Salvationist 19 July 2025

SALVATIONIST

STEPPING OUT TO BE CHAMPIONS OF THE MISSION

Written on his hands

WHAT’S in a name? In last week’s issue, we celebrated the commissioning of the Champions of the Mission session. Sessional names often have significance to those being commissioned, as they are charged to hold to the precept of that name and to live it out.

In this week’s issue, alongside reports of last week’s celebrations, we also list the names of the officers, territorial envoys and those charged with spiritual leadership within this territory, some of whom will be taking up new appointments in the coming weeks.

Many will just be names to you, others you will know and others will be significant to you as your paths have crossed over the years.

What’s in a name? God reminds us in Isaiah 49:16: ‘See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands’ (New Living Translation).

God knows our names and he knows the plans that he has for each one of us. Whether we are facing new challenges or returning to something familiar, he goes before us and invites us to follow him.

May we each answer yes and be the disciples that he is calling each of us to be.

MAJOR JULIAN WATCHORN Editor

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Going gently

As spiritual leaders across the territory move between appointments this week, Major Sarah Evans reflects on change

and transition

ON Thursday (17 July), your corps or centre may have welcomed a new spiritual leader. Perhaps you were looking for a leader who could hit the ground running and make an immediate impact.

Salvation Army officers have entered into a covenant with God and The Salvation Army and they step out into

Reflect and respond

Read Colossians 3:12–14. How can you put this advice about love and gentleness into action in your worshipping community?

Read Isaiah 6:8. Where is God calling you to serve?

Pray for all spiritual leaders who moved this week, claiming for them the promise of Philippians 4:13.

Pray for the children of officers, who may be sad about leaving behind friends and anxious about settling into new schools or colleges. Pray for older parents and dependants of officers, who may be worried, especially if their children are moving further away from them in answer to God’s calling.

Pray for corps and centres who do not have appointed leaders, asking for God’s strength and wisdom as they seek the way ahead.

each new appointment in faith and trust, believing that their leaders have sought the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to appoint them where God can best use them for the sake of his Kingdom. However, this does not make moving to a new appointment easy.

For spiritual leaders and those welcoming them, this is a time of change and transition. Change is situational: a new appointment with new responsibilities, new things to learn, new skills to acquire, new people to meet, a new home into which to fit your belongings and a new area to get to know, including the locations of shops, schools, doctors and dental surgeries and a new place of worship.

Transition is different: it is the psychological process people go through to come to terms with a new situation. This includes saying goodbye to familiar friends and sources of social support, and the gradual building up of new relationships and sources of psychological and spiritual safety. As change and transition management expert William Bridges used to say, ‘It’s not so much the change that is hard but the transition.’

How, then, should we approach this time? I recently attended a wellbeing conference at Chelmsford Cathedral, the highlight of which was an interview with Terry Waite, former international envoy for the Archbishop of Canterbury and a high-profile negotiator for hostage release until he himself was imprisoned in Lebanon from 1987 to 1991. It was thrilling to hear of his resilience throughout 1,763 days of

mostly solitary confinement – chained to a radiator without access to books or daylight – and his Christian witness to his captors, but what intrigued me most was his response when asked: ‘How did you adapt to your new life after your release?’ He replied: ‘I learnt to go gently!’

The opportunity was there for him to return to a busy whirl of globetrotting on the celebrity speaker circuit, but Terry recognised that the time of transition needed to be handled with care. Like deep-sea diving, if you come up too quickly, you risk contracting the potentially fatal condition of decompression sickness, commonly known as ‘the bends’. And so, his advice to anyone going through a time of significant life change: ‘Go gently!’

Going gently means showing kindness, not expecting your new leader to know everything, allowing them to be themselves, and being prayerful and patient. Archbishop Stephen Cottrell said: ‘When someone hits the ground running, there is no guarantee they are going in the right direction!’ The better leader is one who hits the ground kneeling and leads from an inner well of contemplation and holiness derived from time spent with God. Offering our leaders the space to develop these inner resources is perhaps the greatest welcome gift that we can give them.

MAJOR SARAH EVANS Director of Wellbeing

Quiz

O Canada!

Celebrate the visit of the Canadian Staff Songsters with these brainteasers!

by Garry D Reed

1 The Army started work in Canada in 1882, with open-air meetings in two Ontario cities: London and where else?

‘God’s presence wraps around me’

Anna shares how her life is impacted by God

2 In which year were the Canadian Staff Songsters founded, initially under the leadership of Major Len Ballantine?

3 In 1932 James Merritt wrote which festival march that features the Canadian national anthem?

4 The Salvation Army in Canada uses a slogan of three words beginning with ‘g’, ‘h’ and ‘t’. What is it?

5 Which Canadian musical section did Major Norman Bearcroft revive in 1969?

6 What did the Army open in Toronto in 1903?

7 Along with mainland Canada itself, which archipelago is also part of the same territory?

8 Which Army name links a University College in Winnipeg, a hospital in Quebec and roads in Ottawa, Winnipeg, Kelowna, North Bay and Toronto?

9 Name the first Canadian General, serving from 1974 to 1977.

10 How many Generals were born in Canada?

Linda Bond, Brian Peddle)

NXIETY has always been a massive part of my life. My anxiety is like a flock of hungry birds that follow me wherever I go. They click their beaks irritably during the day, beady eyes shining with a dangerous thirst. With every wingbeat they amplify the sound of my fears and worries, shrieking mistruths. During the night is when they thrive. I climb into bed like I’m boarding a boat, about to be untethered and set adrift in an all too familiar storm.

Out here, the darkness an endless, roiling sea, there’s nowhere for me to hide. The birds swarm overhead. Their talons catch, beaks scratch, and this routine is as familiar as it is unbearable. The boat rocks with the waves, threatening to capsize and drag me down under, spiralling.

This is what it is like for me living with anxiety, under constant watch and attack. There is no escaping this, the birds hoot. You are alone. My heart stammers, tripping over itself in a bid to beat out of my chest.

But over the howling of the storm, the baying of the birds, and the thundering of my heart, I somehow hear … snores? It takes me a moment to gather my senses before a realisation dawns. It’s a truth I once invited into my heart and now lives there, whispering with every pulse: ‘I’m here.’

In the dark and the clamouring chaos, I’ve failed to spot the man fast asleep in the stern of the boat. He snores loudly, perfectly peaceful in the midst of all this havoc. If I weren’t so painfully relieved, I might feel silly for forgetting he was there.

Because this man has beaten the birds to it every time. He’s been following me around since before I could talk – before

I could breathe. He’s stuck to my side like glue, in the moments I’ve gleefully sung his name, and the moments I’ve shoved at his chest with all my might. He cradled the fragile pieces of my mind in his hands while I was one shallow breath from a panic attack.

I call his name and he rouses. The birds squawk in protest, reeling back, and I laugh. Jesus gazes out at the tumultuous sea and commands: ‘Be still!’

This power, this unshakeable presence, is where the Holy Spirit impacts my life the most. It reshapes everything. The sea, the storm and the birds all fall silent at his words. A peace, warm and radiant, engulfs me. It soothes the jagged planes of my mind, wrapping around me like

Thornton Heath Faith, family and fellowship

Discipleship and diversity

Galatians 3:28 says: ‘There is no longer Jew or Greek; there is no longer slave or free; there is no longer male and female, for all of you are one in Christ Jesus’ (New Revised Standard Version). Ours is a diverse congregation and it has been for many years, predominantly comprising Salvationists who have come to the UK from other territories in Africa and the Caribbean. We’re a young congregation too, most aged under 50, working hard with young families.

On Sundays we provide a take-home sheet that includes prayer and discipleship activities that can be done together as a family. We have a WhatsApp prayer group, which fits in well with people’s busy lives. We encourage people to love God and love others through radical hospitality and working in partnership with other groups.

Growing community

For many years the corps has hosted a weekly Ukrainian community centre. The centre runs English and Ukrainian classes, cooking and gardening activities, and music lessons. It’s about helping to integrate people into UK society, but also to retain something of their own heritage and culture, particularly among their children. Our congregation is growing, partly due to young families and people who have connected through community activities or the partnerships we have and through word of mouth and people boldly inviting others.

Children actively participate in worship and we have a small brass learners’ group who contribute regularly. We have two baby and toddler clubs across one morning and operate a baby bank. A quarterly Messy Church aims to bring in the children who attend the corps and the families who attend midweek activities.

A Scout group use our building two evenings a week – they hope to launch a Squirrels group soon to complement the existing Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. The scout leader attends worship and we’ve hosted church parades in connection with St George’s Day.

There is a family feel to the corps that

people appreciate, and we’ve been exploring how we can enhance fellowship and discipleship. Two other churches use our building on Sundays, and we’ve adjusted the programme with them so that we have more time after our service to start doing fellowship meals.

Caring for creation

We’re blessed to have been awarded silver for our Eco Church endeavours, helped by us being a pilot corps for solar panel installation. The panels provide most of the electricity we use on a dayto-day basis. Currently this is via direct feed, but the system has the capacity to include battery storage in the future.

We have a small garden with a lawned area and raised growing beds, where we grow flowers and some fruit and vegetables. In celebration of creation, we’ve done prayer activities around planting flowers and distributing wildflower seeds for people to use in their own gardens. The Scout group have also gained their gardening badges by taking care of a designated area.

The baby bank recycles and redistributes clothing and equipment that has frequently only been used for a short time. We also have two well-used SATCoL clothing banks at the hall, which help to ensure textiles don’t go directly to landfill.

Practical prayer

Pray for donations of equipment to our baby bank. Clothes are never a problem,

but buggies and prams are always in demand, especially the rare double buggy.

We work in partnership with the council’s Learning Action Team to deliver English for Speakers of Other Languages classes, which are predominantly attended by asylum seekers or people who have been impacted by modern slavery. Please pray for them.

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Blessed are the merciful

Captain Alison Hutchings reminds us that mercy is a sign of a transformed heart

MATTHEW 5:7

AS we journey through the Beatitudes, we see they are presented in clusters. The first three beatitudes – Matthew 5:3–5 –address our human condition and frailty before God. As we become increasingly aware of our brokenness and need for God, we begin to hunger for righteousness (see v6). We then move into three characteristics of this righteousness in verses 7 to 9, the first of which is mercy. ‘Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy’ (Matthew 5:7).

The word ‘merciful’ comes from the Greek – eleēmōn – meaning ‘actively compassionate’, particularly towards the suffering. This helps shape our understanding of Matthew 5:7. An example of this is the parable of the good Samaritan (see Luke 10:25–35), where we observe the stages of mercy as seeing someone’s distress, being moved by compassion and then doing something about it, whether they deserve it or not.

Being merciful isn’t something that we leap into. Indeed, it isn’t something that comes particularly naturally. If it’s merely an act of duty or obligation, we fall into the dangerous position the religious leaders in Jesus’ time found themselves.

