MP Sheila Gilmore launches jobs club at Edinburgh Salvation Army
A Salvation Army scheme that teaches work-related skills is offering hope for unemployed people in Edinburgh. The new jobs club at our City Corps on East Adam Street Road was launched by local MP...
View ArticleRussian Salvationists ready for outreach at 2014 Winter Olympics
With more than 200,000 people expected to descend on the city of Sochi, in southern Russia, for the 2014 Winter Olympics, The Salvation Army’s Eastern Europe Territory has put together a team of...
View ArticleSalvation Army lifehouses kick-start campaign for Commonwealth Games homestay...
Budding footballers at homeless centres across Scotland have come together to promote a scheme aimed at helping athletes’ families and volunteers find a place to stay during the Commonwealth Games....
View ArticleDay of champions – primary pupils take part in mini Commonwealth Games
Pupils at two different faith schools in Glasgow came together for a sports day as part of a Salvation Army initiative to create a legacy from the Commonwealth Games. The Anderston church and charity...
View ArticleCharities criticise ‘ill-thought out’ job-seeker plans
Scotland’s charities have rejected a Coalition Government scheme to make job seekers do unpaid work placements, arguing it undermines the concept of volunteering. The intervention comes as more than...
View ArticleSalvation Army missionary who transformed lives of leprosy sufferers...
A forward-thinking, retired Salvation Army officer and surgeon – who spent a lifetime working overseas, transforming the lives of leprosy sufferers – celebrates his 101st birthday in Hawick on Sunday...
View ArticlePope Francis thanks Salvation Army for teaching him about Christian unity as...
Pope Francis has revealed that an encounter with the Salvation Army when he was just four years old opened his eyes to ecumenism and Christian unity. Speaking to a delegation of leaders from the...
View ArticleSalvation Army group launches Scotland election films
A set of films encouraging people to vote in Scotland’s Holyrood elections in May has been launched by the Salvation Army. Lieutenant-Colonel Jonathan Roberts who works for the Salvation Army told...
View ArticleSalvation Army in Glasgow pays tribute to volunteers helping meet a need at...
The Salvation Army in Glasgow has this week paid tribute to the volunteers who have been giving up their free time to help the most vulnerable in society. As the country gets ready to wind down for...
View ArticleSexbots could increase objectification of women and children, warns Salvation...
Last week, a report about sex robots warned about the ‘dark side’ of the technology, which could involve issues of rape and paedophilia. And now The Salvation Army has had its say on the controversial...
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