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A Brief History

In 1865 William Booth, a young minister, left the "Methodist New Connexion" in order to begin the Christian Mission in the poverty-ridden London East End. With his wife, Catherine, he "reached for the worst," rather than cultivate the comfortable middle class.
In 1878, William, his son Bramwell and George Scott Railton were putting the finishing touches on a document, in which was described the Christian Mission. Booth dictated the following line, "We are a volunteer army." When Bramwell heard the statement, he declared, "Volunteer, I'm no volunteer, I'm a regular!" Railton was instructed to cross out the word "volunteer" and substitute the word "salvation". With the stroke of a pen, an organization was born that would effect the entire world.
The movement captured the public imagination. Incorporating paramilitary ranks and uniforms, the movement spread throughout the British Isles. In 1880, George Scott Railton was sent to New York with the aid of seven "Hallulujah Lassies." The Salvation Army was soon on its way along the East Coast. Railton, himself, would push as far as St. Louis, Missouri.

Work in the West Begins

Meanwhile, conditions around San Francisco's Barbary Coast begged for a religious revival. Some sincere Christians, feeling that Booth's organization was needed, asked for officers to be sent there to form their group into the first corps in the West. Aided by reinforcements from England and new converts, Major Alfred Wells and Captain Henry Stillwell founded the vibrant, innovative Army that is today's Western Territory. In ten years there were 67 corps, or churches, spreading north to Seattle, south to San Diego, and east to Montana and Utah. The West now encompasses the 13 western states as well as the Marshall Islands, Guam and Micronesia. Led by its Territorial Commander, Commissioner James Knaggs, the territory has more than 300 corps community centers and numerous social service units.

Social Services

William Booth's ministry recognized the interdependence of material emotional, and spiritual needs. In addition to preaching the Gospel, Booth became involved in providing food and shelter for the hungry and homeless and alcohol rehabilitation for the addicted.

The basic social services developed by William Booth have remained an outward visible expression of the Army's strong religious principles. In addition, new programs that address contemporary needs have been established. Among these are disaster relief services, day care centers, summer camps, holiday assistance, services for senior citizens, hospitals and medical facilities, shelters for battered wives and children, family and career counseling, vocational training, correctional services, and drug rehabilitation.

The Inland Empire & Redlands

Not much is know about the early days of Army work in Redlands. We do know that the work in Redlands commenced in 1891, just 26 years after our founding in London, Engand. Through the very best and worst of circumstances, The Salvation Army has been an active part of the community, helping it through some of the most difficult moments of America and the region's history, including natural disasters, two world wars, the Great Depression, and many economic struggles. After 121 year of service in the East Valley, our neighbors can be assured of a few things:

Our commiment to faith and community has not changed. If anything, the best is yet to come.

We're not going anywhere. We view our arrival in 1891 as an unspoken promise to improve the spiritual and physical lives of those in the community, especially those on the fringe, the ignored and the forgotten.

That promise is alive and well and is at the heart of our ministry and servce today.

You can be a part. Call us at the number at the bottom of this page or visit the "You Can Help..." section of this website to find out how.

The Making of an Army | Close it

The Making of an Army

Elijah Cadman was an evangelist, an early member of The Salvation Army and the originator of the idea that Salvationists should wear uniforms. Just five feet tall, he became known as "the Converted Sweep" and "Fiery Elijah" because of his zeal for preaching.
Cadman was often drunk from the age of 6, and by the time he was 17 he could "fight like a devil and drink like a fish". Aged 21 Cadman become a Christian after listening to a street preacher in Rugby whom he had planned to heckle. After his conversion Cadman spent all his spare time as a Methodist lay preacher. An illiterate, Cadman hired a boy to read the Bible to him and committed large sections of it to memory. He was aged 22 when he was taught to read and write by his young wife.
In 1876 he sold his house and chimney-sweeping business and took his wife and children to London where he joined William Booth's The Christian Mission. In 1876 Cadman was appointed to the Hackney (East London) Christian Mission Station, where he visited the slums in the day and preached in the streets at night.
Cadman, in presenting his idea for the uniform to the new "salvationists" in August 1878, declared, "I would like to wear a suit of clothes that would let everyone know I meant war to the teeth and salvation for the world".
Mission Stations became "Corps." Evangelists became "Officers." Members became "Soldiers." Those changes became a permanant characteristic of Army.

The Redlands Corps

The heart of our operation in the East Valley is the Redlands Corps Community Center. The Corps is the heart of all spiritual and social ministries to for The Salvation Army in Loma Linda, Redlands, Mentone, Yucaipa, and Calimesa. A wide range of services and ministries stream through the East Valley from our Alta Street location, effecting diverse ages, races, and social backgrounds.
After all these years, the early spirit of Salvationists like Elijah Cadman is still vibrant. We see the potential. There is still hope for the alcoholic and the broken to be redeemed and transformed into testaments to the grace of God.

Structure of The Salvation Army | Close it

Structure of The Salvation Army

International Headquarters

Located in London, England, IHQ is the international administrative center of The Salvation Army. From International Headquarters, General Linda Bond, the Army's international leader, provides spiritual and administrative guidance to Salvation Army units around the world.

