Archive for January, 2011

New General-elect

• Monday, January 31st, 2011

It was announced from Sunbury Court this afternoon that Commissioner Linda Bond will be the next General of The Salvation Army taking over from General Shaw Clifton at the beginning of April. General-elect: Commissioner Linda Bond


Monday Spot (31 January 2011)

• Sunday, January 30th, 2011

Saturday was a long and exhausting day for the children of the Singing Company as they  recorded nine songs for a CD to be issued shortly. getting ready


Light in the darkness

• Friday, January 28th, 2011

Last Sunday evening a number of people testified to how God is working in their lives as they try to bring light to dark places. Click here to read one of those testimonies.


International Staff Band

• Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Click here to visit the ISB web site Readers may also contact us here


Singing Company to make recording

• Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

We always enjoy the contributions made by the  Singing Company to our Sunday morning worship and on the numerous other occasions on which they perform for us. At the 2010 Community Carol Service


Whose Life is it Anyway?

• Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

Next Sunday (30 January) is Discipleship Sunday and our leader for the day will be Major Dr. Eirwen Pallant.


Monday Spot (24 January 2011)

• Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

Yesterday was yet another good day of worship and fellowship under the leadership of Majors Drew and Beverley McCombe Majors Drew & Beverley McCombe


Architects appointed

• Friday, January 21st, 2011

Architects have been appointed to draw up plans for Phase 2 of our building redevelopment. click on image to enlarge


Prioriy Ticket Order

• Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Cadets Steve & Mel Scoulding will be commissioned as Salvation Army officers at Westminster Central Hall, London, on Saturday 9 July this year. Steve & Mel Scoulding


History Update

• Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

We have now updated our account of Corps History to include the second half of 2010. Click here to read.


Mission Partner Mongolia

• Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

Regular readers will be aware that we have Mission Partners in Ulaanbaatar, capital of Mongolia. Here are some pictures, taken between August and October 2008, of this new opening which we are supporting with prayer and finance.


Cadets in training

• Monday, January 17th, 2011

Place this link in your browser and go to Mary Green. During a 2 hour programme on Radio Berkshire she interviews Steve and Mel Scoulding on three occassions (after 20 minutes, 37 minutes and 50 minutes into the broadcast). This item will remain in iplayer for the next week. We have not included a direct [...]


Road Closure

• Monday, January 17th, 2011

Signs have appeared in Chatham town centre indicating that Union Street will be closed to traffic next Sunday, 23 January. Diversion signs will be in place. This will affect all those who usually access the hall via Union Street and sufficient time should be allowed to negotiate the diversion, however complex it may turn out [...]


Monday Spot (17 January) 2011

• Sunday, January 16th, 2011

Readers of Salvationist will remember the recent call to prayer for justice made by General Shaw Clifton. Click here to visit a website, run by the Salvation Army Centre for Spiritual Life Development, which will help focus on prayer for the whole year. General Shaw Clifton


Ladies Fellowship

• Friday, January 14th, 2011

As is the usual custom, the first Ladies Fellowship evening of the year was a quiz night organized by Pat Phillips. Quizmaster Pat