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The Salvation Army (TSA) is a Protestant Christian church and an international charitable organisation headquartered in London, England. It is aligned with the Wesleyan-Holiness movement. The organisation reports a worldwide membership of over 1.7 million, [3] consisting of soldiers, officers, and adherents who are collectively known as ...
Upon her death in 2003, Kroc bequeathed $1.5 billion (equivalent to $3 billion in 2023) to The Salvation Army solely for the purpose of establishing centers of opportunity, education, recreation and inspiration throughout the United States to be known as "Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Centers". [3] [4] [5]
The Salvation Army USA Central Territory is one of the four territories The Salvation Army is divided into within the US. [1] The Central Territory covers 11 states in the heart of the US, and is headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois .
An officer in The Salvation Army is a Salvationist who is an ordained minister of the Christian faith, but who fulfills many other roles not usually filled by clergy of other denominations. They do so having been trained, ordained and commissioned to serve and lead and given a title which uses the terms of typical military rank .
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.
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 TSA says the incident shows electronic gate technology – known as e-gates, which could integrate with the agency’s facial recognition systems at checkpoints – could prevent incidents ...
The Salvation Army College for Officer Training is dedicated to the education of those individuals who desire to become full-time leaders or officers in the Army's ranks. The Salvation Army Museum of the West is a Salvation Army history museum and archive, operated by the territory.