Latest Updates: COVID-19 and The Salvation Army
Updated May 27, 2020, 2:47 p.m. PT In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Salvation Army continues to house the homeless, feed the hungry and meet human needs in every respect. If you’re in need, please call your local Salvation
A promise of protection
By Sheryl Tollerud, Lt. Colonel - My first appointment as a Salvation Army officer was in Salem, Oregon. Commissioned as a “Herald of Hope,” I was excited and prepared, as it states in 1 Peter 3:15, “to give an answer to
The Salvation Army Kenai Corps welcomes ‘wigglers’
Corps finds a creative accommodation for an active child. By Karen Gleason - The Salvation Army welcomes everyone, including those with special needs. It’s a promise—and sometimes it’s a challenge. The Kenai (Alaska) Corps faced that challenge some time ago when a new
‘Love is Kind’ project raises $4,000 for Salvation Army World Services
Cameron Helms shares a biblical truth with his World Services fundraiser. By Karen Gleason - “Love is kind.” That’s the simple, but powerful, message on the “Camegram,” a recent fundraiser for The Salvation Army’s World Services executed by Cameron Helms, 27, who
How to express love in the right language
Dr. Gary Chapman appears on the Do Gooders Podcast to share his theory and practical tips. Americans are not living happily ever after. According to a study by the University of Chicago, about 60 percent of respondents rated themselves “pretty happy”
Western Youth Department releases disability training videos
“Learning to Love” series aims to equip youth leaders By Hillary Jackson - The West’s Territorial Youth Department began the rollout of “Learning to Love,” a three-part video series aimed to equip youth leaders to better understand and serve those with disabilities,
Salvation Army employee among selections for new Salesforce-led initiative
Impact Labs will utilize the Salesforce platform to find solutions for complex social issues. By Jared McKiernan - To move the needle on an issue as intractable as homelessness, sometimes it takes the right medley of leaders from the public, private and
Coronavirus Pandemic: Focus on Asia and Australasia
Coronavirus continues to spread across large parts of Asia and Australasia, and The Salvation Army is meeting the needs of the region’s most vulnerable people in a variety of ways. In Australia, a Salvation Army supporter has converted his brewing business
Cal South relaunches Orange Sunday school curriculum
The goal is for each corps in the division to adopt the curriculum By Vivian Lopez - The California South Division recently relaunched the Orange Sunday school curriculum in an effort to get each of its corps to adopt it. The program
Salvation Army Kona Corps pier ministry gets an upgrade
Corps’ feeding outreach grows thanks to local partnerships. By Karen Gleason - Kona (Hawaii) Corps Officers Lts. Jose (Bob) and Raghel Santiago are committed to the Thursday night food ministry they began when they first arrived at the corps in 2017 and
Major William Hong Quon Lum
Jan, 16, 1955–Feb. 16,2020 Major William (Bill) Lum was promoted to Glory Feb. 16, in Kalispell, Montana, with family by his side. William Hong Quon Lum was born Jan. 16, 1955, in San Francisco. Lum was commissioned in 1978 with the Disciples of
A Century of Compassion: The Japanese Corps in the heart of Wyoming
Japanese Salvationists continue to worship in internment camps during World War II. By Clinton Trimmer, Captain - With the outbreak of war in December 1941, mistrust and fear swept through the United States. Americans of Japanese descent felt the hysteria particularly keenly