the Salvation Army

Cultural  

1. A Protestant denomination, organized under officers in military fashion, that is known chiefly for its charitable works in cities among the poor, the homeless, and people dependent on drugs and alcohol. It was founded in the nineteenth century by the English reformer William Booth.

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Example Sentences

One senses her tolerant intrigue at the straight-faced, conspiracy-tinged assertion of a woman who claims that Christ has returned and is living in a Pakistani community in London, and one imagines she was moved by the couple, both uniform-wearing members of the Salvation Army, who speak not of “passing away” but of being “promoted to glory.”

From The Wall Street Journal

They have spent the last two months in an Airbnb with help from the Salvation Army, she said, but that runs out next Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times

Search and rescue teams and their dogs, the Salvation Army, the Women's Royal Voluntary Service, and locals from the town were all involved.

From BBC

A celebration of life will be held at the Salvation Army Pasadena Tabernacle Corps on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 2 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1983, he founded New Frontier Publications for the Salvation Army, serving as editor until 2017.

From Los Angeles Times