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All bandsmen and women are actively involved in their local Salvation Army Corps, many holding leadership positions. They give their time freely to this additional ministry. The members of the band are drawn from Salvation Army centres as far afield as Kettering, Manchester, Bristol, Norwich and Birmingham. While based in the UK, the band has ...
Salvation Army musicians have some common characteristics - almost all Salvation Army bands have standards such as those listed below. The musician must be a member, in good standing, of a corps. In most cases, the individual must be enrolled as a soldier. Youth bands usually require that members attend a corps regularly and be of the proper age.
The International Staff Songsters (ISS) is the principal choir of the Salvation Army. [1] [2] Based in London, UK, the group performs Christian choral music in concerts, [3] worship services and television [4] and radio [5] [6] [7] broadcasts, and has recorded more than 50 albums since its inauguration.
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.
The Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) is a network of volunteer amateur radio operators based in North America. It works to provide emergency communications between Salvation Army posts during times of disaster, and to pass messages with health and welfare information between the Salvation Army and the general public.
From its beginnings in Adelaide the Salvation Army spread rapidly and soon reached Victoria where the first corps in the state was opened in December 1882 at North Melbourne. By 1890, just 10 years after the first meeting in Adelaide, there were 255 corps and 419 outposts throughout Australia, manned by 747 officers, mostly "home-grown".
The Salvation Army assists suffering humanity globally, with a mission to be beneficial to society or the community of humankind as a whole. Inspired by the potential of the web and advancement in technology, it provided the opportunity for The Salvation Army to innovate and embrace the internet for the delivery of its services and offerings.
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