pasadena Tabernacle Songsters. Since 1999, they’ve released four albums and toured the world, including a performance at London’s O2 Arena for the Boundless Congress
Messengers of the Gospel sent into the West
Session receives first appointments as Salvation Army officers More than 2,000 Salvationists and friends of the Western Territory welcomed the Territorial Executive Council with territorial leaders Commissioners Kenneth G. and Jolene K. Hodder to the stage of the Pasadena (California)
Messengers of the Gospel appointed in the West
Territorial Commander Commissioner Kenneth G. Hodder appointed the Messengers of the Gospel as follows, effective June 27. ALASKA DIVISION Lt. Catherine Dooley, Corps Officer, Kake, Alaska CALIFORNIA SOUTH DIVISION Lt. Jeremy Alexander, Assistant Corps Officer, Centre City, California Lts. Angel and Cassandra Amezquita, Ministry Leaders,
Legacy
Service of Appointments testimony By Aaron Ruff, Lt. - For large portions of my life, if you had told me that I would be up here, giving this address as a newly commissioned officer of The Salvation Army, I would have
35 Messengers of the Gospel become lieutenants
Commissioners Kenneth G. and Jolene K. Hodder conducted the 2018 Commissioning and Ordination ceremony. By Vivian Lopez - The Salvation Army Western Territory’s 35 cadets of the Messengers of the Gospel Session proudly received their new ranks as lieutenants during the