Today is World Refugee Day and we want to join, with our brothers and sisters from around the world, in their plea for peace, justice and solidarity, asking God to make us instruments in his hands to respond with compassion and generosity. 

"We pray for refugees around the world, and ask that you would hide those whose enemies seek to harm them..." Commissioners Floyd and Tracey Tidd, territorial leaders, join in the prayer for World Refugee Day on June 20.

For corps leader Oren Cole, the most influential adult in his life was his father, Salvation Army officer Major Ross H. Cole. Standing at his father's grave, he knew his father's longing for heaven had been fulfilled.

Messengers of the Kingdom will soon take up their appointments across the territory to live out their calling and covenant. 

“This is a film for anybody interested in the multitude of issues affecting refugees, asylum seekers and migrants anywhere in the world,” says Salvation Army officer Major Alison Thompson, international emergency services co-ordinator.

On June 20, the Canada and Bermuda Territory will welcome 14 new officers in the Messengers of the Kingdom Session.

Major Rachele Lamont spent four years as the co-ordinator for anti-human trafficking in Greece. Now, she’s bringing her expertise to the Canada and Bermuda Territory, hoping to incorporate a response to human trafficking at every level of The Salvation Army.

As a registered nurse, I am on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic. Being a nurse is more than just a job—it’s a calling, a ministry.

As a Salvation Army social enterprise, Others—Trade for Hope creates fairly compensated employment for people who would otherwise have limited opportunities.

Dr. James Read, director of The Salvation Army Ethics Centre in Winnipeg, and Dr. Aimee Patterson, a Christian ethics consultant at the Ethics Centre, reflect on recent, troubling news about Jean Vanier, the founder of L’Arche.