“God chose The Salvation Army for me,” says Lieutenant Wilder Jean-Charles. “He had his own reasons, but he knew my heart. I am here to serve, and I know my purpose here is to transform lives.”

For me, working with The Salvation Army allows me to combine my faith, my passion for social justice and my desire to serve others in a way that reflects the love and compassion of Christ. 

This spring, Simone Worthing, editor of the Australian Salvos Magazine, and her husband, Cliff, spent four weeks travelling across Ukraine, supporting Salvation Army churches and community ministry in different regions of the country. Along the way, they met Salvation Army workers, volunteers and people living through the conflict, an experience they have now witnessed firsthand. Here, she reflects on what she saw in this beautiful country under siege. 

The Salvation Army’s Centre of Hope in Nanaimo, B.C., is significantly enhancing its services to people experiencing homelessness through a new facility expansion and mobile outreach unit. The expanded facility adds 34 shelter beds, a commercial kitchen, dining space and administrative offices, nearly doubling the Centre of Hope’s capacity and

It has been a busy summer for The Salvation Army’s emergency disaster services (EDS) in British Columbia as it has provided assistance to wildfire evacuees and first responders over the past two months. Since June, The Salvation Army has supported wildfire responses in communities including West Kelowna, Comox, Boston Bar, Chilliwack and

The Salvation Army in Neepawa, Man., celebrated the grand opening of its new community services building in May with a ribbon cutting, tours of the facility, cake and refreshments, and grateful fellowship. Nearly 100 people stopped in to see the new space and hear about how it came together including Mayor Brian Hedley; Jody Byram,

In my backyard, gazing at stars beyond counting, I’ve sometimes wondered, Why so many, God? I like to think of stars as God’s patio lanterns; they leave me wondering if He is not the ultimate showman, providing flashy, attractive clues that He’s there, that He can be known. That we are loved.

Open 365 days a year, The Salvation Army's Centre of Hope in Port Hardy, B.C., provides food, shelter, showers, laundry, clothing vouchers, food hampers, free tax filing, weekly legal-aid access and mental-health referrals—and something harder to put on a list: a place where people are seen, known and prayed for by name.

Located in Toronto, Gateway Linens provides employment for people facing significant barriers, including addiction and homelessness. It also offers something less tangible but just as vital: routine, support and dignity. But for Hussein Hasham, it has become something more—it is where he is rebuilding his life.

“We believe that there is only one God, who is infinitely perfect, the Creator, Preserver, and Governor of all things, and who is the only proper object of religious worship.”

Last summer, I had the privilege of leading a group of young adults from the Greater Toronto Area on a mission trip to Brazil, as part of OTHERS Ministries for Justice. They were gen-Z Salvationists—young people passionate about justice and deeply in love with Jesus. Before the trip, we spent months preparing through prayer, local outreach,

My son recently had one of those sudden, pre-teen growth spurts, which meant an overdue and somewhat ruthless reckoning with his wardrobe. T-shirts once worn on repeat were reluctantly set aside. Of everything he outgrew, one loss hit hardest: a beloved black T-shirt so worn that more of its silk-screened design had vanished than remained. What

Retiring after 27 years with the Canadian Council of Churches, Peter Noteboom shares his thoughts on why ecumenism matters and how the church can be a positive agent of change in society.

Across Canada, about 27 percent of people aged 15 and older live with a disability. In a country of 41 million, that translates to about 11 million people—including many people in our Salvation Army context. So, how is our territory working to improve accessibility, to ensure everyone belongs?  On this episode, we’re joined by Colonel

Buckinghams talk tour, their time as corps officers in Windsor, Ontario, the General’s health crisis last October—and the dark nights of the soul that followed—and how their own family’s legacy of Salvationism still inspires them today.