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    Welcoming the Proclaimers of Transformation

    Five cadets and four auxiliary-captains celebrate saying “yes” to Jesus.
    CFOT News
    Watch 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

    Trailblazers

    First session of cadets completes revised officer training program.
    CFOT News

    In June, nine Champions of the Mission cadets—fondly described as trailblazers—were ordained and commissioned as Salvation Army officers. This session was the first to complete the revised training program at the College for Officer Training, which was relocated from Winnipeg to Toronto in July 2023. 

    Champions of the Mission Ordained and Commissioned

    Canada and Bermuda Territory welcomes nine new lieutenants.
    CFOT News
    Toronto’s Scarborough Citadel was filled with the iconic sounds of The Salvation Army—brass music, singing, clapping and a timbrel brigade—as the territory celebrated the ordination and commissioning of the Champions of the Mission on June 21. Officers, Salvationists, College for Officer Training (CFOT) faculty, friends and family witnessed the

    Nanaimo Centre of Hope, B.C., Expands Programming

    New building renovation project and mobile outreach unit help serve more people.
    News
    The Salvation Army’s Centre of Hope in Nanaimo, B.C., is significantly enhancing its services to people experiencing homelessness through a new facility expansion and mobile outreach unit. The expanded facility adds 34 shelter beds, a commercial kitchen, dining space and administrative offices, nearly doubling the Centre of Hope’s capacity and

    Salvation Army Responds to Wildfires Across British Columbia

    Emergency disaster services teams provide assistance to evacuees and first responders.
    News
    It has been a busy summer for The Salvation Army’s emergency disaster services (EDS) in British Columbia as it has provided assistance to wildfire evacuees and first responders over the past two months. Since June, The Salvation Army has supported wildfire responses in communities including West Kelowna, Comox, Boston Bar, Chilliwack and

    New Community Services Location Opens in Neepawa

    Expanded facility will help better serve the community and provide dignity.
    News
    The Salvation Army in Neepawa, Man., celebrated the grand opening of its new community services building in May with a ribbon cutting, tours of the facility, cake and refreshments, and grateful fellowship. Nearly 100 people stopped in to see the new space and hear about how it came together including Mayor Brian Hedley; Jody Byram,

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    “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the Lord. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
    -Jeremiah 31:33