The Salvation Army in the United States

The Salvation Army in the United States is divided into four Territories, East, Central, South, and West. The National Commander, Commissioner William Roberts not only serves as the national leader, he also serves in a coordinating capacity between the four Territories.

The USA Western Territory

The administrative center of the Western Territory is in Long Beach, California. The USA Western Territory comprises 12 Western states and is divided into ten Divisions (regional) commands. The Territorial Commander, Commissioner James Knaggs, is the administrative and spiritual leader of the territory.

Divisional Headquarters

Territories are divided into Divisions, with a Divisional Commander, the division’s spiritual and administrative leader. He or She leads a team of administrative officers in each division. Each division encompasses a number of corps and other Salvation Army centers. Our Division, the Sierra del Mar Division, is located in San Diego, California under the leadership of Major Lee Lescano.

Corps Community Centers

The Corps is the front line center for worship and service and iss the most public face of Army work in the US. Each week a variety of people will meet here for worship, discipleship, fellowship, and mission.
There is also a variety of human service programs, youth and musical programs.
Emergency relief, emergency shelter and other social services are also available at the corps community center. FOr more details on our ministries and services to the East Valley, please look at the menu entitled "What we do..."
The Redlands Corps Community Center operates under teh ministry and leadership of Captains Patrick and Ke'olani Lyons.

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God's Tangible Love

It is supposed that Francis of Assisi said, "Preach the gospel always, and if neccessary, use words." While we can not verify that the statement was made by him, we wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment.
It gets to the very heart of how we look at social ministry and human service. Our mission of preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ and meeting human needs in His Name without discrimination is really one coin with two heads.

When our neighbors come to The Salvation Army, the only thing we ask them to demonstrate is need. We do not discriminate or treat any person or persons unequally or unfairly in the delivery of services, regardless of race, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender.

A Holy and Holistic Commitment

Where this gets confusing for some is that we do not limit the needs of those seeking our services to physical concerns only. We are committed to helping the whole person, body, mind, and spirit, with respect and compassion.

Much of our thought on this matter goes to our Wesleyan Holiness roots. John Wesley was a strong proponant of the "Social Gospel." Do not confine your conversation to gentle and elegant people. I should like this as well as you do. But I cannot discover a precedent for it in the life of our Lord, or any of his Apostles. My dear friend, let you and I walk as he walked … I want you to converse more, abundantly more, with the poorest of the people, who, if they have not taste, have souls, which you may forward on their way to heaven. And they have (many of them) faith, and the love of God in a larger measure than any persons I know. Creep in among these, in spire of dirt, and a hundred disgusting circumstances; and thus put off the gentlewoman. (Letter to ‘A Member of the Society, February 7, 1776, Works 12: 301)

Our Lord Jesus Christ was often found with those who were not readily acceptable by the rest of society. Considering these, it should be no surprise that William Booth advocated the following three ideals in social ministry:

Salvationists are to "Go for souls and go for the worst."

"You can't tell a man about the love of God if he has an empty stomach"

Booth summed up his phylosophy of human services in three simple words: Soup, Soap, Salvation.

We will never leave the reasons God has brought our organization into being. We will never forget Jesus' dearest friends - the lost and least. We will never place stipulations on the hallmark of Salvation Army ministry - God's tangible love.

Structure of The Salvation Army | Close it

Structure of The Salvation Army

International Headquarters

Located in London, England, IHQ is the international administrative center of The Salvation Army. From International Headquarters, General Linda Bond, the Army's international leader, provides spiritual and administrative guidance to Salvation Army units around the world.

The Salvation Army in the United States

The Salvation Army in the United States is divided into four Territories, East, Central, South, and West. The National Commander, Commissioner William Roberts not only serves as the national leader, he also serves in a coordinating capacity between the four Territories.

The USA Western Territory

The administrative center of the Western Territory is in Long Beach, California. The USA Western Territory comprises 12 Western states and is divided into ten Divisions (regional) commands. The Territorial Commander, Commissioner James Knaggs, is the administrative and spiritual leader of the territory.

Divisional Headquarters

Territories are divided into Divisions, with a Divisional Commander, the division’s spiritual and administrative leader. He or She leads a team of administrative officers in each division. Each division encompasses a number of corps and other Salvation Army centers. Our Division, the Sierra del Mar Division, is located in San Diego, California under the leadership of Major Lee Lescano.

Corps Community Centers

The Corps is the front line center for worship and service and iss the most public face of Army work in the US. Each week a variety of people will meet here for worship, discipleship, fellowship, and mission.
There is also a variety of human service programs, youth and musical programs.
Emergency relief, emergency shelter and other social services are also available at the corps community center. For more details on our ministries and services to the East Valley, please look at the menu entitled "What we do..."
The Redlands Corps Community Center operates under the ministry and leadership of Captains Patrick and Ke'olani Lyons.

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Time & Talents

We currently have a paid staff of two Officers, three full time employees and one part-time employee. But this is only part of our local partners in service. We are supported by an Army of Volunteers whose Time and Talents help us to accomplish monumental tasks. Indeed, they help us move mountains.