Mercy starts with God, so we need to first understand the extent of mercy that we have received: our salvation is, itself, an act of God’s mercy and love. ‘He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy’ (Titus 3:5).

God, by nature, is ‘merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth’ (Exodus 34:6 New King James Version), an idea that links closely with his characteristic as a forgiving Father (see Luke 15). Indeed, the statement

‘blessed are the merciful for they will be shown mercy’ sits beautifully alongside words from the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6:12: ‘Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.’ What great mercy and forgiveness has God shown us through Jesus Christ. What great example has been set before us!

PAUSE AND REFLECT

Look back over the first four Beatitudes and reflect on how you have seen God’s mercy in your life.

Do you crave righteousness?

In your life, what is the connection between receiving mercy and giving mercy?

Mercy was at the forefront of Christ’s earthly ministry. Two passages that underpin his attitude and compassion for others are Matthew 25:35–40 and Luke 4:18 and 19. In these passages, Christ emphasises his mercy to the marginalised, the vulnerable, the impoverished, the broken and the oppressed – those our world often disregards or rejects. This is our example as we, in turn, speak straight into the heartache and sorrow of our communities.

Sadly, mercy does not come naturally to our world. Revenge, punishment, power, totalitarianism. Even our justice system can fall short of being merciful. In James 2:13 we read: ‘Judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.’

The parable of the unforgiving servant (see Matthew 18:21–35) is a warning

against receiving mercy but refusing to give it – something that is so often characteristic of our society’s culture. However, as followers of Jesus, we must not conform to the pattern of the world. General John Gowans’ view of mission included the phrase ‘to serve suffering humanity’. In part, this captures what it means to show mercy.

As disciples of Jesus, we learn that mercy is not an optional extra; it’s not something that we do as an act of charity. Rather, it’s a command from God: ‘Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful’ (Luke 6:36). It’s certainly not easy, but it’s essential if we are to reflect God’s love and righteousness in our lives.

As we recognise our personal need for mercy and forgiveness, the outward working of this is an obedient heart that shows mercy and forgiveness to others. Being merciful becomes a sign of a transformed heart. Once we truly grasp something of who God is and his mercy towards us, we won’t be able to stop this from overflowing in our attitude towards others. The psalmist writes that we’ve tasted and seen that the Lord is good (see Psalm 34:8) and our past transgressions have been blotted out from God’s memory (see Psalm 103:12).

Paul comments that we’ve been brought into the divine love of God’s family (see Ephesians 1:5).

PAUSE AND REFLECT

Why is it often hard to extend mercy, even after receiving it?

How does showing mercy sit with being just?

Should a merciful person show mercy in all circumstances?

How can we apply this to everyday life? Living mercifully is certainly countercultural, and we’re called to live to a different standard from the world. Love your enemies (see Matthew 5:43 and 44). Forgive, as you have been forgiven (see Ephesians 4:32). Welcome refugees, people experiencing homelessness and poverty, children who no longer have parents (see Zechariah 7:9 and 10). Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly with God (see Micah 6:8). We do all these things not just because Jesus commanded us, but because of who he is creating us to be. In doing so, we will be blessed. We align ourselves with God’s nature and are participants in God’s work of reconciliation and redemption. What greater joy is there than to be part of God’s mission for the world? What greater blessing is there than walking in a closer relationship with God?

PAUSE AND REFLECT

In the song ‘Great Is Thy Faithfulness, O God My Father’ (SASB 26), we are reminded of God’s great mercy, love and compassion, and the difference they can make to us. Meditate on the words ‘morning by morning new mercies I see’ and ‘pardon for sin and a peace that endureth’.

In what ways is God asking you to grow more like him in adopting a posture of mercy?

CAPTAIN ALISON HUTCHINGS Corps Leader Southport

A shortened version of Prayer Matters will continue to be published weekly in Salvationist in 2025. To read the full, unedited booklet, visit salvationist.org.uk/discipleship

SATURDAY 19 JULY: CARE FOR CREATION – FOREST FIRES

Last September, around 4,000 trees at the Arco Verde Family Integration centre in Brazil burnt down and the children, families and participants were devastated. Pray for the staff as they work through this crisis and minister to their communities. by Major Heather Poxon (Territorial Environmental Officer)

SUNDAY 20 JULY: SABBATH PRAYER – FIRST-YEAR CADETS ON SUMMER PLACEMENT

Thank you for the Keepers of the Covenant session. You love them and you have chosen them for your holy work. Glorify yourself through them and guide them by your Spirit. Give them wisdom and fill them with your peace. Bless them in the name of your Son. by Lieutenant Imrich Carny

MONDAY 21 JULY: SHARING THE GOOD NEWS – IRELAND DIVISION

Fledgling ministries are emerging in unexpected places across the division as local people see a need and respond with practical and spiritual support. We’re just about to appoint a community chaplain and have some opportunities for closer working relationships between our centres and corps in Dublin and Belfast. Pray for an openness to God’s leading and discernment over next steps. by Major Jonathan Rouffet (Divisional Leader)

TUESDAY 22 JULY: SERVING AND CARING – CORPS WITHOUT APPOINTED OFFICERS

‘Cwm is a former mining community, and the corps hasn’t had an appointed officer for three years. Volunteer local officers give a lot of time to ensure that the mission and ministry continues, and a retired officer from another corps is giving them much-needed pastoral support,’ says Major Mary Wolfe. Pray for those working hard to provide leadership in corps without appointed officers. Pray this season will be a time of new growth.

by Lyndall

Bywater (UKI Boiler Room Team)

WEDNESDAY 23 JULY: GROWING IN FAITH – CORPS WITHOUT APPOINTED OFFICERS

‘Coedpoeth and Rhosllanerchrugog are two small village corps. They’ll no longer have an appointed officer after July. Their children and family work is their greatest concern. They have a Jam Club at Coedpoeth with 16 children and a parent-andtoddler group at Rhos with up to 25 attending,’ says Major Mary Wolfe. Where officers have previously shouldered much of the burden, pray that volunteers will step up to keep thriving mission initiatives alive.

by Lyndall Bywater (UKI Boiler Room Team)

THURSDAY 24 JULY: INTERNATIONAL SALVATION ARMY – BRAZIL TERRITORY

Pray for the soldiers, officers, employees and all who call the Army their spiritual home. May the Spirit of the living God fall afresh, kindling fire in hearts. May the love of Christ stir them to compassionate action. Pray for the territorial leadership team of Colonels Wilson and Nara Strasse, and Lieut-Colonels Manuel and Paulina Márquez. by Lyndall Bywater (UKI Boiler Room Team)

FRIDAY 25 JULY: JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION – GENDER IDENTITY

We seek your Spirit’s guidance as we pray for respect and justice for all people. May your light and truth illuminate our journey of understanding. Teach us to listen, reflect and pray as we face each new challenge. Unite us in embracing the rich diversity of humanity that enriches our lives.

by Lieut-Colonel Jayne Roberts

PRAYER REQUESTS

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Appointments list 2025

THIS list is published following the General Farewell process, whereby the identifying of appointments for officers and divisional and territorial envoys accepting new responsibilities is preceded by consultation with individuals, line managers and corps/centre representatives. It shows how all active UK and Ireland officers (in this territory, at IHQ and overseas), non-UK and Ireland officers serving in the territory and territorial and divisional envoys in corps, social services and headquarters appointments have been deployed at the General Change in July 2025.

Some appointments effective subsequently are also shown. Many officers also hold additional appointments that are not listed here. New appointments that have not been announced previously are indicated with a circumflex accent (^) and modified ones with an asterisk (*). Where necessary, a fuller description of the appointment is given. Individuals are listed in alphabetical order, regardless of seniority of appointment or rank. Information is provided by and published courtesy of the Personnel Service, THQ, and is correct at the time of going to press.

AAbbott, L/ Rachel, Horsham

Adcock, M/ Julia C/ Wayne, Guildford

Addis, C/ James, Gloucester

Allcock, C/ Jo/Steve, Romford^

Allen, C/ Adrian/Gemma, Stotfold

Allen, M/ Annette, Divisional Intergenerational Officer, Central, Southern and Channel Islands DHQ^

Allen, M/ Michael, Chaplain, Willow House LH, Reading^

Allman, M/ Adrian, DL and DC, West Midlands DHQ

Allman, M/ Clare, DL and DPO, West Midlands DHQ

Alston, M/ Heather, Stevenage

Alton, M/ David, DL and DC, Central, Southern and Channel Islands DHQ

Alton, M/ Jane, DL and Asst DC, Central, Southern and Channel Islands DHQ

Anderson, M/ Mark, Aldershot

Anyon, TE/ Julia, Openshaw^

Arpatzi/Totsios, C/ Anastasia/Neofytos, Leytonstone

Arthur, C/ Ian, Port Glasgow

Ashton, M/ Barry, North Shields

Attwood, TE/ Julia, Saffron Walden Attwood, L/ Patsy, Letchworth^

BBailey, M/ Angela/Graham, Addlestone Bain, M/ Colin/Maureen, Lurgan

Baker, M/ Beverly, Personnel Officer (Culture, Policy and Practice), Personnel Service, THQ^ Baker, M/ Carol, Farcet

Baker, C/ Chris, Winchester Baker, M/ Joanna/Stephen, Milton Keynes Central

Baker, L/ Rachel, Programme Manager, Founder’s House LH, London^

Baker, M/ Sharon, Deputy Director of Safeguarding, Personnel Service, THQ

Baldwin, M/ Christopher/Liesl, Germany, Lithuania and Poland Territory

Bale, M/ Andrew/Tracey, Norwich Citadel Banner, M/ Amanda, East Kilbride Barber, L/ Adam/Karen, Clapton and Stoke Newington

Barker, C/ Ian/Jennifer, Wood Green^ Barker, M/ Michael/Nicola, Leeds Central Barratt/Ralph-Barratt, M/ Graham/Pamela, Ripon

Bartlett/Mclean, C/ Lydia M/ John, Bedford Congress Hall

Barwise, M/ Jennifer/Michael, Dereham Battersby, C/ Amy-Jo, Parkhead with Dennistoun

Battle, M/ Sandra/Stephen, Ipswich Citadel^

Bawden, C/ Alan, Business Services Director, WBC

Bawden, M/ Althea, Asst Principal, WBC Bayliss-Fox, L/ Amy, Abergavenny^

Bean, C/ Lillian/Rodney, Leighton Buzzard Bearcroft, M/ Julie, Eston^

Beattie, C/ Liam, Leicester West

Beckett-Brown, M/ Joy, Barton-on-Humber Beeldman, M/ Christa/Peter, Bristol Citadel and Chaplains, Logos House LH, Bristol Bellshaw, L/ Martyn/Stephanie, Gillingham Bennett, M/ Deborah/Matthew, Bo’ness

