The Salvation Army

Denomination·Founded 1865 CE·The Army works in 134 countries by its own count. It publishes country-by-country figures of officers, soldiers, adherents and corps in its annual Year Book rather than a single global membership headline; totals commonly cited run above a million and a half and are not independently audited. The number of people it serves through its social programmes is far larger and is a different thing entirely.

Judaism → Christianity → Catholicism → Protestantism → The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army International HeadquartersThe recordRoyal Commission Case Study 5 — Find and Connect, Australian Government

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Overview Belief 3How to Live 1Practice 1Stories & Scripture 1Community 1 You × The Salvation Army Discussion

How to Live

the ethic — what it asks of a life
The Soldier's Covenant — signed, and it includes not drinking. A soldier signs a document promising abstinence from alcohol, tobacco and non-medical drugs, and from gambling and pornography, and undertaking to wear the uniform and support the corps. It was called the Articles of War until 1989. The uniform is not costume: it is the visible half of the covenant. Go deeper — context →

Numbers count Panfaith activity only — never real-world adherence.

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