CELEBRATING OUR 30th YEAR
The Western Territory’s news source
for 30 years
June 22, 2012 Vol. 30, No. 11
General Linda Bond enrolls 350 soldiers, junior soldiers and adherents during The Gathering.
Photo by Nikole Lim
The Gathering inspires thousands
International vision is key
Friends of Christ Session commissioned by the General
n General Linda Bond speaks on “One Army, One Mission, One Message.” BY CHRISTIN DAVIS The Gathering 2012, the Western Territory’s first congress in 15 years, brought 5,400 people from throughout the territory to Pasadena, Calif., to reunite with Salvationist friends and to hear in person General Linda Bond’s vision for The Salvation Army. Each of the three evening meetings focused on one element of Bond’s vision— “One Army, One Mission, One Message.” (Find coverage of the first meeting in New Frontier vol. 30, no. 10.) The second meeting stressed the Army’s single mission. Massed music and worship groups including the Seattle Temple Band started the evening with a rendition of “The Power of Your Love,” followed soon THE GATHERING, page 5
n General Linda Bond urges new lieutenants, and all assembled, to “get the message right.”
ARC men’s chorus members salute at the end of their performance.
Photo by Nikole Lim
Suisun City Kroc Center opens in the West
Over 1,000 community members came to the new Suisun City Kroc Center for the public dedication May 26. Photo by Christin Davis
n The territory’s final Kroc Center is dedicated. BY ERICA ANDREWS The Western Territory dedicated its final of seven Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Centers May 25-27—the Suisun City Kroc Center—a $44 million, 60,000-square-foot facility in this small Northern California community. “We’ve been given a unique opportunity in Solano County with the amazing gift of the Kroc Center, all we have to do is choose to step through the doors and do something with it,” said Captain Jonathan Harvey, Suisun City Kroc Center corps officer with his wife, Vickie. The Salvation Army purchased the one time YMCA-owned building in December 2009. It began renovations in January 2011, after receiving $44 million through funding from Ray and Joan Kroc—who bequeathed $1.5 billion to The Salvation Army to construct 27 such centers nationally. SUISUN CITY KROC CENTER, page 2
BY KAREN GLEASON The chorus “All That I Am” provided the background music and theme of the solemn and sacred Commissioning and Ordination service June 10 at the Pasadena Convention Center. Major Timothy Foley, College for Officer Training (CFOT) principal, commended the Friends of Christ Session to General Linda Bond and Commissioners James and Carolyn Knaggs, Western territorial leaders. Foley recalled people asking him: “Is God really calling all these people? Can they not get a job somewhere else?” He also remembered when then Territorial Commander Commissioner Phil Swyers secured funding to construct additional housing at the Crestmont campus. “At the time,” Foley said, “it seemed crazy.” Swyers’ vision has since materialized. “Now, we are running out of room at COMMISSIONING, page 4
Inside: Frontlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Prayer Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Sharper Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 From the Desk of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Life Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 On the Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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