This is what modern CCM looks like—meeting practical needs, forming community partnerships and sharing the light of Christ through simple yet profound acts of kindness.

When Sunnyside Produce Ltd., a family-run greenhouse that grows 34 hectares of bell, mini and other specialty peppers in Surreyand Delta, B.C., were reviewing their annual giving options, they had an idea. “Every year, we make donations to different organizations, and we know The Salvation Army does a lot of good work locally,” says Corne Moerman,a fourth-generation grower. “Last year, we got to talking about setting up a program where we ship a pallet per week, which we’ve been doing for a few months now.”Since last May, Sunnyside Produce Ltd. has shipped more than 200 kilograms of bell peppers a week to Salvation Army ministry units across British Columbia, totalling more than 3,000 kilograms. 

A new Salvation Army thrift store in Toronto’s Leslieville neighbourhood officially opened in March, making it the ninth store in the city. Territorial and Ontario divisional leaders were invited for an exclusive tour of the store followed by speeches and a prayer led by Major Lori Mitchell, area commander. The official ribbon cutting opened the