The Salvation Army’s food bank in Vernon, B.C., has launched a new points-based shopping system that provides greater flexibility, dignity and choice.
After 18 long years of separation, Samuel Habte-Fotto was finally reunited with his family this past spring in Halifax, due in part to the assistance of The Salvation Army.
Major Bev Franco is a fifth-generation Salvationist and a retired Salvation Army pastor. When she traces her family’s history, she goes all the way back to her great-great-grandmother, a woman she never met but whose prayers she believes shaped the person she became.
October is Pastor Appreciation Month, and while we can and should show appreciation to pastors year-round, now is a great time to make a special effort to show them how valued their work is.
October 5 marks World Teachers’ Day, an international observance to recognize the vital role teachers play. Around the world, The Salvation Army operates more than 2,800 schools, serving communities across diverse cultural and geographic contexts. Every day, more than 20,000 teachers walk into the classroom of a Salvation Army school, eager to inspire, educate and support their students.
Commissioners Garth and Patti Niemand have been welcomed into their new roles as The Salvation Army's Chief of the Staff and World Secretary for Women’s Ministries, with a call to lead with courage, unity and continued dependence on God.
A fourth-generation business owner in Wiarton, Ont., Josie Myles believes strong communities are built when people support one another. That belief is one of the reasons she continues to support The Salvation Army’s work in the area.
