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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.
THERE are certain places you might expect to encounter The Salvation Army – in a shopping centre at Christmas with a band playing carols; at a food bank, providing support for families; or on the streets of a city, helping people who are experiencing homelessness. One place you might not expect to find the church and charity is at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York. Yet, as we discover in this week’s War Cry, Major Victoria Edmonds works there as part of The Salvation Army’s International Social Justice Commission. As she explains in her interview, Victoria is raising awareness of The Salvation Army’s existing initiatives in various countries while also working to help the UN meet its 17 Sustainable Development Goals. ‘The secretary-general, António Guterres, has continued to push work with faith-based organisations, because he knows that they are already doing this type of work and that the UN can learn from it,’ she says. Victoria first visited the UN as a child with her mother. Now, almost 50 years on, she is working with the organisation. The future career of Ken Dark was also influenced by a childhood experience. While on holiday in Cornwall, 12-year-old Ken bought a book about the origins of the Arthurian legend. He read it, and then another book and then many more. It was to spark an interest in history and archaeology that led the now Professor Dark to discover a previously unknown town on the shore of the Sea of Galilee that dates back to Bible times. ‘Archaeology has a bright future as a tool to help us understand the emergence and growth of the community of people who believe in the divinity of Christ,’ Ken tells us. It’s always good to discover more about Christians and the positive impact they have made, whether in the 1st or 21st century. It’s also good to ad the War C e re ry discover for ourselves the difference that the u’v Christian faith can make to our own lives.
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.
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