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Indigenous dance performance
New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa

United in spirit, culture and mission

International leaders minister in home territory

All the world magazine hero image showing a globe
International Headquarters

The Salvation Army celebrates the launch of new online magazine

A redesigned and reimagined All the World is now live!

General Lyndon and Commissioner Bronwyn, pictured with corps officer Captain Jacqueline Coates, are gifted a 'Jesus board' during their visit to Dunstable
The General
United Kingdom and Ireland

Salvation Army leader urges bold witness in divided world

The international leader of The Salvation Army, General Lyndon Buckingham, has challenged Salvationists to remain bold, compassionate witnesses in a...

Image of Palais des Nations
Children and young people
Justice
Modern slavery and human trafficking

The Salvation Army and World Evangelical Alliance call for action on child labour

The Salvation Army has released a joint statement with the World Evangelical Alliance to coincide with the United Nations 60th Session of the Human...

People wade through flood waters
Emergency response
India Northern

Monsoon devastation in Northern India

The Salvation Army responds

Church Partnership Program team members hold the award
Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands

The Salvation Army in Papua New Guinea is honoured with inclusivity award

The award recognises The Salvation Army’s extensive geographic reach and inclusive engagement efforts across its programmes.

Young people raise their hands in worship
Children and young people

EYE 2025: Young people across Europe dare to look up

Young Salvationists invited to look up and see God moving across Europe and their lives.

Nigeria - Salvationists advocate for peaceful elections in Nigeria
Conflict

International Day of Peace

Today, Sunday 21 September, The Salvation Army stands united with communities around the world in honour of International Day of Peace.

People gather as The Salvation Army relief truck arrives
Conflict
Emergency response

World Humanitarian Day 2025

The Salvation Army joins the global community in commemorating World Humanitarian Day 2025 (19 August) – a day to honour the courage, compassion and...

USA Southern Territorial Secretaries along with cadets and Bible Conference delegates, pray a blessing over the international leaders
The General
USA Southern

International leaders encourage USA Southern Salvationists to be ‘Kingdom influencers’

General Lyndon Buckingham and Commissioner Bronwyn Buckingham have encouraged and challenged delegates to the USA Southern Territory Bible Conference...

Emergency response updates

A person in a Salvation Army t-shirt looks out at a flood-damaged road

Record-breaking rainfall in South Korea

The Salvation Army’s response focused on delivering urgent humanitarian aid – including meals, hygiene kits and essential supplies – to displaced residents and relief workers.

Volunteers unload supplies from a Salvation Army emergency vehicle

Catastrophic Texas floods

Emergency Disaster Services teams are working around the clock to provide meals, drinks and emotional and spiritual care to communities in Central Texas, USA

A partially collapsed hotel in Myanmar

Earthquake in Myanmar

The Salvation Army mobilises resources following the deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake

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Indigenous dance performance
New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa

United in spirit, culture and mission

International leaders minister in home territory

All the world magazine hero image showing a globe
International Headquarters

The Salvation Army celebrates the launch of new online magazine

A redesigned and reimagined All the World is now live!

General Lyndon and Commissioner Bronwyn, pictured with corps officer Captain Jacqueline Coates, are gifted a 'Jesus board' during their visit to Dunstable
The General
United Kingdom and Ireland

Salvation Army leader urges bold witness in divided world

The international leader of The Salvation Army, General Lyndon Buckingham, has challenged Salvationists to remain bold, compassionate witnesses in a world increasingly marked by toxicity, division and uncertainty.

Image of Palais des Nations
Children and young people
Justice
Modern slavery and human trafficking

The Salvation Army and World Evangelical Alliance call for action on child labour

The Salvation Army has released a joint statement with the World Evangelical Alliance to coincide with the United Nations 60th Session of the Human Rights Council to support the urgent call to end the worst forms of child labour. 

The Salvation Army in Indonesia Begins Earthquake Response on Lombok

The Salvation Army in Indonesia is providing medical and other assistance to those affected by earthquakes in Lombok.

International Headquarters Welcomes the General and New Leadership Team Into the Family

The meeting was also the first in their new appointments of the Chief of the Staff (Commissioner Lyndon Buckingham) and Commissioner Bronwyn Buckingham

General Brian Peddle Takes Office as 21st International Leader of The Salvation Army

General Brian Peddle has now taken office as The Salvation Army's 21st international leader, succeeding General André Cox who has retired

International Headquarters Bids a Fond Farewell to General André Cox and Commissioner Silvia Cox

A sense of thankfulness and optimism pervaded the IHQ farewell meeting to General André Cox and Commissioner Silvia Cox

The Salvation Army Commences Work in Samoa

Following consultation, General André Cox has approved the official recognition of Salvation Army work in the Independent State of Samoa

Honours Presented and Received by the General During Final Visit Before Retirement

General André Cox’s time in the DRC included the presentation of the Army’s highest honour and the awarding of an honorary doctorate

The Salvation Army Responds as Fires Rage

With much of the northern hemisphere coping with high temperatures and dry spells, wildfires are affecting communities from Greece to the Arctic Circle

Salvation Army to Bring Light to Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh

The Salvation Army in Bangladesh is to begin working in camps housing Rohingya people who have fled violence in neighbouring Myanmar

The General Leads UK Commissioning Weekend

In their last public meetings in the United Kingdom before retirement, the General and Commissioner Silvia Cox led the commissioning of new officers.