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Contents. General of The Salvation Army. General is the title of the international leader and chief executive officer of The Salvation Army, a Christian denomination with extensive charitable social services that gives quasi- military rank to its ministers (who are therefore known as officers). The general is elected by the High Council of The ...
The Salvation Army. Lyndon Vernon Wayne Buckingham is a Salvation Army officer and Christian minister from New Zealand, currently serving as the General of The Salvation Army since 3 August 2023. [1][2][3] He is the first person from New Zealand to hold the office. [4]
The Salvation Army is the largest non-government provider of social services in the United States and one of the largest in the world, [ 10 ] with expenditures including operating costs of US$3.6 billion in 2022, assisting more than 32 million people in the U.S. alone. [ 11 ]
William Booth (10 April 1829 – 20 August 1912) was an English Methodist preacher who, along with his wife, Catherine, founded the Salvation Army and became its first General (1878–1912).
Evangeline Booth. Not to be confused with Evangeline Booth College. Evangeline Cory Booth, OF (December 25, 1865 – July 17, 1950) was a British evangelist and the 4th General of The Salvation Army from 1934 to 1939. She was the first woman to hold the post.
A Salvation Army soldier who is undertaking training to become an officer at a Salvation Army college for officer training. One red bar (upon blue epaulet / UK - upon black epaulet) Varies. Envoy/Auxiliary-Lieutenant. Active. A non-commissioned officer who works for the Salvation Army in a ministry position.
Ballington Booth (July 28, 1857 – October 5, 1940) was a British-born American Christian minister who co-founded Volunteers of America, a Christian charitable organization, and became its first General (1896-1940). He was a former officer in The Salvation Army.
The National Commander oversees the social works and Christian practices of The Salvation Army in the USA. The current commander is Commissioner Kenneth G Hodder, beginning his tenure on July 1, 2020. [ 1 ] The US is divided into four territories: Eastern, Central, Western, and Southern. Each of these territories have their own leadership.