Betteridge, M/ David, Director of Family Ministries, Mission Service, THQ

Betteridge, M/ Kathy, Territorial Director of ATMS, Mission Service, THQ

Betts, M/ Susan, DMO, North West and Isle of Man DHQ^

Billard, M/ Gillian, DL and Asst DC, South West DHQ

Billard, M/ Paul, DL and DC, South West DHQ

Billard, M/ Linda/Mark, DMO, North East DHQ

Bishton, C/ Jane/Jon, Hedge End^

Blake, M/ Estelle, ATMS Chaplain, Mission Service, THQ

Blowers, M/ David, Territorial Mission Officer (Roma), Mission Service,THQ

Blues, C/ Kay, Livingston

Booth, M/ Annette, Bootle

Borrett, Cl/ Ann/Richard, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand Territory (effective 1 August)

Borrett, L/ Edward/Sophie, Harlesden

Borrett, C/ Hannah, Dartford

Borthwick, C/ Hilary, Kendal

Boulton, C/ Darron, Atherton

Bovan, M/ Julie, Ellesmere Port^

Bovan, M/ Vaughan, Warrington Boyle, TE/ David, East Peckham

Bradbury, C/ Heidie, Parish Nurse Development Officer, Mission Service, THQ (effective 1 October)^

Bradbury, C/ Richard, Secretary for Mission, THQ (effective 1 November)^

Bradshaw, M/ Colin/Denise, Gainsborough

Brake, TE/ Matthew, Ivybridge

Brevitt, M/ Lindsay, DPO, Wales DHQ

Brevitt, M/ Stephen, Morriston

Brill, L/ Dean C/ Emily, Malton

Brooks, C/ Alison, Chester-le-Street and Langley Moor

Brooksbank, M/ Nicola, Southend Citadel

Broom, M/ Fiona, DL and DC, South East DHQ

Brophy, C/ Faye-Louise, Maesteg

Brophy-Parkin, C/ Caroline, Hawick

Brown, L/ Cat/Johnathan, Brechin and Employment Plus Chaplaincy^

Brown, M/ David/Meshiel, Sunderland Citadel

Brown, M/ Kevin/Wendy, Sutton-in-Ashfield

Brown, C/ Matthew/Samantha, Erskine

Burns, M/ David, Bellshill and Executive Assistant to Leadership (Scotland)^

Burns, M/ Gillian, Bellshill^

Burr, M/ Keith, Director of Chaplaincy, Mission Service, THQ

Burr, M/ Vikki, Coordinator for Regional Wellbeing Services and Regional Wellbeing Officer (London), Personnel Service, THQ^

Burr, M/ Marie, Sittingbourne^

Butler, M/ Matt, DMO, South East DHQ^

Butler, M/ Sarah, Territorial Pioneer Officer, Mission Service, THQ^

Button, C/ Chris, Stroud

Byrne, M/ Nigel, Newton Abbot and Teignmouth

Guide to abbreviations

AO Associate Officer

Asst Assistant

ATMS Anti-Trafficking and Modern Slavery

C/ Captain

CH Care Home

Cl/ Colonel

CM Centre Manager

Cmr/ Commissioner

DAO Divisional Area Officer

DC Divisional Commander

DCO Divisional Children’s Officer

DE/ Divisional Envoy

DHQ Divisional Headquarters

DL Divisional Leader

DMO Divisional Mission Officer

DPO Divisional Personnel Officer

DSO Divisional Support Officer

DYO Divisional Youth Officer

HMP His Majesty’s Prison

HMYOI His Majesty’s Young

Offender Institution

HSD Homelessness Services

Department

IHQ International Headquarters

L/ Lieutenant

LC/ Lieut-Colonel

LH Lifehouse

M/ Major

OPS Older People’s Services

SM Service Manager

TE/ Territorial Envoy

THQ Territorial Headquarters

TM Team Ministry

WBC William Booth College

CCadogan, M/ Alexander, Chaplain, HMP North Sea Camp

Cardy, M/ Karen, Chaplain, Southwark Young People’s Services, London

Čarná/Čarný, L/ Terezie/Imrich, Southwark^

Carpagnano, M/ Emanuele, Ringwood Carpenter, M/ Karl/Rachel, Lewisham Carpenter, TE/ Terence, Chesterfield^ Carr, L/ Hannah, Longton^

Carré, M/ Chris, secondment to RAF Chaplaincy

Carré, M/ Paula, Personnel Service, THQ

Cavanagh, M/ David, Ecumenical and Parliamentary Officer (Scotland), Communications Service, THQ

Cavanagh, M/ Elaine, Regional Wellbeing Officer (Scotland and Ireland), Personnel Service, THQ

Chagas, LC/ Edgar/Sara, Croydon Citadel

Chagas, M/ Philippa, Brazil Territory Chamberlain, C/ Sandra, Parkgate

Chape, M/ Geoff/Liz, Tunbridge Wells and DPO, South East DHQ^

Chapman, C/ Alison, Wellingborough

Chatburn, M/ Gary/Rosemary, Cannock and Hednesford

Chaundy, M/ Gary/Lorraine, Cambridge^ Chinye, C/ Ann, Southend Citadel for Shoeburyness*

Choi/Rho C/ Hean Suk/Kook Hwan, New Malden

Clampton, M/ Carolyn, Higher Education Degree Course Leader, WBC

Clampton, M/ Simon, Asst Overseas Services Secretary, Personnel Service, THQ

Clark, M/ Suzanne, Banbury

Clifton, C/ John, DL and DC, North East DHQ^

Clifton, C/ Naomi, DL and DPO, North East DHQ^

Clifton, M/ Lynne, Fresh Expressions Leader, Sheerness

Coates, C/ Jacqueline, Dunstable with Eaton Bray

Coates, TE/ Roger, Dunstable

Coke, M/ Kerry, Asst Secretary for Mission, Mission Service, THQ

Coke, LC/ Nick, Secretary for Communications with Territorial Coordinator for Justice and Reconciliation, Chief Secretary’s Office, THQ

Colclough, M/ Jill, Loughborough Cole, C/ Annemarie/Philip, Dundonald Cole, C/ Lorraine, Clevedon

Coles, M/ Heather, Chaplain, Republic of Ireland Family Centres

Coles, TE/ Martyn, Mid Cornwall Cluster (Newquay)

Collins, M/ Sandra, Droitwich Spa

Collis, C/ Tracy, Bolton Citadel with Farnworth^

Conway, C/ Teresa, Tavistock and Liskeard Cook, TE/ Graeme, Falkirk

Cook, M/ Jane-Marie C/ Tim, Ballymoney and Causeway Coast

Cooper, M/ Andrea, Chaplaincy Officer for Central, Southern and Channel Islands, South West, and Wales Divisions and Chaplaincy Lead, Employment Plus

Cooper, M/ Denise, DAO, Central, Southern and Channel Islands DHQ

Cordner, M/ Leanne/Martin, USA Eastern Territory

Cotterill, M/ Anita/Nicholas, Lowestoft South and Lowestoft Citadel

Cotterill, C/ Ben/Rebecka, Tanzania Territory

Cotterill, M/ Catherine, DAO, London DHQ^

Cotterill, M/ Gordon, Secretary for Spiritual Life Development, THQ^

Cotterill, M/ Mark, Sweden and Latvia Territory

Coupe, M/ Adrian/Donna, Rochdale

Cowell, LC/ Jane, Asst Chief Secretary, Chief Secretary’s Office, THQ

Cowgill, DE/ Billy, Bradford Idle

Cozens, M/ Julia, Territorial Pension Funds Officer, Business Administration Service, THQ

Cozens, C/ Luke, DCO, North East DHQ

Cozens, M/ Mark, Hadleigh Temple

Crawford, C/ Martin/Victoria, Southampton

Shirley

Culshaw, L/ Jon, Bridgwater

Cunliffe, M/ Linda/Scott, Bangor

Cunningham, C/ Lisa, Portadown

Cussen, M/ Edwina, HSD Chaplain, Founder’s House LH, London

Cussen, M/ James, HSD Asst Chaplain, Founder’s House LH, London

DDaniels, M/ Graham/Judith, DAO, East of England DHQ

Davidson, M/ Gladys, Rhyl and Chaplain, STEPS HSD Programme

Davies, M/ Cheryl, Chaplain, ATMS Direct Delivery London

Davies, M/ Neil, OPS Support Officer, Mission Service, THQ

Davis, C/ Clare M/ Robert, Leigh-on-Sea Davis, M/ Ian/Louise, Sale^

Davis, M/ Ian/Sandra, Stockton

Davison, C/ Martin, Salisbury

Daws, M/ Carelle, DL and DC, East Midlands DHQ

Dawson, M/ Ashley/Nasreen, Blackburn

Dean, M/ Leon/Susan, Stockport Citadel and Stockport Heaton Norris

Denyer, M/ Neil, Crewe

Devine, M/ Alexandra, AO, Nottingham Arnold Diaper-Clausen, M/ Andrew/Ingrid, Guernsey Dickens, M/ Claire, Winsford and Chaplain, The Hawthorns CH, Buxton

Dickens, M/ Gareth, Winsford

Dickson, C/ Barry/Helen, Newtownards

Dickson, C/ Diane, Wisbech^

Di-Palma, M/ Carl/Elizabeth, Exeter Temple and DMO, South West DHQ^

Dobson, L/ Oliver, Welwyn Garden City^

Dodd, M/ Catherine, Chaplain, HMP New Hall Dolling, M/ Bill, Chaplain, Portsmouth and Isle of Wight HSD

Dolling, M/ Karen, Chaplain, Portsmouth Family Services

Donaldson, M/ Carole, Penrith

Donaldson, C/ David/Kate, Kettering Doncaster, M/ Maureen, Coordinator for Critical Incident Programme and Regional Well Being Officer (Northern England), Personnel Service, THQ^

Dougan, M/ Deanna, Mission Development Officer, Kilbirnie

Downham, M/ Margaret, DSO, London DHQ

Downie, M/ Andrina, Stirling

Downward, TE/ Linda, Oakengates

Doyle, C/ Caron/Jon, Sunderland Millfield

Duff, M/ Jim/Sharon, Doncaster

Duffy, M/ Sara/Wayne, Glasgow West and Chaplains, William Hunter LH, Glasgow

Dunham, C/ Rachel/Tom, Cheltenham Citadel Dunn, L/ Gavin/Mary, Cambridge Heath

Durrant, C/ Claire/Deryk, Wrexham

Dutfield, C/ Huw, Stapleford

Dutfield, M/ Steve, DL and DPO, North Scotland DHQ

EEaton, M/ Debbie/Dominic, Preston Eden, M/ Michael/Rebecca, Balham^

Edwards, M/ Heidrun, Deputy Business Services Director, WBC

Elliot, M/ James, Edinburgh Granton and Practitioner Tutor (First Aid Training), WBC^

