Adam Walker has lived a life of hardship, trauma and addiction. His story is the type that doesn’t always have a happy ending. However, Adam was determined to be one of the lucky ones when he entered the doors of The Salvation Army’s Addiction and Residential Centre (ARC) in Edmonton and began his first step to healing.

"The Salvation Army has been a constant in my life since the 1990s. They had a huge impact. They pretty much took me out of poverty,” says Vonda Knipfel, who has worked as the suppertime cook at The Salvation Army’s Waterston Centre in Regina for the past 20 years.

NEW & NOTABLE Who Am I to Change the World?: From a Comfortable Couch to a Courageous Calling BY MAJOR PETER BROOKSHAW “If you want to change the world, you have to get off the couch,” says Major Peter Brookshaw, corps officer at Morley Salvos, Perth, in the Australia Territory. In his new book, Who Am I to Change the World?:

If Jeanette Levellie had only remembered the secret to freedom from worry that she’d discovered years ago—the many times in her past God has shown how much bigger He is than, well, anything—she could have saved myself weeks of whining. 

In Williams Lake, B.C., The Salvation Army runs several food programs and a drop-in centre, and offers spiritual care through a prayer room.

More than 60 delegates from across the Canada and Bermuda Territory came together for the 2024 Explore Your Call weekend in Richmond Hill, Ont., in October, motivated to learn about the call to ministry in The Salvation Army. From their initial welcome on Friday evening to the closing Sunday morning worship service, attendees were given the

The impact of written words—inspired by God—upon people’s lives, to strengthen and encourage them, is miraculous. But we all don’t have to write novels, magazine articles or even a daily devotional book to do that. Yet we all can write!

When Hannah and Peter Chaulk signed up to become officer candidates for The Salvation Army, they weren’t just following a career path—they were following a call from God. “That’s what we’re called to do,” Hannah says. “Hopefully through showing our love for others, they can come to know Christ.”

“The donations we secure don’t just send kids to camp—they create memories and opportunities that can change lives.”

The Salvation Army in Canada and Bermuda is partnering with the Zambia Territory to prevent early marriages by supporting girls to stay in school