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The official page of The Salvation Army Cambridge Citadel Corps (CAMSA Church). Please note Sally Ann's Charity Shop is open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm

We're a church that believes everybody is welcome, nobody is perfect, and anything is possible! WHO WE ARE:
The Salvation Army is an integral part of the Christian Church, although distinctive in government and practice. The Army’s doctrine follows the mainstream of Christian belief and its articles of faith emphasise God’s 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.’

WORSHIP:
Salvation Army places of worship are sometimes called ‘citadels’ or ‘temples’, but, whatever their name, they are Christian churches open to the community they serve and offering a warm welcome to all. Our meetings have a relaxed atmosphere and can include hymn singing, Bible readings, testimonies (people talking about their Christian experiences), and presentations by worship groups.

18/10/2026

YOU ARE HIS PERSONAL CONCERN
1 Peter 5:6-12

It was lovely to have Steph Hall to lead us in worship today. We enjoyed a morning of singing, prayer and reflection, with plenty to think about as we head into the week ahead.

We started by joining together in worship and singing about God’s love before Steph then challenged us to guess how many jelly beans were in her jar. This got us thinking about how God knows us so completely, even down to the number of hairs on our heads!

She encouraged us to think about how we know when someone cares for us. Is it through practical things, emotional support or putting us first? We were reminded that God shows His care for us in so many ways, even when we don’t always recognise it.

In the Bible reading which Jan brought us; Peter was writing to people facing difficult circumstances and encouraging them to keep living out their faith. It’s often easier to trust God when life is going well, but when things get tough, we can find ourselves trying to manage everything in our own strength. Steph reminded us that we can cast our anxieties on God because He cares for us, trusting that He is with us in every circumstance.

Steph then used her bedside reading light to illustrate how, just as when a light fades and needs recharging, we need to stay close to God to be strengthened and renewed so that we don’t fade. We were also challenged to think about humility: recognising that we can’t do everything on our own, putting our trust in God and valuing others rather than always putting ourselves first.

Hannah then helped us reflect on the message by singing the beautiful song ‘Bow the Knee’, reminding us to trust our Heavenly Father even when we can’t understand His plans.

The complete meeting was a lovely reminder for the week ahead that we don’t have to carry our worries alone. God knows us, loves us and invites us to lean on Him, whatever life brings.

It was good to welcome visitors again today. If you’d like to join us any Sunday, you are very welcome where everybody is welcome, nobody is perfect and anything is possible.

11/10/2026

Ephesians 4.1 The Body of Christ.

Our meeting this morning started with an energetic and engaging call to worship from Psalm 96 when the whole congregation joined in with
• A thousand Hallelujahs
• Encore!
• On our knees (not too many joined in with this element!)
• And finally a huge round of applause
• Not forgetting the cartwheel (we had two of these!)

Today, we acknowledged the tremendous work of Margaret Norton who retired from her role as Corp Treasurer a number of years ago. However, she has continued her support by quietly and forensically scrutinising our accounts. Margaret has decided it is time to retire properly now. Thank you so much Margaret.

In our prayer time, small groups held hands, and prayed together for the first things that come to our minds

The Body of Christ.

Major Gary guided through this familiar passage of scripture.⁠ The Body of Christ refers to the relationship and union of believers. The idea of many members to one body, connected and joined together as believers, united in salvation, is a step of faith.

Being together requires us laying down our own opposition and prejudices towards others. ⁠The body of Christ thrives on diversity, and each members contribution is important. Everyone brings their own gifts.

The Body of Christ needs humility, interdependence, and love; And applies to local church and universal church. Each of us in the Body of Christ are connected to Christ - he is the head and brains of the Body. The body is all part of God’s plan; we are connected to God and to each other, so that we can bring news of the kingdom to this world

Kids church – today thought about Joseph who was betrayed by his brother and found himself in a strange land. We thought about people we may know who find themselves is an unfamiliar place and how we can show kindness to them.

10/10/2026

Update: See rehearsal date changes

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09/10/2026

Lego Club returns!
Our very popular Lego Club returns on Friday 30th October 10:00-12:00.
Book early as places are limited. Follow the QR code to make reserve your places.

04/10/2026

HARVEST
Isaiah 43:19

Our Harvest service is always a lovely occasion but today there was special significant with the enrollment of our newest soldier, Daniel.

During prayer time, Major Lorraine took us to Isaiah 43:19: “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive?” We were encouraged to think about the wastelands in our own lives and in our corps, whether physical, emotional or spiritual, and to consider where God might be making a way through them.

Lorraine then produced a rather unexpected visual aid: a cow-shaped bath bomb! It became a simple picture of the gifts and potential God has placed in each of us, and a reminder that we need to allow God to activate them. The question was, are we ready to fizz for Jesus?

Before his enrollment, Daniel shared his testimony where he talked about a faith that has gradually deepened. His love of science and fascination with the night sky have strengthened his sense of wonder at God’s creation. His journey has taken him through university, banding, Birmingham and Coventry Salvation Army, and eventually to Cambridge, where he is now studying for his PhD. It was lovely to hear about some of what he does going into schools to talk about God and the Big Bang, and how the questions children ask often make him think more deeply about his own faith. We then witnessed the enrolment, and it was lovely to have many of his friends and family visiting to share the occasion with us.

Major Gary started his message back in Isaiah, focusing on the words, “See, I am doing a new thing.” He reflected on how differently we can respond to change. Some of us might be longing for something new, while others may be perfectly happy with things as they are and find the thought of change unsettling.

