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06/24/2026

Youth leaders, volunteers, and officers from across the Southern Territory gathered in Charlotte, North Carolina, April 20 – 23 for EQUIP 2026 – the biennial event designed to encourage, strengthen, and equip those serving in youth ministry.

Under the banner of "BEYOND" and the theme verse Galatians 6:9, the week featured four general sessions with speakers including Rev. Eugene Cho, author and 30-year youth pastor Heather Flies, Fuller Youth Institute senior director Andy Jung, and Territorial Youth Secretaries Majors Matthew and Jamie Satterlee.

The consistent call across every session: keep planting seeds. Youth ministry has an eternal impact – even when the harvest isn't immediately visible. One of the week's most striking moments came when Jung shared research showing that young people with at least five Christian adults in their lives, outside of their parents, are significantly more likely to hold onto their faith into adulthood.

In the closing session, Majors Matthew and Jamie Satterlee challenged every leader to be seed planters – to bury God's Word "in the soil of kids' lives, that they might be, as the Word says, 'rooted and established in love.'"

Read the full story: https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/stories/equip-2026-youth-ministry-has-an-eternal-impact/

06/23/2026

We asked one question during Commissioning Weekend: "How have you felt loved this weekend?"

The answers came from across the TSA family – an ARC graduate who found family after 20 years of homelessness. A Salvationist who traveled to support a friend of 40 years. Families watching their children step into calling. Cadets seeing two years of faithfulness come together in one weekend. And someone who will never forget being surrounded in prayer at the altar.

Every answer was different. Every one pointed to the same thing – God's people, loving like Jesus.

But the call to love doesn't end when the weekend does. If Commissioning Weekend taught us anything, it's that loving like Jesus means loving in every season – not just when it's easy, not just when we're surrounded by family, but in the everyday, ordinary, sometimes difficult places where the mission actually lives.

That's what the Keepers of the Covenant session was commissioned into. And it's what all of us are called to carry forward.

Tag someone who was there and share how YOU felt loved this weekend ☝️

06/21/2026

"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth." – 3 John 1:4

Happy Father's Day to the fathers across our Salvation Army family.

The dads balancing appointments and bedtime prayers. The grandfathers whose families are now serving in their own callings. The fathers in our corps who volunteer on Saturdays and worship on Sundays and do the quiet, faithful work of raising kids who know Jesus.

3 John 1:4 was written by an elder to his spiritual children – but every father who has poured into the next generation knows this joy. The joy of watching faith take root. The joy of hearing your child pray on their own for the first time. The joy of realizing the truth you handed down wasn't lost – it was planted.

For those whose Father's Day carries weight – grief, absence, complicated memories – this verse holds space for you too. The truth you're walking in today may have been planted by someone whose love shaped you more than you realized at the time.

We celebrate the fathers who point the way. Your faithfulness echoes further than you know ☝️

06/20/2026

Jason Pruner met Lieutenant Crystal McFarland through the Chickasha Kiwanis Club five years ago. She invited his family to worship at the Chickasha Corps the following Sunday – and they've been faithfully involved ever since.

"We felt welcomed at The Salvation Army," wife Cassie says. "We knew right away that we were at home, a part of the corps family."

In 2024, Jason and his son James traveled to Camp Heart O' Hills to serve as cabin counselors for a group of middle school boys. That night, Jason was suddenly promoted to glory.

The loss shook the family deeply. But in the time since, the Pruners have poured themselves into worship and service at the Chickasha Corps as a tribute to Jason's example of Christlike love.

Cassie teaches the toddler class on Sundays – everyone knows her as "Oma." James read the entire Bible in the year following his dad's passing. Daughter Kayle treasures the memory of a two-week mission trip to Kenya she and her father took together when she was 16.

"Dad had a servant's heart," James says. "He didn't know a stranger and would help anyone, and I mean anyone, in need. Our service here is a tribute to him."

Read the full article: https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/stories/a-tribute-to-a-father-s-love/

06/19/2026

Today we celebrate Juneteenth.

On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that enslaved people there were free – more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed. For those who had waited and endured, that day marked the arrival of a promise long overdue.

