Mary Lawson served dinner every Monday to the community for 32 years. By Christin Davis Having never missed a Monday night in 32 years of serving dinner to those needing a meal in Compton, Calif., Mary Lawson, 68, retired as head chef of the Compton Corps’ Love Kitchen on April 30. In a surprise ceremony [...]
Murrieta Corps and Riverside County ARC include and connect with each other. By LeAnn Trimmer, Major The Murrieta Corps and Riverside County Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC), both in Southern California, have successfully partnered using love, acceptance and authentic relationships. This bridging between the corps and ARC is evidenced by the number of of ARC graduates [...]
Annual Long Beach Grand Prix inspires reflection on the ultimate victory By Ken Mowery It’s Friday, April 13, at 7:15 a.m. on pit row at the 38th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The pit crews are busy prepping their cars, checking fuel levels, tire pressure and various computer read-outs of the engine systems. [...]
The Santa Maria Corps’ mobile ministry serves those who serve others. The Santa Maria Corps rolled out its “Serving the Servants” ministry March 27, with help from a team of cadets from the College for Officer Training at Crestmont—the Laminin Brigade—visiting the corps for spring campaign week. The team served breakfast to 28 individuals from [...]
Southern California Division holds Bible Bowl playoffs in an “off” year. By Cari Arias Southern California youth are so enthusiastic about Bible Bowl that they held their own playoffs, undeterred by the fact that the Western Territory is not sponsoring the event this year due to Boot Camp and The Gathering. The competition began [...]
“The Hunger Games” premiere attendees receive free popcorn by supporting the Army’s emergency food Envoys Gary and Evie Dobney, in-charge at The Salvation Army Victor Valley (Calif.) Corps, joined forces with UltraStar Cinemas in Apple Valley, Calif., to take advantage of the premiere of the hit movie, “The Hunger Games,” by sponsoring a food drive [...]
First-ever ceremony recognizes self-sufficiency By Rachel Vo At the Network of Emergency Trafficking Services’ (NETS-OC) first-ever graduation ceremony March 17 in Anaheim, Calif., 16 female and male victims of human trafficking received certificates of achievement to recognize significant strides in achieving self-sufficiency. NETS-OC provides comprehensive case management services for victims of human trafficking currently living [...]
By Buffy Lincoln Long Beach Corps farms two lots to serve the needs of its neighbors. At one time, the Long Beach (Calif.) Citadel Corps had received 84 citations and numerous complaints from neighbors and local businesses against the land it owned across the street—a vacant lot landscaped in waist-high weeds and rocks. A [...]
Whittier Corps partners with others for a day of united intercessory prayer. More than 30 Christian church representatives from various denominations gathered at The Salvation Army Whittier (Calif.) Corps Feb. 11 for the 14th annual Whittier Area Prayer Summit to ask for divine intervention for the Whittier area at large. The 11-hour event addressed several [...]
By Robert Docter Commissioners James and Carolyn Knaggs surprised the audience with a special announcement following the formal installation of Majors Douglas and Colleen Riley as Southern California divisional commander and divisional director of women’s ministries, respectively. Turning to the Rileys, he said: “I am happy to inform you that both of you [...]
