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150th Anniversary Of The Salvation Army

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    William and Catherine Booth were ahead of their time and took a different approach by demonstrating their faith by offering support to people in need out on the streets of London.

    The Booths set aside the traditional form of a church and a pulpit. Instead, they took their message directly to the people as they traveled throughout England, holding evangelistic meetings. Their focus was on the poor, the homeless, the hungry and the destitute.

    William Booth was invited to hold evangelistic meetings in the East End of London. His first service was held in a tent set up in a Quaker graveyard on July 2, 1865. The services became an instant success and this is seen as the official start of the Salvation Army.

    The success of the Salvation Army has surely exceeded anything the Booth’s could ever have imagined. Here are just some of the services the Salvation Army provides each year:

  • They provide over 100,000 job referrals.
  • They serve over 58 million meals.
  • Provide over 10 million lodgings.
  • Provide disaster assistance to over 300,000 people.
  • Assist over 700,000 senior citizens.
  • They give welfare orders/cash grants to over 8 million people.
  • Distribute over 20 million in clothing, furniture and gifts.
  • Provide transportation to almost one million people.

    Folks, this is just the tip of the iceberg. We haven’t mentioned all the work they do with substance abuse, day care, help with missing persons, medical care and so much more.

    During the middle of the 19th century, the Salvation Army tells us that William Booth was told by his son about all the homeless people sleeping on the banks of the Thames River. His response was simple: “Go and do something.” Today, 150 years later, their philosophy is exactly the same.