What is The Salvation Army?
The Salvation Army is a Christian church and registered charity seeking to share the good news of Jesus and nurture committed followers of him. We also serve people without discrimination, care for creation and seek justice and reconciliation. We offer practical support and services in more than 700 centres throughout the UK. Go to salvationarmy.org.uk/find-a-church to find your nearest centre.
What is the War Cry?
The Salvation Army first published a newspaper called the War Cry in London in December 1879, and we have continued to appear every week since then. Our name refers to our battle for people’s hearts and souls as we promote the positive impact of the Christian faith and The Salvation Army’s fight for greater social justice.
WAR CRY
Issue No 7644
Editor: Andrew Stone, Major
Deputy Editor: Philip Halcrow
Production Editor: Ivan Radford
Assistant Editor: Sarah Olowofoyeku
Staff Writer: Emily Bright
Staff Writer: Claire Brine
Editorial Assistant: Linda McTurk
Graphic Designer: Rodney Kingston
Graphic Designer: Mark Knight
Email: warcry@salvationarmy.org.uk
The Salvation Army United Kingdom and Ireland Territory 101 Newington Causeway London
SE1 6BN
Tel: 0845 634 0101
Subscriptions: 01933 445445 (option 1, option 1) or email: subscriptions@satcol.org
Founder: William Booth
General: Lyndon Buckingham
Territorial Commander: Commissioner Anthony Cotterill
Editor-in-Chief: Major Julian Watchorn
VIEWERS will be hoping to see some show-stopping bakes and a complete absence of soggy bottoms when the new series of The Great British Bake Off returns to our screens.
This year Alison Hammond will be sharing presenting duties with Noel Fielding, while Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith return as judges. Each week the show’s fans will be waiting to see who the judges will eliminate and who they’ll crown star baker, as well as whether any of the contestants will be awarded the coveted Hollywood handshake.
But what are the judges like when the cameras are off? That’s one of the questions we asked Kevin Flynn, who took part in last year’s series. In an interview in this week’s War Cry, Kevin reveals some of what happens in the tent but which isn’t seen on air.
He also tells us what it was like to take part in the contest.
‘Bake Off was one of the hardest things I’ve done in my life,’ he says, ‘preparing so many recipes and learning so many skills I didn’t have before.’
As well as his baking, Kevin had the challenging decision to make about whether to talk on camera about his Christian faith. He explains that the production team encouraged him to do so and that he found ways to share his faith with the other bakers.
It’s a faith that has helped him for many years.
‘The further on you get through life,’ he says, ‘the more you can look back and see all this evidence of God’s grace, to the point where it’s like, “When can I ever doubt him?” because there’s way too much evidence in my life of God being with me, showing love and mercy to me.’
Kevin’s experience of God is shared by millions of Christians across the world. They have found him to be the essential ingredient to a better life.