Elliott, M/ Robert, Tiverton and DMO, South West DHQ^

Ellis, C/ Ben, Clydebank^

Ellison, M/ David, Filey Ellison, TE/ Hazel, AO, Birmingham Citadel Elsey, M/ Matthew, Torbay Cluster (Paignton with Torquay)

Emery, M/ Ian, Project Lead (Online Corps), North West and Isle of Man DHQ

Entwisle, C/ Jane/Nick, Hull Citadel Etchells, TE/ Claire, Northwich

Evans, M/ Carol, Hinckley

Evans, M/ Dawn, Redditch

Evans, C/ Martyn, Chaplain, Centenary House LH, Belfast

Evans, M/ Sarah, Director of Well Being, Personnel Service, THQ

Everett, M/ Teresa, Christchurch

FFarrar, DE/ John, Irthlingborough

Feeley, M/ Deborah, Rushden

Feltwell, C/ Gillian, Grays

Ferguson-Smith, M/ Jeremy/Wendy, Selby Fincham, Cl/ Suzanne, IHQ

Flanagan, L/ Isabel, Cowdenbeath

Forman, M/ Jennifer/Stephen, Coventry City Forrest, Cl/ Julie, Territorial Secretary for Leader Development, THQ

Forrest, Cl/ Peter, Chief Secretary, THQ Frederiksen, M/ Alan/Yvonne, Harlow with Waltham Abbey

Friday, M/ Alison/Gavin, Canterbury

Fripp, M/ Steve, DMO, North West and Isle of Man DHQ

Frost, C/ Rebekah, Stafford

Frost, M/ Sandra, Chaplain, Davidson House CH, Edinburgh

Froud, C/ Helen, leave of absence

Furlong, M/ Glenn/Sharen, DAO, London DHQ

Furlong, L/ Luke/Rachel, Isle of Wight

GGadsden, M/ Carole, Reading West (effective 14 August) ^

Gardner, M/ Alison, AO, Shipley (effective 4 September)^

Garman, C/ Loretta, High Wycombe (effective 7 August)^

Gaudion, M/ Richard, Deputy to the Head of Counselling, Personnel Service, THQ

Gibbs, M/ Lynden, Core Recovery Development Officer, Mission Service, THQ

Gibbs, M/ Lynn/Raelton, IHQ

Gifford, C/ Annmarie, Eastern Europe Territory

Goble, M/ Lisa, Cradley Heath^

Godwin, C/ Alison/Mark, Bolton South Goodman, M/ Wendy, Haverhill

Gorin, C/ Emma, St Mary Cray

Gosling, M/ David, Asst Territorial Finance Secretary, Business Administration Service, THQ

Gosling, M/ Jennifer, Learning and Development Support Officer, WBC

Govier, M/ Linda, DAO, East Midlands DHQ Graham, M/ Yvonne, Chaplain, Lyndon House CH, Sandridge

Gray, L/ Abigail, Kirklees/Calderdale Cluster (Heckmondwike)

Gray, M/ Karl/Ruth, Ilford, Malachi and Woodford in the London Borough of Redbridge

Greer, M/ Alison, Asst Director of Older People’s Services (Governance and Quality), Mission Service, THQ

Greer, M/ Keith, Company Secretary, Republic of Ireland Company Greetham, M/ Katrina, Poole Griffiths, L/ Mathew C/ Sarah, Barrow-inFurness

Grinsted, M/ Carole, Personal Assistant to the Chief Secretary, Chief Secretary’s Office, THQ Guest, M/ Annette/Kenneth, Harpenden

HHaddick, M/ Eleanor, Chaplain, Edinburgh HSD and Core Recovery Support Officer (Scotland and Ireland) Hague, L/ Emily, Snettisham Haines, C/ David/Eveline, Connah’s Quay Hall, M/ Chris/Sandra, Chippenham Hall, M/ Ian/Wendy, Failsworth^ Hamilton, M/ Jonathan C/ Sam, Birkenhead Hammond, C/ Andrew/Nicola, IHQ Hammond, C/ Ian/Ruth, Plymouth Exeter Hall Whitleigh and DMO, South West DHQ Hampton, M/ Darren/Sharon, Merthyr Tydfil^ Hampton, L/ Deborah/Jon, Oldbury Hancock, M/ Liz, Newcastle City Temple Hanover, M/ Lisa/Nicholas, Community Chaplains, Elgin Hargreaves, M/ Lyn, St Helens Harries, M/ Elwyn, Regional Wellbeing Officer, Personnel Service, THQ Harris, M/ Michael, Petersfield Hayes, M/ Bramwell, Burgess Hill Hayes, M/ Rhonda, Burgess Hill and Chaplain, Villa Adastra CH, Hassocks Haylett, M/ Ian/Paula, Thirsk Hayter, M/ Douglas/Michelle, Mold Heal, C/ Emma/Les, Kilmarnock and Ayr Heerlien, M/ Eric, Leeds West Hunslet and DMO, Yorkshire and Humber DHQ^ Heerlien, M/ Ria, Visiting Minister, HMYOI Wetherby

Hendy, C/ Terrence, Wakefield

Hepburn, C/ Rachel, Braintree and Chaplain, New Direction LH, Braintree Herbert, M/ Christopher/Lin, Peterborough Citadel

Herbert, C/ Joshua/Victoria, Luton Herbert, LC/ Linda, Personnel Officer, WBC, and Cafe Hope Pioneer, THQ Herbert, LC/ Mark, Principal, WBC Heward, M/ Caroline, DL and Asst DC, Yorkshire and Humber DHQ Heward, C/ Jonathan/Lottie, Hythe^ Highton-Nicholls, TE/ Lee, Darlaston and Willenhall

Hilditch, LC/ Judith, IHQ

Hilditch, M/ Paul, Higher Education Degree Course Leader, WBC

Hill, M/ Claire/James, Winton

Hills, Cmr/ Cedric/Lyn, IHQ

Hogarth, C/ Debbie-anne, Woking^

Hoitinga, M/ Gilly, Wick

Holdroyd, M/ Terri, Dumfries

Holland, C/ Daniel, SM, Westminster Homelessness Project, London Holland, L/ Lesley, Deptford

Hook, TE/ Darryn/Karen, Sanctuary 21 and Crook

Hopkins, TE/ Andrea, Shrewsbury

Howarth, M/ David/Janet, Uganda Territory Howe, M/ Abigail/Philip, Chelsea

Howlin, C/ Jan, DAO, Central, Southern and Channel Islands DHQ^

Hubbard, M/ Paula, Chaplain, Glebe Court CH, London

Huddlestone, C/ Elaine, Clowne Hudson, M/ Alison, Central and Southern Scotland DHQ

Hudson, M/ Iain, Chaplain, Glasgow Airport Huggins, M/ Carl, Chaplaincy Officer for North West and Isle of Man and Ireland Divisions and Prison Chaplaincy

Huggins, M/ Michelle, Strawberry Field Mission Director^

Hunn, M/ Rebecca, Chaplain, Witham Lodge HSD, Skegness^

Hutchings, C/ Alison/Michael, Southport

Hylton-Jones, M/ Colin/Nicola, Staple Hill

IIlsters, C/ Sarah, Portsmouth Citadel Isdale, TE/ Allan, Lockerbie

JJackson, M/ Gillian, DL and DC, North Scotland DHQ

Jackson, TE/ Martyn/Susan, Nottingham

Aspley

Jackson, M/ Tracy, Williamstown

James, TE/ Ali, Great Yarmouth

James, M/ Caroline/Philip, Bedlington and Newbiggin-by-the-Sea

Jepson, M/ Julia/Robert, Nottingham William Booth Memorial Halls

Johnson, M/ Ann-Marie, Sacriston

Johnson, L/ Diane, Dunfermline

Johnson, C/ Katy/Luke, Bognor Regis^ Johnson, M/ Pamela-Jayne, Hereford Johnson, M/ Samantha, awaiting appointment

Johnson, M/ Tim, Gosport

Johnson, C/ Sarah, Leamington Spa

Jones, C/ Clare L/ Jamie, Carmarthen with Tenby and Haverfordwest

Jones, C/ David, Driffield

Jones, TE/ Samantha, Newtown Jones, TE/ Sarah, Eccles and Chaplain, Abbott Lodge, Salford

Justice, M/ Joanna, Basildon^ Justice, M/ Timothy, Basildon

KKakande, C/ Tony, Gateshead Karička/Karičková, L/ David/Marie, Gravesend

Kelly, C/ Chris/Naomi, Middlesbrough Kent, M/ Mark, Overseas Services Secretary, Personnel Service, THQ

Kervin, L/ Elliot C/ Megan, Edinburgh Gorgie King, M/ Sarah, Diploma in Higher Education Course Leader, WBC

Kingscott, LC/ Paul, Secretary for Business Administration, THQ

Kinnear, M/ Michael, Chalk Farm

Kinsey, C/ Clare/Matthew, Bristol South Kinsey, M/ David/Diane, Cwmbran

Kitchenside, L/ Elizabeth, Harold Hill

Knight, M/ Paul/Paula, Penge^

Knights, M/ Emma, Open Learning Coordinator, WBC

Knott, M/ Richard, Support Officer (Enabled), Mission Service, THQ

Knuckey, M/ Pamela, Worthing Konti-Galinou, M/ Maria, Twickenham and Teddington^ (see Pantelidis, M/ Polis)

LLacey, M/ Gary, Territorial Prayer Network Coordinator, Territorial Leaders’ Office, THQ

Lahouel, M/ Janice, Nottingham Arnold Lancefield, TE/ Michala, Trowbridge Lang, M/ Bryan, Cirencester Lang, M/ Kelvin, Chaplain, Coventry HSD Layton, L/ Anastasia, Maldon

Layton, M/ Karen/Philip, Upper Norwood Layton, M/ Kingsley/Paula, Risca Lee, M/ Adrian/Christine, Huddersfield Lee, M/ Amanda, DPO, South West DHQ Lee/Shin, C/ Wan Gi/Eun Ok, St Albans

Leisk, C/ Wendy, Hamilton

Lennox, M/ David/Katerina, Clacton-on-Sea

Lewis, M/ Alison/Mark, Wigan

Lewis, M/ Janine, IHQ

Litchfield, M/ Rena, Chaplain, HSD Milton Keynes^

Littlewood, L/ Jackie, Worksop

Lloyd-Jones, LC/ Lisa, Secretary for Personnel, THQ (effective 1 September)^

Lloyd-Jones, LC/ Mike, Asst Chief Secretary, Chief Secretary’s Office, THQ

Loman, M/ Sheila, Cardiff Grangetown Longmore, M/ Inga, Personnel Officer for Leader Development and Health, Personnel Service, THQ (effective 1 September)^

Lovie, TE/ Ann, Arbroath Loxley, C/ Helen/Nathan, West Cornwall Cluster (St Ives)

