WHO ARE THE SALVATION ARMY?• THE SALVATION ARMY IS A CHRISTIAN GROUP THAT WAS FOUNDED IN THE POOR PARTS

OF ENGLAND IN 1865 BY WILLIAM BOOTH. HIS PASSION FOR GOD AND HIS LOVE OF A

BETTER LIFE FOR PEOPLE INSPIRED AN “ARMY” OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD TO

SHARE THEIR MESSAGE AND HELP BUILD BETTER LIVES.

• APART FROM BEING A CHURCH WHOSE CORE VALUES ARE

BASED IN BIBLE TEACHINGS, THEY BELIEVE IN ASSISTING

WITH MANY SOCIAL AND MORAL ISSUES THAT WE SEE IN

OUR WORLD TODAY.

BEGINNINGS IN AUSTRALIA• THE FIRST SALVATION ARMY MEETING WAS HELD IN AUSTRALIA ON SEPTEMBER

5TH, 1880 BY EDWARD SAUNDERS AND JOHN GORE. IT WAS HELD IN THE BACK OF A

FRUIT CART IN THE ADELAIDE BOTANIC GARDENS. BECAUSE THEY SPOKE TO THE

COMMUNITY AS NORMAL PEOPLE RATHER THAN RELIGIOUS LEADERS, THEY FOUND IT

MUCH EASIER TO GAIN MEMBERS IN A SOCIETY WHERE RELIGION WAS NOT VERY

POPULAR.

• THEY FORMED THEIR OWN “CORPS” BUT VERY SOON MADE AN APPEAL TO THE CHURCH

IN LONDON TO BE SENT SOME MORE “OFFICERS” TO ASSIST THEM.

THE GROUP STRUCTURE

A MILITARY LIKE STRUCTURE TOOK SHAPE AS THEY BELIEVED THEY

WERE WAGING THE WAR AGAINST POVERTY AND SIN. THE ARMY

CHURCH MEMBERS ARE KNOWN AS SOLDIERS AND THE PEOPLE IN

CHARGE ARE CALLED OFFICERS. THEY WEAR UNIFORMS TO

WORSHIP AND WHEN PERFORMING DUTIES WITH THE GROUP.

AUSTRALIA IS BROKEN UP INTO

2 TERRITORIES. THESE

TERRITORIES ARE BROKEN UP

INTO DIVISIONS.

NUMBERS INVOLVEDIN 2012 IN AUSTRALIA THERE WERE:

• OFFICERS & CADETS (MINISTERS): 1,997 -

INCLUDES BOTH ACTIVE AND RETIRED OFFICERS

• EMPLOYEES: 8,885

• SOLDIERS (MEMBERS): 24,188

• CORPS (CHURCHES): 330

• OUTPOSTS: 48

• INSTITUTIONS, STORES, PROGRAMS: 1,267

WORLDWIDE, THE SALVATION ARMY HAS:

• OFFICERS & CADETS (MINISTERS): 29,041

• EMPLOYEES: 104,248

• SOLDIERS (MEMBERS): 1,724,382

• CORPS (CHURCHES) & OUTPOSTS: 15,422

WHAT SERVICES DO THEY PROVIDE?

• COMMUNITY SERVICES SUCH AS PRACTICAL

EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR FAMILIES/INDIVIDUALS IN

FINANCIAL CRISIS AND BREAKFAST/HOMEWORK

PROGRAMS IN CERTAIN LOCAL CHURCHES

• CRISIS AND SUPPORTED HOUSING

• YOUTH SUPPORT – DROP-IN AND RECREATION

CENTRES, DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROGRAMS, YOUTH

HOMELESSNESS ETC

• RECOVERY SERVICES

• EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

• EMERGENCY SERVICES

• RURAL AND OUTBACK SUPPORT

• COURT AND PRISON SERVICES

• FINANCIAL COUNSELLING

• TELEPHONE AND FACE TO FACE COUNSELLING

• AGED CARE

• FAMILY TRACING SERVICES

• COMMUNITY CARE MINISTRIES WHERE

VOLUNTEERS VISIT HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES

AND PEOPLE UNABLE TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES

• CHAPLAINCY SERVICES

• RED SHIELD DEFENCE SERVICES

• 100,000 MEALS FOR THE HUNGRY

• 2,000 BEDS FOR THE HOMELESS

• 5,000 TO 8,000 FOOD VOUCHERS

• 1,000 PEOPLE WITH ASSISTANCE IN FINDING

EMPLOYMENT

• REFUGE TO 500 VICTIMS OF ABUSE

• ASSISTANCE TO 500 PEOPLE ADDICTED TO

DRUGS, ALCOHOL OR GAMBLING

• SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE WITH COUNSELLING

• 3,000 ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH AGED CARE SERVICES

