Salvationists and friends from around the world are asked to pray for members of the High Council as they prepare to meet near London, UK, to elect the next General of The Salvation Army. The High Council, which exists solely to choose a new international leader, will convene on July 29 at the Renaissance Hotel, Heathrow.

Salvation Army leaders will gather for pre-High Council meetings on Friday and Saturday, July 26-27. On Sunday, July 28, they will share in prayer together as they prepare for their sacred task of discovering who God has chosen to lead his Salvation Army.

To help in the specific prayer support of the 117 members who will attend the High Council, a Flickr online photo album has been put together (sar.my/hc2013members). There is also a handy pdf which shows all the members – in order of seniority – and their dates of birth, along with a Word document containing the names in order of seniority but without photos.

The pdf and Word document can be downloaded from www.salvationarmy.org/ihq/HighCouncil2013members