Exploring the days of Holy Week.
Living History: Pinning Hopes
A century-old lapel pin produced for The Salvation Army’s immigration department highlights a forgotten but important chapter in Canadian history.
In the late 19th century, General William Booth, co-Founder of The Salvation Army, put forward a scheme to help aspiring British emigrants find new homes in Canada. By 1914, the Army had helped bring more than 100,000 people to Canada, a total that eventually rose to an estimated 250,000. Leaflets (above) advertising lectures by Salvation Army
The Home Front is an ongoing series where we highlight the mission and ministry taking place around our territory. This month, we are featuring Bermuda.
The Search for Water
How The Salvation Army is providing access to this vital resource.
Lt-Colonel Brenda MurrayThe heat hit first; thick, unrelenting, the kind that makes the horizon shimmer. From the window of the small plane banking toward Kenya’s Turkana region, the landscape below looked scorched and strangely still. As we slipped beneath the cloud cover, the truth sharpened into view; drought had carved its signature into the landscape. As we
The Mercy Seat
After struggling with depression and addiction, Aux-Captain Matthew Pittman found hope in Jesus.
Aux-Captain Matthew Pittman is the corps officer at Robert’s Arm-Pilley’s Island, N.L. This article has been adapted from the Salvationist podcast. Listen to the full interview: Tell us about your early years. I grew up in a town called Pilley’s Island in Newfoundland and Labrador. The current population is a little less than 300. My
Are We Who We Say We Are?
Territorial values survey measures alignment between values and actions.
by Emily MacFarlaneThe Territorial Values Survey is taking place online between March 17 and 27. Everyone connected to the territory—officers, employees, volunteers and corps members—is invited to participate.
From the Soul
Dance ministry at Prince George Community Church, B.C., turns dancers into disciples.
by Abbigail OliverFor more than a decade, the S.O.UL. Dance program at Prince George Community Church, B.C., has been providing an accessible outlet for children and youth to express their souls, while learning about God and dance. “Dance is such a beautiful combination of physical and soul expression,” says Kessa Daniels, who leads the program. “When we’re able
Finding the Light
Women’s ministries at Calgary’s Glenmore Temple introduced Rodica Railean to a renewed life of purpose in God.
by Abbigail OliverFor Rodica Railean, the 2025 women’s retreat at Pine Lake Camp, Alta., was life changing. Though she was invited each yearby a friend from Calgary’s Glenmore Temple, Railean always found a reason to decline, until last year, when she felt drawn to accept the invitation. That retreat marked the start of her new journey with Christ, as she now
“I love the mission and the sacred work of The Salvation Army,” says Major Carson Decker, territorial candidates secretary, “sharing the love of Jesus, meeting human needs and being a transforming influence.
“It’s been a beautiful journey, filled with incredible moments, and I can’t imagine doing anything else. And if I had to do it all over again, I would still say yes.”
In 2021, we launched a new chapter, mobilizing under a new vision with a 10-year horizon and a strategy to guide us toward that future. Today, halfway through the journey, it’s time to pause, reflect and refresh around what matters most—and move forward together.