Loxley, M/ Jean, Senior Projects Officer (Leader Development and Succession Planning), WBC

MMadden, TE/ Stewart, Tadley and Newbury

Maddern, M/ Beth, AO, Portsmouth Citadel and Wellbeing Officer, Personnel Service, THQ

Main, Cmr/ Jenine/Paul, Territorial Leaders, THQ

Makula, TE/ Roman, Armáda Spásy Chatham Manley, C/ Andrew, Kirkcaldy Mann, M/ Lucy, awaiting appointment Mapstone, C/ Julia, Newry and DMO and Safeguarding Officer, Ireland DHQ^ Mark, M/ Paula, Diss

Martin, M/ Janet/Malcolm, Thornton Heath McBride, M/ Ian/Sally, Belfast North McCallum, M/ Connie, Chaplain, Eagle Lodge CH, Edinburgh McCaw-Aldworth, M/ David/Elizabeth, Sunderland Monkwearmouth McCombe, LC/ Drew, Secretary for Mission, Mission Service, THQ McCutcheon, M/ Christine, Potton

McFerran, M/ Neil/Susan, Cumbernauld

McGarvey, M/ Dawn, Sleaford

McGarvey, M/ Denise, Nottingham Meadows

McKenna, C/ Berri, Territorial Candidates Officer, WBC

McKenna, C/ Callum, Mission and Ministry Formation Coordinator, WBC

McKinstry, TE/ Craig, Fraserburgh Mclean, M/ John (see Bartlett/Mclean) McLean, C/ Laura, Shipley

McPhee, M/ Jenny, Bourne

Melia, L/ John TE/ Louise, Street Meneghello, TE/ Angelo, Mansfield

Mitchinson, C/ John/Rebecca, Kirkwall Moir, M/ Stephen, The Mitcham Project (Merton Borough)^

Montgomery, M/ Ann, Territorial Mission Officer, Mission Service, THQ^ Montgomery, M/ Donald, Asst Secretary for Personnel, Personnel Service, THQ^

Moody, M/ Joanne, HSD Chaplain, Cambria House LH, London

Morey, TE/ Ruth, North Walsham and Chaplain, Furze Hill House CH, North Walsham

Morgan, L/ Joanna/Thomas, Bradford Citadel

Mountford, M/ Ian, DL and DC, North West and Isle of Man DHQ

Mountford, M/ Tracey, DL and Asst DC, North West and Isle of Man DHQ

Moye, C/ Shawn/Victoria, Stepney and Poplar Mugford, M/ Antony/Fiona, Guisborough Mulryne, M/ Christopher, IHQ

Murray, M/ David/Sarah, Reading Central Mutcha, C/ Rona, Chaplain, No 10 Drop-in Centre with St Ann’s Street, London, and AO, Regent Hall Mylechreest, M/ Jane/Marcus, Liverpool Walton Mylechreest, M/ Valerie, Staines Mynott, C/ Claire, Malvern

NNewland, C/ Kate, Brighton Congress Hall Newton, C/ Callum/Emma, South Shields Nield, M/ Deborah, Bury St Edmunds Nieuwoudt, C/ Dylan/Rachael, Isle of Man Noble, M/ Angela/Stephen, Sheffield Citadel and DMO, Yorkshire and Humber DHQ^ Norton, M/ Alan, Slough Nunn, C/ Alice/Richard, Jersey

OO’Grady, C/ Sarah, Newark Oliver, M/ Lynley, Spiritual Formation Coordinator, WBC

Oliver, M/ Stephen, Unit Head – Accredited Learning for Theology, Mission and Ministry, WBC

Oliver, M/ Richard, Folkestone and East Kent Chaplaincy

Owers, L/ Chelsea, AO, Hinckley

PPallant, Cl/ Dean/Eirwen, Germany, Lithuania and Poland Territory Palmer, M/ Tracey, DL and Asst DC, South East DHQ^

Pantelidis, M/ Polis, Teddington and Twickenham^ and Counsellor, Wellbeing Department, THQ (see Konti-Galinou, M/ Maria)

Parker, TE/ Alison, Fakenham

Parker, M/ Marian, Hendon

Parrott, M/ Marjory, Ripley^

Parry, M/ Helen/John, Buckingham

Partland, M/ Fiona, DMO, Central and Southern Scotland DHQ

Payne, M/ Jonathan, Procurement Systems and Operation Manager, Business Administration Service, THQ

Payne, M/ Mimmie, AO, Chalk Farm

Pearce, M/ Rita, Regional Wellbeing Officer, Personnel Service, THQ

Pearce, M/ Robert, Coordinator for Internal Workplace Mediation Programme and Regional Wellbeing Officer (South West and Wales)^

Pearson, M/ Debbie, DMO, East of England DHQ, and Chaplain, Pottergate Advice and Refreshment Centre, Norwich

Pearson, M/ Will, Asst Territorial Director, Addictions, Mission Service, THQ

Pegg, L/ James, Feltham

Pegram, M/ Susan, Derby Central^ (see Robb, M/ Gary)

Pell, M/ David/Julie, Walthamstow

Perkins, L/ Bethany/David, Maidstone

Pitt, M/ Kevin, Stowmarket

Pitt, M/ Pam, DL and Asst DC, East of England DHQ

Pitts, C/ Jonathan/Sarah, Basingstoke

Pooley, M/ Kevin, Social Historian, Heritage Centre, Communications Service, THQ

Poxon, M/ Heather, Director of International Projects Office, Mission Service, THQ

Prescott, M/ Vivienne, Forest of Dean

Price, M/ Mark, DMO, Central and Southern Scotland DHQ

Price, M/ Sarah, DL and Asst DC, Central and Southern Scotland DHQ

Price, M/ Rachel, Castleford and DPO, Yorkshire and Humber DHQ

Price, M/ Wayne, Castleford and DMO, Yorkshire and Humber DHQ

Pryor, C/ Diane, Brighouse^

Pryor, C/ Jennifer/Nicholas, Swansea

Pugh, M/ Ann, Abertillery

RRaffan, L/ John/Theresa, Buckie and Findochty

Raggett, C/ Jonathan/Lee, Watford^

Ralph-Barratt, M/ Pamela (see Barratt/ Ralph-Barratt)

Ramos, Cl/ João Paulo/Karin, Eastern Europe Territory

Raybould, M/ Alison, Anti Trafficking and Modern Slavery Coordinator (Scotland), Mission Service, THQ

Read, C/ Mark TE/ Sophie, North Devon

Renshaw, M/ Peter, Aberdeen Citadel

Rho, C/ Kook Hwan (see Choi/Rho)

Richards, M/ Andrew, Chaplaincy Officer for North Scotland, Central and Southern Scotland and North East Divisions and Chaplaincy Lead for Military Chaplaincy

Rieder-Pell, M/ Annette, Asst Secretary for Business Administration, Business Administration Service, THQ

Rivers, M/ Karen, Unit Head – Vocational Development (Officers & Local Spiritual Leaders), WBC

Robb, M/ Gary, Derby Central^ (see Pegram, M/ Susan)

Roberts, LC/ Jonathan, DL and DC, Wales DHQ

Robinson, M/ Paul, Territorial Ecumenical Officer, Communications Service, THQ

Robinson, M/ Sharon, Swindon Citadel

Robson, M/ Janet, DL and DC, Central and Southern Scotland DHQ

Rockey-Clewlow, M/ Gary, Woodhouse

Roden, C/ Dawn/Glenn, Edmonton and Enfield

Roe, M/ Catherine, Downham Market

Rogers, TE/ Elaine, Ashton-in-Makerfield

Rogers, M/ Gillian, Pentre

Rose, M/ Lindy/Mark, Regent Hall^

Rouffet, M/ Jonathan, DL and DPO, Ireland DHQ

Rouffet, M/ Marion, DL and DC, Ireland DHQ

Rowley, M/ Julian/Julie, Chesterton

Rowney, C/ Simon, Associate Retired Officers Secretary, Personnel Service, THQ^

Rowney, C/ Victoria, Retired Officers Secretary, Personnel Service, THQ^

Russell, M/ Howard, DL and DC, East of England DHQ

Russell, M/ Ruth, Campbeltown

SSabiston, M/ James/Morag, Shotts and Airdrie

Salarishvili, M/ Gia, Branksome

Salcedo, LC/ Rodolfo/Sally, Chatham

Sandford, M/ Chris/Karen, Wickford

Sandison, M/ Kenneth, Business and Facilities Officer, Davidson House CH, Edinburgh

Sands, M/ Mandy, Hove

Sandu, M/ Ionel/Roxana, Scarborough and DMO, Yorkshire and Humber DHQ^

Sass, L/ Paul, Aberystwyth

Sawyer, M/ Andrea/Mark, Boscombe^

Sayer, M/ Fiona, DAO and DPO, East Midlands DHQ^

Sayer, M/ Martin, DL and Asst DC, East Midlands DHQ^

Sayner, TE/ Linda/Michael, Bradford Orchard Chaplaincy HSD

Scales, C/ Faith/Keith, Shiremoor

Schofield, M/ Helen, Govan

Schultz, LC/ Judith, IHQ

Scott, L/ Emma, Margate^

Scott, M/ Paul, Support Officer, Ilford, Malachi and Woodford in the London Borough of Redbridge

Scoulding, C/ Mark, Stornoway^

Scoulding, C/ Melanie/Stephen, Carlisle

Seabridge, L/ Corinne, DYO, West Midlands DHQ*

Searle, TE/ Dan, Mid Cornwall Cluster (St Austell)

Sellers, M/ Dawn, Edinburgh City

Sellers, M/ Mark, DAO, Central and Southern Scotland DHQ and Edinburgh City

Sewell, L/ Amanda, Dublin City^

Shakespeare, LC/ David, Asst Personnel Secretary, Personnel Service, THQ

Shakespeare, C/ Ellie, Sutton^ and Carshalton

Shaw, M/ Lynne, Editorial Assistant, Publishing Department, Communications Service, THQ

Shin, C/ Eun Ok (see Lee/Shin)

Short, M/ Julian/Valerie, Cardiff Ely

Shubotham, C/ Katy, Nunhead^

Silcock, L/ Adam, Darlington^

Simpson, M/ Joanne, Pill^

Simpson, TE/ Mark, Murton

Skutt, TE/ Lynette, Community Chaplain, Liverpool

Slader, M/ Graham, Asst Director of Safeguarding, Personnel Service, THQ

Slater, C/ Jamie/Ray, Bicester

Smeaton, C/ Mhairi, DMO, South West DHQ

Smith, M/ Bruce/Isobel, Inverness

Smith, M/ Catherine/Jonny, Territorial Candidates Directors, WBC^

Smith, L/ Georgia, Sherburn Hill

Smith, M/ Graeme/Zoe, Bromley Temple^

Smith, M/ Karen, Hastings Temple

Smith, M/ Mel/Steve, Sweden and Latvia Territory

Smith, L/ Miriam, Glenrothes

Smith, M/ Pamela, HSD Chaplain, Devonport House LH, Plymouth

Snell, M/ Janice/Jason, Community Chaplains, Fort William

Spencer, M/ Matt, Spiritual Life Director, WBC

Spencer-Arneaud, M/ Jane, awaiting appointment

Spencer-Arneaud, M/ Mark, AO, Liverpool Stoneycroft and Chaplain, Liverpool HSD

Spivey, M/ Andrew/Valerie, Mirfield

Spry, M/ Sally, Hoxton

Stanbury, M/ Kevin, Learning and Development Officer (Into Officership Programme), WBC

