Connection Point Restores Dignity With New Shower Project
The Dignity Project is helping unhoused individuals meet their needs with comfort and privacy.
“We’re just grateful. It was a tremendous gift,” Captain Hickman adds.
Changing Tides
As Colonels John and Lani Chamness say farewell, they reflect on change, growth and God’s plan.
Colonels John and Lani Chamness, originally from the U.S.A. Western Territory, have been serving as chief secretary and territorial secretary for spiritual life development in Canada and Bermuda since 2023. Next month, they embark on a new journey of ministry in the Australia Territory, with Colonel John appointed as chief secretary and Colonel
Salvationist Podcast: Reconciliation at the Winnipeg Centre of Hope
Corinne Peterkin, a Sixties Scoop survivor, shares how the centre is walking in reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.
Practical suggestions for how Salvationists and other ministry units can practise reconciliation.
As Deep as the Ocean: Spotlight on Nova Scotia
Three stories of belonging in Glace Bay, Halifax and Bridgetown.
BY KRISTIN OSTENSEN, GISELLE RANDALL AND JUAN ROMEROThe Home Front is an ongoing series where we highlight the mission and ministry taking place around our territory. We will visit each Canadian province and territory, as well as Bermuda, and celebrate the innovation and impact the Army is having in corps, social services and youth ministry. This month, we highlight Nova Scotia.
Salvation Army Short Film Recognized at Canadian Film Festivals
Impossible Choices brings attention to the heartbreaking effects of poverty.
Impossible Choices director’s cut officially selected by the Toronto Shorts International Film Festival and the Edmonton Short Film Festival.
“And we believe in the Holy Ghost, Lord and Giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, who spake by the prophets.”—Nicene Creed
More Than Just Meals
In Goderich, Ont., The Salvation Army is serving up a world of flavours at the Kids’ Cooking Club.
By Chris McGregorOpen to youth aged12 to 17, the Kids' Cooking Club at The Salvation Army Suncoast Citadel in Goderich, Ont., to provides hands-on experience in meal preparation while teaching essential food-handling knowledge and kitchen safety skills.
Living History: Salvationists, Ahoy!
The Salvation Navy played an important part in saving Canadian souls for Christ.
The Salvation Navy began in 1885 after General William Booth was presented with the three-masted steam yacht Iole. From this ship, meetings were conducted, and Bibles and religious books were distributed.
Letters from Bangladesh: Of Mangoes and Milk Tea
Jahred and Jessica Warkentin on planting roots for ministry.
by Jahred R. WarkentinIn April, Canadian Salvationists Jahred and Jessica Warkentin took up roles as program co-ordinator and development officer in the Bangladesh Territory. Over the coming months, they will share their experiences and prayer requests in this blog for Salvationist.ca.
A Simple Cut?
For this young hair stylist, volunteering at a Salvation Army shelter means more than just helping others look good.
By Jeanette LevellieTo some, a haircut might seem like a simple thing, but to Ellie Ollenberger andthose she helps, it’s a gift of hope. The 22-year-old hair stylist at Bromley Hair Lounge in Maple Ridge, B.C., volunteers to cut hair at The Salvation Army’s Ridge Meadows Ministries. “Giving back to my community is one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done,” she says.
