The Salvation Army, Canada

The Salvation Army, Canada
Classification	evangelical Christian church
Associations	Canadian Council of Churches; World Communion of Reformed Churches; World Council of Churches;
Region	Canada (plus Bermuda)
Origin	1882 ; Canada

The Salvation Army in Canada (nicknamed "Sally Annes") is an evangelical Christian church known for its charity work with a motto Giving Hope Today. It began operating in Canada in 1882. Today, it operates in 400 communities in Canada and Bermuda. The Salvation Army Archives is in Toronto and the Salvation Army's Training College (formerly in Toronto) is in Winnipeg.

Governance

The Salvation Army Canada is an administrative unit of The Salvation Army that serves Canada. The territory is divided geographically into divisions, Alberta, Maritimes, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario Central-East, Ontario Great Lakes, Prairie, and Quebec. Each division is headed by a divisional commander, who is responsible to the National Commander. In turn the National Commander is responsible to International Headquarters (IHQ).

The Territorial Commander (TC) and Chief Secretary are appointed by the General, their role is to oversee and administer the work of The Salvation Army within the Territory, they are assisted by various other Secretaries (departmental heads) who are, in turn, responsible for overseeing their various branches of Army activity.

The TC is responsible for the Army's overall operation and mission, and the Chief Secretary is responsible for the territory's administration and daily operations. Senior executive Officers are, on the recommendation of the Territorial Commander, also appointed by the General.

All other Officer appointments within a Territory are the responsibility of the Territorial Commander and The Cabinet. The Salvation Army Canada is a non-governmental direct provider of social services in the areas of homelessness, poverty and addiction and a continuing support for programs in developing countries. In addition to mobile programs such as disaster relief, and homeless soup lines, the Salvation Army Canada currently operates permanent facilities including corps community centers (churches), Social Services Centers, summer camps, Adult Rehabilitation Centers, and thrift stores.

History

1st Salvation Army meeting in Canada Plaque, Stayner's Wharf, Halifax, Nova Scotia

En route to England, George Scott Railton stopped at the port of Halifax, Nova Scotia and held the first Salvation Army meeting in Canada on March 24, 1881. He was so engaged in his sermon he missed his boat to England. He preached in Halifax for the following week in various Halifax churches and a year later the Salvation Army was officially established in Canada.

The Salvation Army began operating in Canada in 1882. Brigadier Gideon Miller, (1866-1949), Staff Architect for the Salvation Army in Canada from April 1906 until 1931, designed meeting halls (often called 'citadels'), hospitals and hostels in cities and towns across Canada.[1]

In 1886, only four years after it had come to Canada from England, the Salvation Army built its Territorial Headquarters for Canada and Bermuda. It also housed the Toronto Temple, built 1886, demolished 1954.

Arnold Brown (General of The Salvation Army) OC (December 13, 1913 – June 26, 2002), the 11th General of The Salvation Army (1977-1981) served as territorial commander in 1974. Arnold Brown compiled a history of the first 50 years of Salvation Army ministry in Canada, entitled What Hath God Wrought?.

Staff band

The massed bands of the Salvation Army, Canada performed at Massey Hall in Toronto in 1910 In Memoriam King Edward VII

Canadian Sailors serving HMCS Toronto sort Hurricane Katrina disaster relief supplies at a Salvation Army warehouse

Like other Salvation Army brass bands, the Canadian (Canada and Bermuda) staff band, which is sponsored by a territorial headquarters, travels and records on a regular basis.

Canadian Members

Evangeline Booth served as the Territorial Commander of Canada 1901-1904
Clarence Wiseman, OC OC (June 19, 1907 – May 4, 1985) was the tenth General of The Salvation Army from 1974 to 1977.
Arnold Brown (General of The Salvation Army) OC (December 13, 1913 – June 26, 2002) was the 11th General of The Salvation Army (1977-1981).
Danielle Strickland cofounded The War College in 2003 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Salvation Army buildings

Alberta

Salvation Army Citadel in Calgary, Alberta, 1st Street East near 7th Avenue, c. 1920

British Columbia

Salvation Army in Kelowna
Cascade Community Church in Abbotsford
The Center of Hope in Abbotsford
Chilliwack Community Church in Chilliwack
Belkin House in Vancouver
Harbour Light in Vancouver
Grace Mansion in Vancouver
New Westminster Citadel in New Westminster

Maritimes

Maternity Hospital for the Salvation Army, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1919

Newfoundland and Labrador

Ontario Central-East

Toronto Grace Hospital

Salvation Army Citadels in Ottawa, Ontario: Slater Street near Bank Street, 1904
Maternity Hospital for the Salvation Army, in Ottawa, Ontario 1920
Salvation Army Citadel, Kingston, Ontario, Princess Street, c. 1920
Salvation Army Citadels in Toronto, Ontario: Davenport Road, 1907 Dovercourt Road, 1910; Lisgar Street, 1911; Parliament Street at Coatsworth Street, 1912; Dufferin Street near St. Clair Avenue West, 1921
Salvation Army Men's Hostel, Victoria Street at Dundas Street East, Toronto, Ontario 1909
lodging house for the Salvation Army, Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario 1913
Booth Memorial Training College & Home, Davisville Avenue, Toronto, Ontario 1915

Ontario Great Lakes

Salvation Army Citadel in Stratford, Ontario, 1912
Salvation Army Citadel in London, Ontario 1916-17
Bethesda Maternity Hospital, Riverview Avenue, London, Ontario c. 1920
Salvation Army Citadel, St. Catharines, Ontario, Geneva Street, c. 1920
Grace Hospital for the Salvation Army, London Avenue West at Crawford Avenue, Windsor, Ontario c. 1920
Salvation Army Citadel, Welland, Ontario, Cross Street at Division Street, c. 1920
Salvation Army Citadel, Sudbury, Ontario, Larch Street, c. 1920
Salvation Army Citadel, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Spring Street at Queen Street East, c. 1920
Salvation Army Citadel, Woodstock, Ontario

Prairie

Salvation Army Saskatoon Temple (Church), Main Street, Saskatoon, SK.

Salvation Army Citadel Corps, Brandon, Manitoba, 1887
Salvation Army Grace Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba 1909
Salvation Army Sunset Lodge, Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba 1911
Salvation Army Citadel, Winnipeg, Manitoba 1912
Salvation Army Temple, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 20th Street, 1912. Main Street, Current.
Salvation Army Citadel, Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, High Street East, c. 1920

Quebec

Salvation Army Citadels in Montreal, Quebec: St. Alexander Street, 1908; De Montigny Street, 1908; Bourgeois Street, 1908; Adam Street, 1928
Booth Memorial Hospital, Outremont Avenue, Montreal, Quebec 1913
Salvation Army Citadel, Quebec, Quebec, 1908

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References

Brigadier Gideon Miller

Brown, Arnold What Hath God Wrought?: a history of the first 50 years of Salvation Army ministry in Canada. Toronto, Ontario, 1997
Eason, Andrew M. Women in God's Army: Gender and Equality in the Early Salvation Army. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-88920-418-7
Moyles, R. G. Blood And Fire in Canada: A History of the Salvation Army in the Dominion 1882-1976 (Ottawa, Ontario) Call Number Peake 361.M.11.0

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[1] Brigadier Gideon Miller