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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.

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...

The international leaders sit around a coffee table with young Salvation Army members
Children and young people
The General

Salvation Army young leaders speak into Compass

Representative Salvation Army young people from around the world convened at Sunbury Court, United Kingdom, from 27 June to 3 July 2025 for the...

Members of a choir from Myanmar
Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand

Weekend of spiritual renewal and celebration in Singapore

Salvationists and community partners gathered to reflect on the enduring call to serve, celebrate milestones of faith and affirm the Army’s mission to...

A Salvation Army team issue food vouchers for refugees
Eastern Europe
Refugees

The Salvation Army in Georgia awarded for its support of Ukrainian refugees

The Salvation Army in Georgia has been awarded the Order of St Panteleimon in recognition of its outstanding work in supporting Ukrainian refugees.

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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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. 

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.

The Salvation Army Assists Volcano Victims in Guatemala

The Salvation Army in Guatemala is helping people affected by the eruption of the Fuego volcano, which has claimed at least 75 lives

First interview with General-Elect

Interview with Commissioner Brian Peddle who will become the 21st General of The Salvation Army in August

The General Announces Next Chief of the Staff

Commissioner Lyndon Buckingham has been appointed as Chief of the Staff.

Twenty-first General of The Salvation Army Elected

On the day voting would begin, it was symbolic that the morning began with the worldwide prayer meeting
Image from prayer room

Prayers for ‘Inner Strength’ Surround the Candidates

The candidates and their spouses were given further time on Wednesday morning to finish questionnaires and write speeches.

History-making Continues at Nineteenth High Council

Tuesday morning began with nominees indicating whether they would accept or decline their nomination for election to office as General.

2018 High Council: Candidate Profiles

Candidates who have accepted their nomination for General of The Salvation Army in alphabetical order (by surname).

Ground-breaking Nominations Received at 2018 High Council

Solemn and contemplative moments marked the nominations process in this first stage of the election to be the 21st General of The Salvation Army

Earnest Prayer Precedes Nomination Process

One by one the members left the chamber to make their nomination in private, returning to post their ballot paper in one of two boxes for this purpose