The Salvation Army Thrift Store - Massena

06/18/2026

05/12/2026

We don’t say it enough, but our staff is truly amazing.

Every day, they work hard to raise the funds needed to help support our community, and they take that responsibility to heart. Their dedication, compassion, and commitment continue to make a real difference.

So far this year, they have raised 62% of our $288,000 goal!

After store expenses such as utilities, wages, benefits, and insurance are paid, the remaining funds go directly into the church budget to support:
• Food for our pantry
• Meals and supplies for our soup kitchen
• Youth and adult programming
• Utility assistance and ministry operations

Because of their hard work, we are able to continue serving those in need throughout our community. We are grateful for each member of our team and all they do behind the scenes to make ministry happen.

04/14/2026

Across our communities, volunteers show up when it matters most.
They serve meals.
They lend a hand.
They offer connection and care to neighbors who need it.
If you’ve been looking for a meaningful way to give back, there’s a place for you at The Salvation Army.
👉 Find volunteer opportunities near you: https://salarmy.us/volunteer-localizer

04/10/2026

April 10, 1829 – William Booth was born in Nottingham, England.
He was converted at 15 and immediately went to the poorest
parts of town to hold meetings in cottages and on the streets.
He later said he'd been apprenticed to the work of reaching
souls on the very day he came to faith.

Years later, as a successful and well-loved minister, he found
himself miserable. The comfort of the position was causing him
to settle into being a preacher and nothing more. He walked
away from the salary, the security, and the congregation – and
went back to the people the church wasn't reaching.

He wrote this in 1896:

"If the people won't come to the Office, the Officer must go to
the people. If he is consumed by a passion for their souls, he
will reach them somehow; if not in the barracks, in the streets;
if not in the streets, in their cottages; if not in groups and
congregations, then one by one."
– William Booth | How to Keep Souls to the Front, 1896

The language is his era – officers, barracks, cottages. But the
movement underneath the words belongs to every Salvationist,
every soldier, every volunteer who has ever decided to go toward
someone instead of waiting for them to show up.

Happy birthday, General. We're still going. ☝️

04/02/2026

April 4th ONLY!