General Issues Global Call to Action
General urges Salvation Army to embrace a renewed spiritual vitality and missional focus.
Commissioners Lee and Debbie Graves, territorial leaders for Canada and Bermuda, wholeheartedly endorse General's call.
Salvation Army Holds Celebration of Culture in Ontario
Learning day builds on reconciliation efforts.
by Giselle RandallThe Celebration of Culture came to Ontario this year for a day of learning, feasting and dancing on the journey of reconciliation. The seventh-annual event, a partnership between The Salvation Army and Indigenous Pathways, was held at Northridge Community Church in Aurora, Ont., on Saturday, September 20.
Crossroads Residential Services in Saskatoon Celebrates 100 Years
Street party and barbecue mark exciting milestone.
By Juan RomeroThe Salvation Army in Saskatoon recently celebrated 100 years of service at its Avenue C location, where Crossroads Residential Services is situated. For a century, this branch has supported people experiencing homelessness and food insecurity. The Army hosted a street party in June to mark the occasion. “With permission from the city, we
Connection Point Restores Dignity With New Shower Project
The Dignity Project is helping unhoused individuals meet their needs with comfort and privacy.
“We’re just grateful. It was a tremendous gift,” Captain Hickman adds.
Salvation Army Short Film Recognized at Canadian Film Festivals
Impossible Choices brings attention to the heartbreaking effects of poverty.
Impossible Choices director’s cut officially selected by the Toronto Shorts International Film Festival and the Edmonton Short Film Festival.
Territorial Music School Returns to Jackson’s Point, Ont.
A week of music and fellowship reminds young adults who they are in Christ.
Since 1969, Territorial Music School (TMS) has been a summer highlight for youth and young adults across Canada and Bermuda. This year, TMS returned to its home at the Jackson’s Point Retreat and Conference Centre in Georgina, Ont., after the program had been displaced during COVID. During the last week of August, young adults aged 16 to 30
Welcoming the Proclaimers of Transformation
Five cadets and four auxiliary-captains celebrate saying “yes” to Jesus.
by Abbigail OliverWatch a replay of the Welcome Weekend service on our YouTube channel. On Sunday afternoon, Salvationists and friends gathered at Scarborough Citadel in Toronto for the territorial welcome of five cadets and four auxiliary-captains as the newest session to enter officer training. As they begin their first steps into a sacred covenant with the
Salvation Army Responds to Newfoundland and Labrador Wildfires
Emergency disaster services provides meals and emotional support.
As wildfires continue to impact communities across Newfoundland and Labrador, The Salvation Army’s emergency disaster services (EDS) teams are providing critical support to evacuees, first responders and ground search and rescue crews.
B.C. Camps Celebrate Milestones
New Indigenous mural, program spaces and basketball court mark anniversary events at Camp Sunrise and Camp Mountainview.
by Abbigail OliverThis year marks major milestone anniversaries for the two Salvation Army camps in the British Columbia Division—Camp Mountainview’s 40th and Camp Sunrise’s 100th. Both camps held anniversary celebrations, which reflected on the legacy of camp ministry and God’s sustaining grace that has endured over the years. “I think the common thread between
International Salvation Army Calls for Peace and Goodwill
The Salvation Army grieves deeply the ongoing loss of life and human suffering in Gaza.
“My heartfelt prayer is that peace will be immediate and comprehensive in Gaza and throughout the world; that the desolation will cease and a profound goodwill toward one another will shape the future of humankind," says General Lyndon Buckingham, international leader of The Salvation Army. "Amid the complexity, I urge the citizens of the world to pray for peace and a new desire to ‘love your neighbour as yourself’.”
