Bil Browning and his boyfriend were homeless. To protect the identity of the boyfriend (now ex-boyfriend), Mr. Browning will not say specifically where, just that it was in ''southern Indiana,'' about 20 years ago. But he is very explicit about who refused to give them shelter. ''The Salvation Army refused to help us,'' Mr. Browning recalls,...
Some Las Vegas charities giving away turkeys and toys this season have started asking families to show state identification. The Salvation Army, HELP of Southern Nevada and Lutheran Social Services say the move to require Social Security, state identification cards or birth certificates was needed to prevent fraud born of desperation in a state at...
Soon, the holiday sounds of coins clinking into red kettles may disappear, replaced by the silence of a credit card swipe. The Salvation Army has begun shifting into digital donations, as fewer and fewer shoppers carry much change or bills. This year, the charity is testing the use of Square, a mobile payments start-up that allows anyone to accept...
Frelsens Hær blev grundlagt i London af vækkelsesprædikant og tidligere metodistpræst (General Superintendent) William Booth i 1865.
Startede under navnet Østlondons Kristne Mission, gik over Londons Kristne Mission til Den kristne Mission og fik endelig sit nuværende navn i 1878, hvor man samtidig gik over til en militærlignende styreform; Den Kristne Mission var ikke en blot en hær af frivillige - Kristi kærlighed "tvang" dem, som Bramwell Booth udtrykte det - Den Kristne Mission var en frelseshær.
Frelsens Hær er en kirke med en stærk social profil og medlemmerne drives af en social indignation og ønsket om at efterleve Jesu ord om næstekærlighed. Hæren er lavkirkelig og har en fri form for gudstjeneste.
Oprettet som frikirke i Danmark i 1887 og havde på sit højeste (omkring århundredeskiftet 1900) 92 menigheder i landet. Fold ud