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Members of the Salvation Army also include "adherents"; these are people who do not make the commitment to be a soldier but who recognise the Salvation Army as their church. (According to the 2006 Salvation Army year book, in the United States there are 85,148 senior soldiers and 28,377 junior soldiers, 17,396 adherents and around 60,000 ...
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.
A Salvation Army corps is a local church organization [1] and physical place of worship in The Salvation Army. Like the Christian term "church" a corps includes both the physical building and the body of members who attend at the building. [ 2 ]
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.
Built in 1941 in the Colonial Revival style, the site was the headquarters for the Salvation Army's operations in Roanoke, including church services, social services, and outreach. After the church constructed a new primary location in 1980, the building served as the Red Shield Lodge , a men's homeless shelter , until closing in 2018.
The Regent Hall is a Salvation Army centre on London's Oxford Street. It is one of the oldest centres in London [ 1 ] having been founded by the founder of the army, William Booth in 1882. [ 2 ] The church is known as the "Rink", because it was formerly a skating rink.
Hadleigh Farm is owned by the Salvation Army and run as an educational working farm. It features a rare breeds centre and tea room for visitors. The 700-acre (2.8 km 2) farm was purchased in 1891 by William Booth as part of a plan to rescue the destitute from the squalor of London.
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.