Scarborough (Citadel)

The Corps officially opened April 5, 1958. The first corps officers were Major & Mrs. Arthur Rawlins. Initially, it was planned that Riverdale corps would move to the growing suburban metropolis as a body, but, as it turned out, some Riverdale soldiers stayed behind, keeping the fires burning at the old corps while many others moved to what was to become one of the largest, most vibrant corps in the Territory,  Scarborough Citadel.

On September 10, 1994, a new Citadel was opened at 2011 Lawrence Ave. East, being built as a part of an innovative housing project of 158 units called FlagCrest, a non-profit housing complex of the Grace Communities Corporation. In 1996, it was reported that Sunday morning attendance averaged nearly 400, senior soldiers reached 460 and adherents numbered 282, making this one of the largest Army congregations since its early years. By 1999 the Corps has begun two have two worship services in the morning to accommodate the large crowds.

In 1999, a group of families who lived in the Ajax/Pickering area, decided to revitalize the old Ajax Corps and plant a new ministry in the area. Several key families in the Corps transferred their membership at that time.

On October 2, 2000 The Corps received its license to operate a Child Care facility in the second floor of the Citadel building utilizing the unused Sunday school classroom space.

Over the years the make up of the congregation began to change. More immigrant families moved into the area changing the overall demographic of the community. Additionally, Scarborough Citadel had enjoyed the membership of several THQ Officers, but as time moved on, many of those officers were transferred out, and their replacements choose other Corps to attend.

In 2012, the Corps reallocated space to make room for a satellite Family Services office as the Ontario Central East Division decentralized it Toronto family Services Operations to the local ministry units throughout the GTA.

In June 2018, The Corps received new Officers who were bi-lingual (English and Spanish) and began to reach out to Spanish immigrants who had reached out the Family Service Ministry attached to the Corps. As those family began to attend, the Corps began to offer both English and Spanish ministry during the morning worship.