It was the fall of 1899 in my hometown of Monkstown—then known as Paradise Sound—a tiny, isolated community accessible only by boat in Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had no church building and no regular full-time minister. In faith, the men of the town built a church. They called it the “Whosoever House,” and they

The Salvation Army’s Park Street Citadel in Grand Falls-Windsor, N.L., has transformed their one-hectare grassy property into a thriving public park.

Jillian Penney attends Vernon Community Church, B.C., where she is the children and youth co-ordinator and team lead for their neighbourhood outreach program. She also serves as a regional co-ordinator for the British Columbia Division’s youth department. This is the first article of a new series, where we will get to know Salvationists from across the territory. 

"...even if that driver hadn’t slammed on his brakes and we hadn’t walked away from that accident so easily, we would still have been all right."

As a parent of a child with exceptional needs, Captain Tracy Savage, corps officer at St. Thomas Citadel and Community Ministries, Ont., set out to answer one question: “How do we, as pastors, allow for all families to worship with us in a way that is supportive and easy?” Attending regular services and engaging in church activities

Jesus sees us not for who we are now, but for who He knows we can be.

Under the Tree is a fundraising campaign that helps ministry units work together—as a congregation, a women’s ministry group, a youth group, etc.—to “Fill a Dorm,” “Fill a School” or “Build a Farm.”

Our three Nifty Thrify contributors share why thrifting and Salvation Army thrift stores are so important to them.