Water is life. Yet 2.2 billion people around the world live without access to clean water, according to the World Health Organization. Every day, an estimated 1,000 children under the age of five die from preventable diseases related to contaminated water. In response to this crisis, The Salvation Army in Canada and Bermuda, in partnership with

“I was aware that God was calling me to full-time ministry, but I didn’t really know what that meant or what that looked like for me.

(Above) Ethel Canning (left) received a prayer quilt from Joni Burry (right). She was a loyal supporter and contributor to the Prayers and Squares group until her passing in 2020. “The quilt brought her warmth, comfort and a sense of peace as she wrapped herself in it on a daily basis,” says Mjr Maxine Boyde, Ethel’s daughter

The word pastor comes from a Latin word that means "shepherd."  A shepherd protects and cares for their sheep and pastors or Salvation Army officers care for God’s people. This role is one of the five gifts given by Christ to the church in Ephesians 4.

Sarah-Ève Moreau attends l’Église Communautaire Nouveaux Départs in Montreal and is the youth ministries co-ordinator for the province of Quebec. She shares how God spoke to her during a dark time and is helping her become a better leader.

The Salvation Army believes in integrated mission—an understanding that God’s salvation is for the whole of creation in all its dimensions: spiritual, physical and social. 

When Deryck Robertson began his first summer in Scouts at 11 years old, he had no camping experience apart from The Salvation Army’s junior music camp. He was invited to Camp Madawaska on the border of Algonquin Park, Ont., where his Scouts group was set to paddle canoes from the lodge to a nearby island to build lean-tos and sleep

BRAVE events reach out to at-risk girls with a message of empowerment, to help prevent exploitation and trafficking. But BRAVE goes beyond these one-day events to build ongoing relationships with those who attend. Here are four stories that show the impact BRAVE is having.

Sometimes new beginnings arise from unexpected endings.

We may never know when the seasons of hardship will come, but when they do, we can be certain that God is not far, growth is possible and that his gift of peace is at hand.