Since their humble beginnings in 1971, Pastor Jim and Carol Cymbala have served as spiritual leaders of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, which is today an historic 3,300–seat, non–denominational megachurch in Brooklyn, N.Y. It is world renowned for its melodic Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, which has received six Grammy Awards so far. Carol Cymbala is director of the multi–ethnic, multiracial chorale.
These young dancers of the Territorial Arts Ministries (TAM) summer camp are diligent in their pursuit of skills that will allow them to express their heartfelt message of hope.
On March 22, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and organizations around the world will dedicate the day to drawing attention to what has become known since 1993 as the global water crisis.
People line up outside The Salvation Army Brooklyn Sunset Park Corps Community Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., during lunchtime.
Emergency Disaster Services (EDS ) volunteers for The Salvation Army distribute food and cleaning supplies in Calimano, Guayama, Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Fiona last September.
In the 1920s, the world enjoyed a growing prosperity, levity, and optimism. In the United States, the era became known as the “Roaring Twenties.” The Salvation Army worldwide also grew exponentially during that time. Evangeline Booth, who was a daughter of William Booth, founder of the Army, was also its charismatic leader in the U.S. Her brother, Bramwell, based in London, served as the Army’s international leader.
Grace Vandecruze immigrated to the United States from Guyana, South America; endured homelessness; and became a successful entrepreneur. Today, she is an author, motivational speaker, and strategic advisor to more than $25 billion of transactions in the insurance industry.
With the advent of “fast” and processed foods also came a new phenomenon called obesity—the condition of being grossly overweight but seriously malnourished at the same time. As of 2020, the U.S. adult obesity rate stood at 42.4 percent - the first time the national rate had passed the 40 percent mark and further evidence of the country’s obesity crisis. Today, experts are officially calling it a disease.
The Salvation Army’s global influence caused many pivotal moments in history. One example transformed the way the world viewed sex trafficking. In early 1880s, the law said that a young woman of 13 was legally competent to consent to her own seduction.
Nothing was going to keep Betty Lou and James Hruska from attending this year’s National Seminar on Evangelism (NSE) in Texas, not even when a devastating fire destroyed their home just four days before the event.
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