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

Stories

the narratives it tells itself
Bramwell Booth finds men sleeping under London Bridge. He told his father about the men sheltering under the arches; Booth's recorded answer was to go and do something about it. The shelter work that followed, and the survey behind In Darkest England, turned a preaching mission into one of the largest non-governmental social providers in the world. Read it in full — context →

The Scriptures

the texts that carry the stories — and everything else

The Bible

The eleven Doctrines of The Salvation Army

Orders and Regulations for Soldiers, and the Soldier's Covenant

William Booth, In Darkest England and the Way Out (1890)

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

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