Stanbury, M/ Wendy, Integrative Training Officer, WBC

Standley, M/ Ian/Keely, Birmingham Citadel Stanford, M/ Cindy, Belfast Temple

Stanford, M/ Kelston, DMO, Ireland DHQ

Stannard, L/ Hannah, Deal

Stark, M/ John, Chaplain, Cardiff HSD Stephenson, M/ David/Joy, Nuneaton

Stettler, C/ Novella/Timon, Berwick

Stevens, C/ Sharon, Londonderry

Stewart, M/ Ann, Divisional Intergenerational Officer, North Scotland DHQ

Stewart, M/ Iain, DMO and Divisional Ecumenical Officer, North Scotland DHQ

Stewart, M/ Imogen, Keighley and DMO, Yorkshire and Humber DHQ

Still, M/ Alec, DL and DC, Yorkshire and Humber DHQ

Still, M/ Andrea, Morley Still, C/ Christopher/Lucy, Wallsend Stirling-Mack, L/ Portia, Abingdon and Oxford^

Stone, M/ Ali, Chaplaincy Officer for East of England, London and South East Divisions and Chaplaincy Lead for OPS Stone, M/ Andrew, Asst Editor in Chief and Editor – War Cry, Communications Service, THQ

Stone, C/ Cheryl/Tim, Northampton Stone, L/ Matthew, Southampton Sholing Stowers, C/ Kathryn, Newport Citadel Stredwick, M/ Margaret, IHQ

Stubbings, M/ Susan, Ballymena with Larne Chaplaincy^

Swain, L/ Alice TE/ Paul, Macclesfield Swansbury, C/ Christianne/Tim, Rotherham Sykes, TE/ Alison, Goldthorpe

Symonds, C/ Karen, Llanelli

Symons, M/ Georgina/Rob, Histon

T

Tate, TE/ Vicki, Herne Bay

Taylor, C/ Diane, Chaplain, Booth House LH, Grimsby

Taylor, M/ Lindsey, Chaplain, Kings Ripton Court LH, Huntingdon

Thomas, C/ Karen, Mid Cornwall Cluster (Falmouth Temple)

Thompson, C/ Callum/Zsófia, Louth

Thompson, C/ Christopher/Faith, Bay Area (Carnforth and Morecambe)^

Thompson, M/ Janet, Head of Counselling and Therapeutic Services, Personnel Service, THQ

Thompson, M/ Joanne/Richard, Blackpool^ Thurlow, C/ Katrina, DAO, East of England DHQ

Tidball, M/ David/Susan, West Cornwall Cluster (Penzance) with Hayle Toby, C/ Andy, Devonport Morice Town Tomlin, C/ Jenni/Sam, Liverpool Stoneycroft Tonks, TE/ Andrew/Gay, Chester

Torr, C/ Theresa, Swindon Gorse Hill

Totsios, C/ Neofytos (see Arpatzi/Totsios)

Toy, M/ Lindsey, Redruth^

Tucker, M/ Carole, Nelson^ Turnbull, L/ Hannah/Stuart, Worcester Turner, M/ Elaine, Chaplain, Glasgow HSD Turner, M/ Elizabeth/Steven, Asst Retired Officers Secretaries, Personnel Service, THQ

UUrmston, M/ Helen/Ian, Weymouth with Portland

VVan der Woude, C/ Angelique/Cor, Bury Veacock, C/ Maisie, Oldham Roundthorn

Verheij, L/ Wendy, Consett

Vermeulen, C/ Roelof/Tanyia, Wokingham^ and Reading Lower Earley

Versfeld, M/ Allister/Kathleen, Chelmsford^

Vertigan, M/ Andrea/Andrew, York

Viriato, M/ Filipa/Luis, Colchester Citadel and Colchester Mount Zion

WWaghorn, M/ Mark, Hillingdon Borough^ Walker, M/ Maxine/Ralph, Eastbourne Citadel

Wallis, C/ Leanne, Leek

Walters, M/ Jo, Penarth

Ward, C/ Brian, Chaplain, Booth House LH, Swindon

Ward, C/ Gayner, Hucknall

Ward, C/ Nick/Shelley, Bexleyheath and Welling^

Ward, M/ Rebecca, Chaplain, George Williams House LH, Fleetwood

Wardley, M/ Beverley, Chaplain, Lyndon House LH

Wardley, M/ Carl, Territorial Assurance Officer, Business Administration Service, THQ

Waring, TE/ Beverley, Hoyland Common Warriner, M/ Andrew/Lorraine, Pontypool

Watchorn, M/ Hilarie, Executive Secretary to Territorial Leadership, Chief Secretary’s Office, THQ

Watchorn, M/ Julian, Asst Secretary for Communications, Communications Service, THQ

Waters, M/ Nicky, Regional Wellbeing Officer, Personnel Service, THQ

Waters, M/ Richard, Territorial Finance Secretary, Business Administration Service, THQ

Watkins, C/ Wendy, Hadleigh Farm Emerging Mission Officer

Watson, M/ Diane, Sudbury^

Watson, C/ Emily L/ Joel, Belfast Citadel^

Watson, M/ Martyn, Chaplaincy Officer for East Midlands, West Midlands and Yorkshire and Humber Divisions and ATMS Chaplaincy Lead, THQ

Watson, M/ Nicola, Asst Core Recovery Development Officer, Mission Service, THQ

Watson, M/ Steven, Whitehaven

Wearmouth, TE/ Jason, Hexham

Wearmouth, C/ Richard M/ Valentina, Camberwell

Welch, M/ Richard, DSO, London DHQ^

West, M/ Mick/Verity, Swinton with Salford Development Project

West, C/ Yvonne, Wetherby

Westlake, M/ Sheila, Shepton Mallet

Weston, C/ Lorna, Dudley

Weston, C/ Richard, DMO, West Midlands DHQ

Westwood, M/ Bernadette/Stephen, Barking Westwood-Payne, C/ Rob, Maidenhead Whitcombe, L/ Amanda, Lincoln

White, C/ David/Lorna, Shirebrook

White, M/ Mandy, DL and Asst DC, London DHQ

White, M/ Stephen, DL and DC, London DHQ Whitewood, C/ Carl TE/ Heather, Ramsgate Whitla, M/ Susan, Divisional Intergenerational Officer, Ireland DHQ

Whitmore, C/ Jonny/Kathryn, Territorial Youth and Children’s Secretaries, Mission Service, THQ

Whyard, TE/ Kim, Bristol Easton Whybrow, C/ Claire, Chaplain, Hadleigh Farm Estate

Wicks, C/ Annette, New Addington

Wilkins, TE/ Gill, Barrhead

Williams, C/ Lizette/Paul, Felixstowe

Wilson, C/ Angela, Waterbeach

Wilson, M/ Carolyn/Paul, Batley and DMO, Yorkshire and Humber DHQ

Wilson, M/ Kim, DMO, Wales DHQ

Wilson, M/ Rebecca, Tunstall

Wilson, M/ Stephen, DCO and DMO, Wales DHQ

Wing, M/ David/Miriam, Perth

Wise, TE/ Brenda, AO, Clitheroe

Wise, M/ David/Denise, Bath Citadel

Womersley, M/ Beverley/David, Shetland

Wood, C/ Alex/Sian, Rock Ferry

Wood, M/ Graham/Keira, Belfast Sydenham

Wood, M/ Louise/Paul, Leicester South Woodgate, M/ Ian, Notting Hill^

Woodgate, M/ Susan, Spiritual Formation Coordinator, WBC

Woodhouse, M/ Kathryn, Hemel Hempstead Woodhouse, M/ Michelle, Boston

Woodman, M/ David, Cardiff Canton

Woods, TE/ Harry, Beccles

Wright, M/ Nina, Trainee Counsellor, Wellbeing Department, THQ^

Wright, M/ Simon, DAO, East of England DHQ^ Wyles, M/ Catherine, Paisley Citadel

Wylie, M/ Jonathan, on secondment to British Army Chaplaincy

YYoung, M/ Alan/Carol, DMO, South West DHQ and Bath Fresh Expressions

Young, M/ Helen, Dundee

Younger, TE/ Susan, Cramlington

ZZünd, C/ Rebecca, Switzerland, Austria and Hungary Territory

A Spirit-filled concert!

A CAPACITY crowd filled the auditorium on Friday evening for a programme of Spirit-filled musical ministry, writes Editorial Assistant Lyn Woods. The concert featured visiting guests the Canadian Staff Songsters (CSS), led by Cathie Koehnen and Executive Officer Lieut-Colonel John Murray. They were joined by the International Staff Songsters (ISS) and International Staff Band (ISB), who kicked off the evening with Norman Bearcroft’s rousing ‘Temple 85’.

The first piece of the night from the CSS, ‘Great God, Great Praise’, preceded Chief Secretary Colonel Peter Forrest’s welcome and opening prayer. Two prayerful songs from the CSS and ‘Breathe on Me, Breath of God’ from the ISS were interspersed with ‘Holy

Forever’ and ‘The Goodness of God’ from the ISB.

ISS Leader Dorothy Nancekievill introduced the premiere of ‘New Creation’, a new piece written and arranged for the evening by Stephen Pearson and Richard Phillips and presented by the combined songsters.

The band presented Len Ballantine’s ‘Go Down, Moses’ and accompanied congregational singing of ‘Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven’, introduced by ISB Executive Officer Lieut-Colonel Paul Kingscott (THQ).

The ISS presented a trio of songs, including the reverent ‘Celebrate the Child’ and ‘The Quiet Heart’. The band brought a calypso carnival feel to the hall with their rendition of Kevin Larsson’s ‘Rejoice!’, before the CSS presented their

own trio of songs, including ‘His Light in Us’ – the name given to their UK tour.

Territorial Leader Commissioner Paul Main stirred everyone with a Bible message partly inspired by the testimony of Canadian Staff Songster Annie Robertson, which she had shared the previous weekend in a concert at Bromley Temple. He urged all present to let the love of God dwell deep within their hearts, adding that we should be challenged by what we will do with it, being true to his calling on our lives.

A great evening concluded with ‘I Have Seen the Glory of the Lord’, featuring all the musicians combined, and a sung benediction from the songsters, who were dispersed throughout the auditorium.

