Sunday Morning Guest

Commissioners William A. & G. Lorraine Bamford have served in corps and leadership appointments in Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware, Western Pennsylvania, Southern New England and Northeast Ohio. They served as the Chief Secretary and Territorial Secretary for Women’s Ministries in the South America West Territory before returning to the USA East Territory in those roles. In 2016, Commissioners Bamford took up the mantle of leadership as the Territorial Commander and Territorial President of Women’s Ministries in the USA Eastern Territory.

The Commissioners are blessed with three children, Michelle, Nicole, and Bill, and six wonderful grandchildren.

Sunday Evening Guests

Cathy and Mike Himes are both the children of Salvation Army Officer parents. They have been involved in Army activities their entire lives. As soldiers they held the positions of Sunday school teacher, bandsmen, songsters, League of Mercy members, Bandmaster, Songster Leader, and Corps Sergeant Major. They worked at Divisional Headquarters in Pittsburgh and Saint Louis, in the Corrections Department, Public Relations, and Music Department. Cathy is a trained teacher with a love for child evangelism. She was commissioned with the highest grades in her session and received the Commissioners’ Award. Mike’s desire is to be a lover of souls. They met at Glen Eyrie at the Soldiers’ National Seminar on Evangelism. They will have but five appointments when they finish their thirty-four years of service. They are corps officers, first and foremost, currently serving at Manchester Citadel, Connecticut. They have three grown children, and two grandchildren.