At the Army’s Whitby Community Church in Ontario, family was not a slogan but a practice.

The Cadets’ Cookery Notes is an example of informational booklets created and distributed to cadets at the International Training College/Garrison in London, England. Other booklets, to name just a few, included Outlines of Cadets’ Lessons in Orders and Regulations, Outlines of Cadets’ Bible Lessons, Summary of Cadets’ Doctrine Lessons and

My son recently had one of those sudden, pre-teen growth spurts, which meant an overdue and somewhat ruthless reckoning with his wardrobe. T-shirts once worn on repeat were reluctantly set aside. Of everything he outgrew, one loss hit hardest: a beloved black T-shirt so worn that more of its silk-screened design had vanished than remained. What

I had always known there would be a day when the call came. It didn’t haunt me or play out dramatically in my imagination—it simply felt like an unwelcome guest that had already visited my family too many times.

Food insecurity is on the rise across the Canada and Bermuda Territory, and The Salvation Army is well-positioned to assist through its food banks—but the ministry goes far beyond just sharing food. With 220 community services locations in the territory, food banks are one of the first ways that the Army connects with individuals and families in

On the final day of the Jesus Our Compass tour, managing editor Kristin Ostensen sat down with General Lyndon Buckingham and Commissioner Bronwyn Buckingham, international leaders of The Salvation Army, to talk about the tour, God’s faithfulness in their lives and their final message for Salvationists in Canada and Bermuda. Listen to the full

"It’s been such a gift to walk through life with the teens and share the gospel with them,”

Taylor Castelli is the family ministries co-ordinator at Kamloops Church and Resource Centre, B.C.  Where are you from? I grew up in Lethbridge, a city in southern Alberta surrounded by rolling hills and something called coulees—steep-sided valleys found along the river. One of my favourite things to do was walk along the river bottom and

Living History is an ongoing series showcasing just a small assortment of the more than 350,000 items housed at The Salvation Army Heritage Centre in Toronto. This month, we spotlight a Fellowship of the Silver Star pin.

In May, the College for Officer Training led a two-week “Learn and Serve” trip to Jamaica, where cadets, auxiliary-captains and staff deepened their understanding of God’s mission as they served alongside local officers, Salvationists and cadets from the Caribbean Territory. The Shirley McInnes Endowment, which supports the training and