Each year, September 30 marks Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day, to raise awareness of the impact of Indian residential schools, remember the children who never returned home and honour survivors, their families and communities. The Salvation Army in Canada and Bermuda is committed to recognizing this day and taking intentional steps on the journey to reconciliation.

Jillian Penney attends Vernon Community Church, B.C., where she is the children and youth co-ordinator and team lead for their neighbourhood outreach program. She also serves as a regional co-ordinator for the British Columbia Division’s youth department. This is the first article of a new series, where we will get to know Salvationists from across the territory. 

TMS is a vital event that fosters musical, leadership and spiritual development skills for both students and faculty. 

A new chapter in the history of the Canada and Bermuda Territory begins with three significant events in Toronto.

The Salvation Army’s Park Street Citadel in Grand Falls-Windsor, N.L., has transformed their one-hectare grassy property into a thriving public park.

With support from the Brighter Futures Children’s Sponsorship Program, The Salvation Army in Kenya is supporting families and their children who have no place to call home through a community outreach program.

The purchase of a bike from The Salvation Army had a significant impact on Christian Aumell's life and helped him through a challenging period of adjustment.

"...even if that driver hadn’t slammed on his brakes and we hadn’t walked away from that accident so easily, we would still have been all right."

Carrying one another’s burdens means taking some of the other’s load upon ourselves. True solidarity costs something.

Let's seek to engage with culture in a way that is discerning and critically thoughtful, without dogma or moral carelessness.