The Salvation Army does so much to help out others without discrimination. You can do more than just bell ringing, and can give in countless ways.
The Salvation Army has been in the news but not for what it’s been known for since 1865. This church has seen much upheaval and controversy since William Booth and his wife decided to save souls outside the church walls instead of cowering inside it and keeping their faith to themselves.
Salvation Army’s Founders
William & Catherine Booth, founders of the Salvation Army in 1865, England.
One would like to say this organization started in America but like the Boy Scouts it started in England. In 1852 after he began his calling as a pastor William Booth decided to take the message of the Gospel to the streets of London. His fellow colleagues disagreed with his approach to his ministry and this is when he withdrew with his wife Catherine Booth to evangelize those outside the walls of the church. He ministered to the hungry, the homeless, and those with nothing to live for throughout England.
Christian Mission
William and Catherine Booth returned to London’s East End and set up in 1865 what he called the Christian Mission. Ten years later their ministry had flourished into about a 1000 volunteers and evangelists. In 1878 William Booth noticed in their annual report the Christian Mission had a volunteer army, he crossed out the words “volunteer army” and wrote in “Salvation Army.” From then on they were known as the Salvation Army.
Between 1881 and 1885 his Christian Mission grew to about 250,000 converted people in not only England but also in the USA, Canada, Australia, France, Switzerland, India, South Africa, Iceland, and Germany.
Today, according to their website, they are serving those in need in over 100 countries with more than 1.5 million people who are part of their ministry.
Ways to Give
The Salvation Army does not discriminate who they help. They serve everyone in the name of Jesus Christ. They have all sorts of ways to help people, not just through their Red Kettles & Bell Ringers during the Christmas Season.
Salvation Army Ways to Give Link
Bell Ringing is only during the Christmas Season and if you would like to be one next year, here is a video you might watch to consider when the season rolls around again.
This article was written with the help of the information at
www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/history-of-the-salvation-army . The Saintpaulrepublicans.us is not associated with the Salvation Army and doesn’t benefit in any way from their organization.