This is our generation!

THE ICC, BIRMINGHAM

SALVATIONISTS across the generations gathered for Together 2025, reports Assistant Editor Stevie Hope Saturday opened outside, with a prayer walk and Parkrun. Led by Captain Richard Weston (West Midlands DHQ), the walk toured local landmarks to bathe the city in prayer. Set against the beautiful Edgbaston Reservoir, the Parkrun included a mention of The Salvation Army over the tannoy. Lots of Salvationists took part and were around to chat at the finish line.

Outdoor community engagement

continued in the city centre at Brindleyplace, with music from Birmingham Citadel’s young people, interactive fingerprint art and sports in the summer sun.

Themed Mission 160: From Generation to Generation, the weekend recognised 160 years of The Salvation Army, with thankful hearts for generations past, and everyone was reminded to look to and prepare the generations to come.

This was exemplified by the oversubscribed Bible study, which saw

every seat filled – and some people even sitting on the floor. Major Kerry and Lieut-Colonel Nick Coke (THQ) began by playing a record of ‘My Generation’ by the Who, before taking us through the arc of Scripture, from Genesis 17:7 to 2 Timothy 1:5, and challenging us to ‘do the little things’ to help the next generation know God.

MACA Dance led a workshop before taking to the stage in the weekend’s engagement space. A packed room of people came to sing with the International Staff Songsters (ISS)

Picture: Ann Stewart

at a workshop and those attending went on to sing in the engagement space, with a strength of voice that made clapping along irresistible.

Music was woven throughout. Other performers in the engagement space included the Canadian Staff Songsters (CSS), International Staff Band (ISB) and Tony Daniels (THQ) on saxophone.

Against this worship-infused backdrop, attendees explored the marketplace set up by teams from Territorial Headquarters, William Booth College and beyond. The always popular SP&S Roadshow was open all weekend.

In the atrium, the Here to Help team were on hand to welcome and assist people, and the prayer team, led by Major Gary Lacey (THQ), prayed consistently for the event and people.

A pop-up gallery proudly showcased the territory’s ever-expanding pool of artistic talent. Creatives also had the

opportunity to make something new in an art workshop.

An afternoon children’s session saw young people playing with and learning from the Founders and Bible characters, who earlier had been spotted roaming the engagement space!

After pre-meeting music from the CSS, Territorial Leader Commissioner Jenine Main opened the first of three evening sessions by welcoming us all to the party. Joined by General Lyndon Buckingham, the pair got to know some special guests: Alfie, Mike and David from Sunderland Millfield and Thanan Simeray from Hastings Temple. They offered insights into their experiences of faith and family.

The worship team and Birmingham Citadel YP Band, with members of MACA Dance, kicked things off with a true bop: Israel Houghton’s ‘You Are Good’.

In a message to round off this session,

the General reminded us: ‘God loves you, cares for you and welcomes you into his family, and he invites you to participate in the work that he is determined to do on the planet.’

‘Each one of us has to make a decision at some point about whether or not we’re going to get on board,’ he continued. ‘It doesn’t matter how much engagement there has been in the past. It matters how much engagement there is going to be going forward.’

The party recommenced as the ISB led everyone in singing ‘Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee’. In session two, World President of Women’s Ministries Commissioner Bronwyn Buckingham and Territorial Leader Commissioner Paul Main were at the party table. They introduced International Staff Songsters Margaret and Hazel Launn, who are mother and daughter, International Staff Bandsman Harry Stubbs, the

See more images and live updates from the weekend at salvationist.org.uk/together Recordings of all the main sessions are available to watch at youtube.com/ salvationarmyvideo

Commissioner Bronwyn Buckingham

MACA Dance

newest member of the band, and singersongwriter Michael Gwazai (Bexleyheath).

Each spoke about how generations before had invested in them musically in ways that developed their faith. Michael’s stunning vocal solo of Lauren Daigle’s ‘You Say’ left people contemplating the powerful lyrics.

Session three’s afterparty was hyped up by Captains Berri and Callum McKenna (William Booth College) with a call to worship based on Psalm 145. Worship included a reprise of ‘You Are Good’, the Canadian Staff Songsters and several expressive performances by MACA Dance.

The central Bible reading was John 15:9–17. Commissioner Bronwyn explained how this passage provided the disciples and all who would follow – including us – with a foundation for a life with lasting impact and legacy.

‘The fruit of genuine commitment to Christ,’ she emphasised, ‘is authentic

love for those we’re doing life alongside. It is impossible to maintain this kind of love by human will alone. Love that looks like Jesus can only flourish as we stay connected to him who is love.’

Quoting Salvationist Samuel Brengle, the commissioner reminded us that we will become spiritually dead if love leaks out – that love is the life of The Salvation Army.

We were left challenged. How will we intentionally stay connected to Christ? How will our legacy affect future generations?

In response to the Holy Spirit, people moved forward to the front while others prayed where they were, as every seat became a mercy seat.

The worship team took us into the fitting finale of ‘Holy Forever’. The outpouring of worship left everyone feeling challenged and uplifted, and ready for more on Sunday!

Champions of God’s mission!

THE ICC, BIRMINGHAM

‘TO be a champion of God’s mission means actively participating in, witnessing to and contributing to his work in the world.’ Those were the words of Cadet Cat Brown, one of the Champions of the Mission ordained and commissioned during the Sunday morning session of Together 2025, reports Managing Editor Ivan Radford. Other cadets in the session defined it as ‘loving people just as they are’, ‘being an example of his transformational love’ and ‘standing for justice, showing compassion and helping others encounter the life-changing hope of Jesus Christ’.

All these definitions were embodied by the passionate cohort as they boldly declared their faith, led by Major Stephen Oliver (William Booth College), and were charged to keep their commitments by Territorial Secretary for Leader Development Colonel Julie Forrest.

After a welcome by William Booth College Principal Lieut-Colonel Mark Herbert, officers who had just retired or were about to retire read out personal verses of Scripture as the cadets walked on to the platform. That passing of the leadership baton, from generation

to generation, was echoed in the ordination and commissioning, which was conducted – in an inspired move –by Territorial Leader Commissioner Paul Main, accompanied by junior soldier Alfie (Sunderland Millfield) issuing each new lieutenant with their charge.

Lieut-Colonel Judith Payne, former principal of William Booth College, and International Staff Songster Elliott Chappell prayed for the Champions of the Mission, thanking God for them and for his love.

The International Staff Band (ISB) played ‘The Goodness of God’ and the territorial leaders and international leaders greeted the newly commissioned officers, as the congregation sang the words over them.

In a stirring message, General Lyndon Buckingham challenged everyone across the territory. Speaking on Matthew 9:35–38, he emphasised the need for everyone to contribute to God’s mission.

‘We’re living in a world that desperately needs you,’ he told the Champions of 

Pictures: Paul Harmer

Michael (Bexleyheath)

the Mission. He highlighted how the verses in Matthew describe both the ‘in’ and ‘out’ ministry of Jesus.

‘It’s really good when the people of God come together to encourage one another, to love each other, to practise their faith on each other,’ he celebrated. ‘This is what it should be like in the place where you gather. It makes these places attractive because these places smell of the presence of God.’

‘As much as Jesus was in those spaces, he was also out,’ the General added. ‘He did not stay away from the difficult places or the hard to reach. He was out amongst it. I love that because it so resembles the history and the DNA of The Salvation Army.’

‘Don’t be satisfied just with the in,’ he challenged. ‘Go for the out.’

He emphasised that faith isn’t a theory, but something to be practised intentionally: ‘The river flowing from the throne of God is a river of God’s people who have been transformed by the love of God and who see their mission in the world to be his agents. Allow the Holy Spirit to do a check on you. Am I in the river? Am I fully there? Am I holding back? Am I just dipping my toes? Let’s get ourselves in that river. Let’s go deep in the river of God’s grace.’

Congregational songs led by the worship team invited everyone to ‘Hear the Call of the Kingdom’ and called for God to ‘Send the Fire’, before the International Staff Songsters (ISS) captured ‘The Hand of Our God’ moving in the charged room.

The congregation also joined together for ‘Holy Forever’, led by World President of Women’s Ministries Commissioner Bronwyn Buckingham, singing of ‘a thousand generations falling down in worship’. That song, also featured on Friday and Saturday, became an anthem for the weekend, resonating with ‘He Will Hold Me Fast’ – presented by the ISS – and testifying to God’s enduring, eternal faithfulness.

The afternoon’s joyous sending out of the newly commissioned officers –accompanied by cheers and homemade banners – was celebrated as a testament to God moving through his people today.

Captains Lizette and Paul Williams (Felixstowe) took the congregation on a virtual tour through 160 years of Army history, accompanied by the ISB. They thanked God for his work through the Movement since the days of Founders

Catherine and William Booth.

The congregation sang ‘To God Be the Glory!’ and ‘O Boundless Salvation’, two rousing classics from the Army’s vibrant musical heritage, while ‘This Is the Day’ encouraged us to ‘leave behind what happened yesterday, ’cause today there’s a new thing happening’.

Interactive polls asked people how they share the good news and serve others. Videos shared two exciting examples: Core Recovery Church at Boscombe and youth street outreach in Lochgelly, both initiatives introducing God’s love to a world where people are hungry for authenticity and purpose.

‘Passing on faith has to be intentional,’ encouraged Territorial Leaders Commissioners Jenine and Paul Main in a joint message, based on Acts 2.

The territorial leaders dug into the weekend’s intergenerational theme. Reflecting on parenting and how God’s promise of salvation is true for every age, they highlighted the need to have a visible faith that is passed to the next generation, leaving a mark in our homes and families as well as our communities.

To cheers and applause, Commissioner Jenine emphasised: ‘Young people are not just our future; they’re our present.’

The importance of being intentional

in discipleship and sharing the good news was underscored by outgoing Territorial Candidates Director Major Mark Sawyer, who interviewed candidates recently accepted for officer training about saying yes to God’s call on their lives.

It was brought home by the Champions of the Mission themselves, when they presented their sessional song and dedication song over Sunday’s two sessions.

‘Telling Your Story’ saw them pledge to ‘make new disciples in your name … in all we do and all we say’. ‘Your Mission’, by Anais and Khaim Spencer, went further, inviting us all to ‘be a witness, living out your truth, love without agenda’. ‘This is your mission,’ they stated. ‘Go with grace.’

The weekend reached a moving, intimate conclusion as everyone sang ‘The Blessing’ over the new lieutenants, General Lyndon and Commissioner Bronwyn, and the international Salvation Army.

‘May his favour be upon you,’ the congregation prayed, ‘and a thousand generations, and your family and your children, and their children.’

‘O, Church Arise and Put Your Armour On’ sent everyone out fired up to be champions of the mission where they are.