We honor the African Americans whose faith, resilience, and courage shaped this nation's path toward freedom and justice – and continue to shape it today. Their legacy lives in every community where people choose dignity over indifference and love over silence.

As a church present in 130+ countries, The Salvation Army is committed to loving inclusively and pursuing Biblical justice wherever we serve. Today we celebrate the freedom that was won, remember those who fought for it, and recommit to building communities where every person is seen, valued, and free.

How are you observing Juneteenth? Share in the comments.

06/18/2026

Right now, 24 young adults from across the Southern Territory are serving around the world through the Salvationist Service Corps – a six-week discipleship and service experience built on three values: love, serve, and disciple.

This summer's three teams are on the ground:

Argentina – Partnering with local corps and ministries through community outreach, youth programs, and relational ministry alongside local leaders.

New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga & Samoa – Supporting corps ministries, youth initiatives, and training environments across the territory.

World Cup Team (North America) – Serving in Vancouver, Seattle, and Dallas through community engagement and outreach connected to the World Cup.

Each team entered their context ready to learn, support, and join the work God is already doing. For many participants, SSC provides space for clarity, growth, and calling during a season of transition – and they come home with a deeper faith and a stronger sense of purpose.

SSC reminds our young adults they are part of something much bigger than themselves – a worldwide movement united in mission. Through shared service and mutual learning, participants and host communities are encouraged, equipped, and changed.

Please be in prayer for all 24 young adults as they love, serve, and disciple around the world this summer.

Read the full article: https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/stories/salvationist-service-corps-loving-serving-and-discipling-together/

06/17/2026

Major Sandra Pawar is leading a new book and Bible study based on Bethany Hoang's The Justice Calling – aligning with our territorial LOVE priority under the pillar of Biblical Justice.

"Justice work is not political or social; it is spiritual. It is not a distraction from Jesus; it is a direct path to him."

Major Pawar acknowledges that the word "justice" can make people uncomfortable, but she's clear: this study is about Jesus. Drawing on Isaiah 1:17, Matthew 25, and a powerful passage in Isaiah 58, she makes the case that standing with the oppressed and speaking up for those who suffer is one of the ways we draw closest to Christ.

"He wants more than our songs and prayers; he wants our actions."

The study explores three foundational truths:
– God desires the flourishing of all people and all creation
– Lament keeps our hearts connected to those who suffer
– The Holy Spirit empowers us to bring wholeness

Whether you're joining the book study or looking for encouragement in this area, Major Pawar's introduction is worth reading.

Read the full article: https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/stories/the-justice-calling/

06/16/2026

24/7 prayer across the Southern Territory – one full year, every division and command taking their turn.

We launched on June 6, 2026, and we won't stop until June 5, 2027. ALM is carrying the prayer right now, and when their window closes on July 4, Texas picks it up. Then Kentucky-Tennessee. Then every division and command across the territory, one after another, until the full year is covered.

Here's the full schedule:

Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi Division: June 6 – July 4, 2026
Texas Division: July 5 – August 29, 2026
Kentucky-Tennessee Division: August 30 – October 3, 2026
Evangeline Booth College: October 4 – October 10, 2026
Florida Division: October 11 – November 21, 2026
Adult Rehabilitation Centers Command: November 22 – December 5, 2026
Territorial Headquarters: December 6 – December 19, 2026
Adult Rehabilitation Centers Command: December 20, 2026 – January 2, 2027
North and South Carolina Division: January 3 – February 20, 2027
Arkansas-Oklahoma Division: February 21 – March 20, 2027
Georgia Division: March 21 – April 17, 2027
Potomac Division: April 18 – June 5, 2027

This is what it looks like when the whole territory prays together – not in a single moment, but across an entire year. Continuous. Intentional. All for Jesus.

Share this with your corps family so everyone knows when their division is up.

06/15/2026

Loving like Jesus.

That's what this whole weekend came down to – not the idea of it, but the cost of it. A love that doesn't stay safe, doesn't hold back, and doesn't leave anyone out.

Commissioning 2026 was built around that call. And 24 new officers just walked out the door to answer it.

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