Western Territory youth prepare for summer mission assignments. Each summer in the Western Territory, youth 18 to 25 years old can experience first-hand how to share love, compassion and service to people around the world through The Salvation Army Service Corps mission program. Participants in the eight-week program receive a view of God’s love that [...]
Corps provides extensive community outreach with only volunteers. By Stephanie Lueras, Lt. The Salvation Army utilizes volunteers every day, but without the volunteers in Alamogordo, N.M., there would be no Salvation Army. Volunteers at the corps community center here include individuals from all walks of life; they are not just volunteers—they are family. Some are here [...]
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. [...]
Ten professional pianists perform in Salvation Army benefit show for after-school music programs. Ten grand pianos, candelabras and baskets of roses adorned the stage at the KeyBank Grand Friday Concert April 6, held at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, Ore., to benefit The Salvation Army Gresham Corps’ after-school music programs. The concert evolved [...]
Captain Amy Reardon, a Western Territory officer, is among the new members of The Salvation Army International Doctrine Council (IDC), which advises Salvation Army leadership, councils and commissions on doctrinal and theological issues. The IDC welcomed its new members at its March 2012 meeting held at the International College for Officers and Center for Spiritual [...]
Register now for a time a spiritual renewal this summer. By Victoria Shiroma, Major Prepare to be blessed by Bible teaching, preaching and Christian fellowship as the Western Territory gathers at the 2012 Western Bible Conference (WBC) Aug. 24-29 with Territorial Leaders Commissioners James and Carolyn Knaggs at the Mount Hermon Christian Conference Center, near Santa [...]
By Barbara Rivoli The Kickin’ Krocs, a group of runners at The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center in Salem, Ore., formed after Sarah Anderson, fitness attendant, recommended running as an activity for a mentally challenged member, hoping to build his self-esteem. Anderson and Barbara Rivoli, fitness and gym coordinator, helped Orlando Ageuro, 53, [...]
New territorial department will provide mission-critical resources to the field After eight years of partnering with the Central Territory for the provision of Salvation Army supplies, the Western Territory will again have its own “Trade” department—“TradeWest.” Initially, it will be an entirely online enterprise—tradewest.com—that will make use of technology to better serve the [...]
By Martin Hunt Seminars offer discovery and interaction at The Gathering. In addition to its general sessions, attendees of The Gathering can also participate in 10 instructional seminars that will be offered June 8 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., and June 9 at 1 p.m. Attendance is voluntary and requires no additional registration. The topics [...]
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 [...]