Pictures: Paul Harmer

General Lyndon Buckingham

Lieutenant Oliver Dobson

Lieutenant Imrich Čarný

Unity in Christ and mission

CHIEF of the Staff Commissioner Edward Hill and World Secretary for Women’s Ministries Commissioner Shelley Hill inspired and uplifted many at the USA Southern Territory’s Commissioning weekend.

The commissioners accepted the territory’s World Services Ingathering for the year, totalling $10.8 million. In his message, Commissioner Edward spoke about how God can turn even a tiny spark into a blazing fire.

On Saturday morning, Commissioner Shelley entreated people to live out the inclusivity of Christ in their service: ‘Instead of creating barriers that keep people away or out, let’s be followers of Jesus who seek to build beautiful bridges that include and welcome all.’

Commissioner Shelley offered words of encouragement during the annual Silver Star Luncheon, honouring those who have mentored and supported cadets. Commissioner Shelley also sat down with the Territorial Ministry to Women Department to record an episode for their Open Air podcast.

Commissioner Edward was interviewed for USA Southern’s written publication, the Southern Spirit, in which he shared how the territory’s four year strategic plan aligns with Compass.

On Sunday morning, the Chief of the Staff urged every Salvationist to be a champion of the mission: ‘You’ve got to be saved. You’ve got to be sanctified. You’ve got to be a person of service. And you have to be willing to be sent. And if you are willing to do those things, you’ll be a good ambassador of the Lord Jesus Christ.’ – AR

MEETING

PARKHEAD Majors Adrian and Chris Lee (Huddersfield) led Pentecost meetings, and Ezzi and Hannah (Huddersfield) shared testimonies of the Holy Spirit guiding their lives. An international buffet took place on Saturday evening. During Sunday worship Major Adrian lit a flame representing the fire of the Spirit. Major Chris invited people to come forward and be anointed with oil. Some knelt at the mercy seat and many danced, giving God the glory and sharing amazing testimonies! The corps learnt of answered prayers and enjoyed hearing the multicultural congregation saying ‘Jesus is Lord’ in their own languages. – AD

GENERAL Lyndon Buckingham and World President of Women’s Ministries Commissioner Bronwyn Buckingham attended the Belonging 2025 congress.

‘We come together not just as individuals who occupy a common space. We are a living, breathing community, connected by the love of Christ,’ said Commissioner Bronwyn, speaking from Romans 12.

The General said: ‘It’s not sufficient for us to celebrate our belonging. It’s our responsibility as his redeemed children, to clothe ourselves with those things that are synonymous with belonging to the Kingdom of God.’

Congress highlights included: the enrolment of 61 junior and senior soldiers and adherents; the commissioning of the Champions of the Mission session of cadets; a World Services Ingathering of $11.2 million and dedication of summer mission teams going to Kenya, Mexico and Slovakia; and the presentation of the Others award to Corps Community Ministries Director Pamela Church‑Pryor (Norridge Citadel, Illinois), who was described as an embodiment of holistic ministry.

Along with Compass, the Army’s Global Strategic Framework, new territorial priorities – Spiritual Life, Youth and Leadership Development – were shared by Territorial Commander Commissioner Evie Diaz. Commissioner Bronwyn presented 12 awards for excellence in relation to these priorities at a commencement and awards banquet before the congress.

In his commencement address, the General charged the Champions of the Mission to stay humble, connected, accountable and focused.

Other congress activities included an interactive prayer zone, a gaming tournament, a Rising Stars music competition and the debut of Belongings: A Thrift Store Musical. – AR

MUSIC

WESTON-SUPER-MARE Members of Staple Hill Band joined the corps as part of its ongoing Sound Forth Praise weekends. Worship was excellently led by Naomi Blowers, who led an inspiring service that challenged people to consider carefully the choices they make and the roads they follow. A vocal solo from Emily Elliott reminded everyone to walk with Jesus and trust in him. The band brought a moving rendition of ‘Guardian of My Soul’ and the congregation was challenged to ‘arise’ and ‘storm the forts of darkness’. The corps is grateful to the band for its visit and support. – DM

International appointments

The following appointments and promotions, decided upon by the General, have been announced by the Chief of the Staff

Effective 1 October

LIEUT-COLONELS GNANA PRAKASH RAO

BODDU AND ANNAMANI BODDU, officers of the India Central Territory, as Chief Secretary and Territorial Secretary for Women’s Ministries, Sri Lanka Territory

Effective 1 November

LIEUT-COLONEL JENNIFER GROVES, officer of the New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa Territory, as Chief Secretary, New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa Territory, with the rank of colonel

Local officers appointed

PARENT-AND-TODDLER GROUP LEADER

REBECCA BRILL , Merthyr Tydfil

Marriages

SIÂN GADDES AND JOSH DICKENS, Staple Hill, at St Mary’s Parish Church, Ambleside, on 28 June

Wedding anniversaries

Blue Sapphire (65 years)

GORDON AND MARGARET PARKHILL , Leigh-on-Sea, on 9 July

Promoted to Glory

SONGSTER BERYL PADDISON, Margate, on 6 July

Bereaved

ANN MOTTERSHEAD, Gateshead, of her husband David Mottershead

TERRITORIAL ENVOY MICHAEL SAYNER , Chaplain, The Orchard Lifehouse, of his father Alan Sayner

Retirements from active service

Effective 1 July

MAJOR MARTA AGER out of Northampton East in 1980 and last appointment Personnel Service, THQ

MAJOR ALISON ANDERSON (née Buckley) and MAJOR JAMES ANDERSON out of Darlington in 1997 and last appointment Alnwick

MAJOR ANDREW JARROLD out of Stowmarket in 2009 and last appointment Ipswich Citadel

MAJOR SHIRLEY McKENZIE out of Newark in 1982 and last appointment Darlington

CAPTAIN DEBORAH SAUNDERS out of Rochdale in 2014 and last appointment Farnworth

LIEUT-COLONEL NIGEL SCHULTZ out of Leytonstone in 1985 and last appointment IHQ

MAJOR SUSAN TANSLEY (née Marsh) out of Nottingham William Booth Memorial Halls in 1981 and last appointment Shaw

MAJOR DAVID TAYLOR out of Nunhead in 1984 and Major Kathryn Taylor (née Cross) out of Nunhead in 1985 and last appointment North West and Isle of Man DHQ

ENGAGEMENTS

General Lyndon Buckingham and World President of Women’s Ministries Commissioner Bronwyn Buckingham Sun 27 Jul Sunbury Court (ICO Spiritual Day) Mon 28 Jul Sunbury Court (ICO lecture)

Chief of the Staff Commissioner Edward Hill and World Secretary for Women’s Ministries Commissioner Shelley Hill

Thu 24 Jul – Sun 27 Jul Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand Territory

Territorial Leaders Commissioners Jenine and Paul Main

Sat 19 Jul – Mon 21 Jul Guernsey

Thu 24 Jul Chester-le-Street (Installation of divisional leaders)

Sun 27 Jul William Booth College (Territorial Music School, Worship)

Wed 30 Jul William Booth College (Territorial Music School, Midweek Festival)

NOTICES

Artists’ Corner

Have you made a piece of art, a drawing, a collage or something else creative that’s inspired by your faith? We’d love to share it in our Artists’ Corner! Get in touch with us at salvationist@salvationarmy.org.uk

Join our Brass Learners Leaders’ Forum

If you teach brass as part of an outreach programme or corps-based young people’s band, come to the online Brass Learners Leaders’ Forum on 21 July at 8pm to share ideas, resources and support. To find out more and get the meeting link, email Music and Creative Arts at music@salvationarmy.org.uk

Understanding singleness

The UK and Ireland Territory is taking part in international research that aims to gain a deeper understanding on people’s views, feelings and experiences of being single. To learn more or to take part, visit sar.my/singleness before 31 July.

Poetry Corner

Salvationist is bringing back Poetry Corner throughout the year to explore each of the territory’s five mission priorities: sharing the good news, caring for creation, nurturing disciples of Jesus, serving others without discrimination, and seeking justice and reconciliation. If you have a poem about or inspired by nurturing disciples of Jesus, please send it to salvationist@salvationarmy.org.uk for consideration by 1 August.

SOUNDS

Sunday Worship

Join Salvationists across the territory in worship, with music, prayer and a Bible message from a guest speaker. This week’s message is from Director of Wellbeing Major Sarah Evans (THQ). Can’t join us at 11am on Sundays? Catch up with the weekly podcast of highlights. Each week’s broadcast is repeated in full on Sundays at 6pm, Mondays at 12am and Thursdays at 9am.

• Listen online at salvationist.org.uk/radio

Fully Scored

This month’s episode of the Music Editorial team’s podcast features composer James Curnow talking to host Matthew Frost. Dr Howard Evans completes his analysis of Eric Ball’s ‘The Kingdom Triumphant’ and trombonist Gemma Potter (International Staff Band) is this month’s guest on Arid Island.

• Listen online at salvationist.org.uk/podcasts

Me and My Playlist

This Salvationist Radio show sees a young person linked to The Salvation Army share five tracks they love. Listen to the podcast and Spotify playlist each month.

• Listen online at salvationist.org.uk/podcasts

DONCASTER

BETHANY Arnold was enrolled as a soldier by corps leader

Major Jim Duff. Family and friends were present to support and hear her speak of her spiritual journey so far. Also pictured is corps leader Major Sharon Duff. – JD

FAILSWORTH

FAVOUR, Wemi, Pristine and Nikita were enrolled as junior soldiers by corps leader Major Annette Allen. Each received a floral gift from Nikita’s mother, Angela, before standing with their prayer partners and being prayed for by the corps. – MA

STAVELEY

BELFAST NORTH

TRACEY Orr was welcomed as an adherent by corps leader

Major Ian McBride. She was supported by her mother, Anne Arthur, who proudly pinned on her adherent badge. – LK

NOTTINGHAM WILLIAM BOOTH MEMORIAL HALLS

PRAISE and Perfection were enrolled as junior soldiers and Josephine Hassan, Emmanuel Hassan, Precious Hassan and Katherine Adeniji were enrolled as soldiers by corps leaders Majors Julia and Robert Jepson. The corps was blessed in sharing this joyous occasion filled with testimonies and praise, and each new soldier took part in the ceremony. – RJ

EIGHT-year-old Millie was enrolled as a junior soldier by then corps leader Territorial Envoy Pamela Ripper. Millie, a very caring and loving individual who knows her own mind, was inspired by her grandma and grandad and wants to inspire others. She is always ready to talk about Jesus to anyone she meets and calls the Army her happy place. She chose ‘Lord, the Light of Your Love Is Shining’ (SASB 261). May she continue to shine for Jesus and be blessed by God in all she does.

John Hawkins was welcomed as an adherent by Territorial Envoy Pamela Ripper. John, a very committed Christian, has been to several churches over the years, but the corps is his home now. John gets involved when he can, most recently leading the Cameo group. – JY