Salvation Army The | TerritoralHeadqrtrs 121 RissikSt, Johannesburg, Johannesburg, Limpopo

The Salvation Army is an integral part of the Christian Church although distinctive in government and practice The Armys doctrine follows the mainstream of Christian belief and its articles of faith emphasize Gods saving purposes Its objects are the advancement of the Christian religion of education the relief of poverty and other charitable objects beneficial to society or the community of mankind as a whole*The movement founded in 1865 by William Booth has spread from London England to many parts of the world The rapid deployment of the first Salvationists was aided by the adoption of a quasimilitary command structure in 1878 when the title The Salvation Army was brought into use A similarly practical organization today enables resources to be equally flexible Responding to a recurrent theme in Christianity which sees the Church engaged in spiritual warfare the Army has used to advantage certain soldierly features such as uniforms flags and ranks to identify inspire and regulate its endeavors Evangelistic