• 40 PEOPLE IN THE COURT SYSTEM WITH CHAPLAINCY

SERVICES

• FAMILY TRACING SERVICES WHICH LOCATE 40 MISSING

FAMILY MEMBERS

HOW MANY PEOPLE DO WE

HELP IN A WEEK?

HOW DO RAISE MONEY TO FUND THEIR VALUABLE WORK?

• DOOR KNOCKING AND FACE TO FACE DURING OUR

ANNUAL RED SHIELD APPEAL

• GOVERNMENT FUNDING

• ONLINE VIA WEBSITE

• TELEPHONE VIA 13 SALVOS (13 72 58)

• WILLS AND BEQUESTS

• DIRECT MAIL SENT TO PEOPLE'S HOMES

• CORPORATE AND BUSINESS DONATIONS

• SPECIAL EVENTS SUCH AS MOTORCYCLE RALLIES OR

FUNDRAISING CONCERTS

• SALVOS STORES

• SPECIAL MARKETING PROMOTIONS, SUCH AS KMART

WISHING TREE OR THE MYER SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS CD

• SALVOS CRISIS PARTNERS - A PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WHO

MAKE A MONTHLY DONATION

• FOOD BANK - BOXED OR CANNED FOODS DONATED BY

STORES

HOW IS THE MONEY SPENT?

WHERE IT COMES FROM…. WHERE IT GOES…

HOW ARE THEY A PART OF MY LOCAL COMMUNITY?

• THE SALVATION ARMY HAS BEEN PRACTICING IN THE HURSTVILLE AREA FOR OVER 110 YEARS WITH ITS

CURRENT PLACE OF WORSHIP BEING “THE CITADEL” ON THE CORNER OF BOND AND DORA STREETS. THIS

BUILDING WAS OPENED IN 1919 AND HAS BEEN ON THE SITE EVER SINCE.

• THEY OFFER MANY SERVICES FROM REGULAR CHURCH EVENTS

TO CHILDRENS/YOUTH SERVICES WITH MUSIC CLASSES AND

MENS/WOMEN’S MINISTRIES. THEY ALSO HAVE A STAMP

COLLECTING GROUP.

PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT

• SINCE MY DAD IS IN THE DEFENCE FORCE, HE HAS WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH “THE SALLY MAN” AS

THEY CALL THEM. THEY ARE CHAPLAINS THAT PROVIDE ADVICE AND SUPPORT FOR ARMY MEMBERS AND

FAMILIES. MY DAD HAS ALSO COLLECTED MONEY SEVERAL TIMES IN THE RED SHIELD APPEAL DOOR

KNOCK.

• MY MUM IS VERY FOND OF SHOPPING AT SALVOS STORES. SHE LOVES A BARGAIN! SHE ALSO REGULARLY

DONATES GOODS BACK TO THE LOCAL STORES FOR FURTHER SALE.

• ONE OF OUR GOOD FAMILY FRIENDS GREW UP IN THE SALVATION ARMY CHURCH AND HER MUM AND DAD

ARE RECENTLY RETIRED OFFICERS. THEY WORKED AS NURSES IN HOSPITALS RUN BY THE ORGANIZATION.

• ALL INFORMATION SOURCED FROM THE SALVATION ARMY WEBSITE, WITH MOST OF THE FINANCIAL

INFORMATION COMING FROM AUSTRALIAN SOUTHERN TERRITORY PAGE. THE WEBSITE CONTAINS A

GOOD DOWNLOADABLE BOOKLET FOR STUDENTS AND GIVES PERMISSION TO USE THE IMAGERY FOR

SCHOOL BASED PROJECTS.