Harvest gives us a chance to look beyond the things we bring from our fields and gardens and think about what God has given us and what he has resourced us with but are we willing to share those gifts?

We were challenged as we listened about God doing a new thing. Are we noticing it? And are we allowing ourselves to be changed and taking the opportunities God puts in front of us?

Perhaps the challenge for all of us this Harvest is to look again, listen carefully and be ready to join in with what God is already doing.

02/10/2026

The first Sunday in Advent is 29th November! Pop this date in your diary for our annual Christmas Concert with our fantastic Special Guest, Prue Ward.

Prue is a classically trained violinist, pianist and music educator based in Cambridgeshire. She performs with folk-pop-rock band Fred’s House and alongside her brother in ‘Cliff n Prue’, and has also performed as part of The Dolly Show, which has toured internationally and included London’s West End!

It promises to be a fantastic evening of music, Christmas favourites and plenty of festive spirit.

28/09/2026

Many of us were privileged to travel to William Booth College on Saturday for the welcoming of the new cadets, and especially our very own Ben!

As he begins his training with the ‘Rescued’ session, we’ll continue to pray for him as he starts this exciting new chapter. We look forward to following his journey and seeing all that God has planned for him as he seeks to fulfil His calling on his life.

We’re so proud of you, Ben, and can’t wait to see where this journey takes you!

27/09/2026

WONDERFULLY MADE

Today’s meeting was led by Major Gary as we came together to worship God and recognise Him at the centre of who we are and all that we do.

It was a particularly special morning as we celebrated new life and dedicated the youngest member of the corps, surrounded by her family, friends and her church family. It was a lovely reminder that moments like this are not simply something we watch from the sidelines, but something we all share in together.

Our theme of being wonderfully made ran throughout the morning. Gary encouraged us to really listen to the words of our opening song, Made in the Likeness of God. Looking in the mirror, we might sometimes wonder about that! Yet the truth remains that we are God’s creation, made by him and loved by him.

We were each given a piece of clay as Gary read from Jeremiah 18, thinking about the potter shaping the clay. As we held it in our hands, we were encouraged to think about what God created us to be and how he continues to shape our lives.

Psalm 139 was at the heart of Gary’s message. It is a familiar passage, but perhaps we hear it differently at different stages of life. For new parents, it speaks of the child who has been known and knitted together from the very beginning. For those whose children are now grown, it reminds us that God’s relationship with us continues through every stage of life.

We thought about what it means to be fully known by God, including the parts of ourselves we might prefer to hide. There is nothing we need to hide from him. He knows us completely, loves us completely, and wants to shape us into the people he created us to be.

Please join us any Sunday at 10.30am where everyone is welcome, nobody is perfect and anything is possible!

20/09/2026

IMMEASURABLE
Ephesians: 3

Today we continued our series with Major Gary, journeying through Ephesians with this week’s theme of the immeasurable love of God.

He first got us chatting about the things we normally try to measure. What is the tallest building we have been up? The furthest place we have we travelled to? What was longest journey we’ve taken, the longest word we know or the fastest we’ve travelled? And perhaps the most difficult question of all… who loves us the most?

We can find ways of measuring or demonstrating human love, but when we begin to think about God’s love, our usual measurements simply don’t work. The more we discover about God, the more we realise there is still so much more to discover.

Looking again at Ephesians, we were reminded that the gospel is for the “whosoever”. Paul understood the privilege of being entrusted with the message of God’s grace, something that would have been culturally extraordinary at the time. God’s kingdom was being opened up to everyone.

Gary helped us demonstrate with a physical representation of this by getting us into a huge circle which represented everything there is to know about God, while the smallest person in the room represented all that we might discover in our lifetime. We are finite, but God cannot be contained by our definitions or understanding.

And perhaps that is part of the mystery of faith: the more we know, the more we realise there is still to know.

God’s love is immeasurable, and yet, through grace, we are invited to experience it. We were reminded of the amazing moments we can experience together as a church, and in our own lives, where we see God’s grace at work and Jesus’ purposes being lived out through us.

We finished with the Apostle Paul’s words from Ephesians 3 which was our benediction: “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever!”

It was lovely to welcome visitors again today and if you’d like to join us any Sunday, we’d love to welcome you at 10.30am where everyone is welcome, nobody is perfect, and anything is possible.

13/09/2026

EPHESIANS 2 - ALIVE IN CHRIST!

We had a great time of worship together today. Scripture teaching was from Ephesians 2, with the theme ‘Alive in Christ!’
We had so much fun with a whole congregation game of hide and seek! Two of the congregation were to hide, the rest of us all changed seats, and Karen and Norman were tasked with working out who was hiding.
Gary reminded us that when life life is throwing things at you, idea of hiding is attractive. No matter what the storms that appear, rest in Christ alone.

Later in the meeting, we went on to think about how we are alive in Christ by his design, his initiative, because he has made it so. We may not feel we deserve it, we have not brought many good works, but the humility of remembering to whom you belong will bring us to Him and His peace.

Jesus comes for all. He is not found in a building or a structure, but in the behaviours of his people. Jesus is cornerstone with His people built on him.

Gary concluded with posing a question to help reflect upon our relationship with Jesus:
Are you part of the structure, part of building? Or are you willing to let the master builder use you to build His kingdom?

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Wednesday	10am - 2pm
Thursday	10am - 2pm
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Sunday	10am - 1pm

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