Brian Peddle elected global head of the Salvation Army
Commissioner Brian Peddle has been elected the 21st general of the global Salvation Army. The 60-year-old Canadian, who is currently chief-of-staff at the Salvation Army’s international headquarters in London, will take up his new position as leader of the million-strong church denomination in August, succeeding General André Cox in the role. The election took place at […]
Salvation Army urges Australian Government to increase allowance for job seekers
The Salvation Army in Australia is urging the Federal Government to increase its Newstart allowance for job seekers after research revealed the average recipient is living on just $17 a day after accommodation expenses. The results of the 2018 Economic and Social Impact Survey of 1267 people who call on Salvation Army services also found that […]
More than 1.6 million Australians won’t be giving their children a Christmas present, survey shows
More than 1.6 million Australians with children aged under 10 will not be giving them a Christmas present this year, according to a new poll. The finding, which the Salvation Army said represented an “alarming” increase of a million people on last year’s figure, came out of research conducted by Roy Morgan which was commissioned […]
Australia’s Red Shield Doorknock raises almost $5 million but survey shows needs are growing
Almost $5 million was raised through the weekend’s Red Shield Doorknock across Australia, the Salvation Army said. Leigh Cleave, communications and fundraising director at the Salvation Army, said the weekend’s initiative – which raised $4,705,738 – was a “tremendous success”. “We have seen incredible generosity from people across the country, with the early results suggesting […]
Australian Salvation Army officer dies after being attacked in Malawi
An Australian Salvation Army officer, attacked in Malawi while on a private preaching tour, has died. Western Australian Major Geoff Freind was placed in an induced coma in a Johannesburg hospital following the attack but died on Wednesday. On leave from his job in Perth, the 59-year-old grandfather was on a five week solo preaching […]
Salvos release $A500,000 to aid bushfire relief and recovery; call for more donations
The Salvation Army released $A500,000 to aid the bushfire relief and recovery effort yesterday as the bushfire emergency continues in New South Wales this week. Mostly volunteer personnel have been involved in feeding firefighters and people at evacuation centres and have established a presence on burnt out streets in Blue Mountains communities to offer support […]
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