Time

Most of the tasks performed at the Redlands Corps need only a willing heart and helpful hands in order to be accomplished. Tasks such as preparing emergency foodboxes, picking up donated food from local grocery stores, preparing and distributing those groceries to families in needs, serving hot meals to the homeless, preparing rooms for helpful programs, and washing clothes for the homeless are, while simple to do, are vital in the lives of the people they serve. If you have an hour or two each week, your time can make a difference and allow us to place more money directly into the community. Your time is valuable and we promise to do the most good with every hour you give.

Talents

We spend thousands of dollars each year on basic services that could very easily be be handled by skilled volunteers. These include answering phones, basic repairs and maintenance, food preparation for the homeless, painting, carpentry, and carpeting work.

If you have a few hours to spend and talents and hobbies that you think would be helpful, please call us at the number listed below. They may seem like simple tasks and just a few hours, but it can make all the difference to us and to someone in need.

How To Make A Tax-Deductable Charitable Contribution

The Salvation Army is a California nonprofit religious corporation established in 1914. The Salvation Army has been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as tax-exempt organization under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. This means your qualifying donations and gifts to The Salvation Army are tax deductible. We invite you to follow the links to learn how you can support The Salvation Army in Doing the Most Good for the most people in the most need.

Cash Donations

Gifts of cash are an excellent way to provide The Salvation Army with the immediate funds necessary to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the people we serve. These donations include checks, money orders, and credit card donations, which can be given through our secured online donation site, through the mail, or even by phone. While making a secured online donation, your gift can be designated for the benefit of a specific program or service, or for The Salvation Army's general use and purposes in your area. You can specify where you want your money to go and how you would like it used at the time of your donation. Additionally, through our online form you can also make a gift in memory of someone, or in honor of someone.
These donations can be made in one of three ways:

1. You may mail your cash or check donation to "The Salvation Army, PO Box 26, Redlands, CA, 92373. You will receive a receipt which will express our thanks and can be used for tax puroses in a a few weeks.
2. You may bring your cash or check donation to The Salvation Army at 838 Alta Street, Redlands, CA, 92374 and receive a receipt immediateyl, which can also be used for tax purposes. You will receive a seconday receipt again conferring our thanks which may also be used for tax purposes.
3. You may make a credit card donation by clicking on the Donate Now picture in the menu bar at the top of the page, or by calling 1-800-Sal-Army and designating your gift for Redlands, Ca or the city you live in.

Stock or Real Estate

For donations of Stock or Real Estate, please contact Greg Mattox at 760 644-0561 or 1 888 861-7125. You may also contact him vie email at Greg.Mattox@usw.salvationarmy.org Greg handles these types of donations for Imperial and San Bernardino Counties. By coordinating a single person to assist several cities, we are able to keep our costs low and place more money in direct service to the community.

Planned Gifts

A planned gift is arranged by you legally during your lifetime. Planned gifts can be made in cash, real estate, stocks, bonds, personal property or life insurance.

Bequests by Will

One of the simplest planned gifts is a bequest through your will in which you designate either a specific dollar amount or a percentage of your estate after other disbursements. In addition to supporting The Salvation Army, it serves as an example to your heirs of the values and ideals you hold dear. A bequest also can reduce the amount of your taxable estate, which may increase the actual amount available to loved ones.

Gift Annuity

A gift annuity is an agreement between you and The Salvation Army. In exchange for your irrevocable gift, The Salvation Army pays a fixed dollar amount during your life and/or the life of a designated loved one. The amount you receive is determined by the size of your gift, your age and the age of your beneficiary. Your income is guaranteed, regardless of market fluctuation. A major portion of your income is a tax-exempt return of principal and the income may be deferred until a later time as part of your retirement plan.

Charitable Remainder Trust

A charitable trust transfers ownership and management of cash and/or appreciated securities to The Salvation Army. The Army manages the trust and pays income to you for the remainder of your life and/or the life of another beneficiary. An annuity trust provides a fixed annual income for those wanting consistent, predictable payments. A unitrust pays a variable return based on market changes, providing an effective hedge against inflation.

Pooled Income Fund

A pooled income fund is a trust designed to provide variable yet reliable income. Like a commercial mutual fund, it combines your gift with the contributions of other fund participants, wisely investing the sum for a balance of income and growth. Dividends are paid to the shareholders in proportion to each person's contribution. Your donation results in a tax deduction for the year your gift was made, elimination of capital gains tax if you invest appreciated securities, and reduction of estate taxes for your heirs.

Life Insurance

Contributions of life insurance can provide a substantial gift to The Salvation Army. The value of an ordinary policy at the time of the gift is tax deductible. If you continue paying the premiums, they also are deductible as charitable contributions. If a paid-up policy is given, the cost of purchasing a new paid-up policy at your current age is the value of the charitable deduction.

Endowment

A hometown endowment is a perpetual gift that can be designated for a specific Salvation Army location or program. The original gift remains intact, and the income is used toward the designated area of service. An endowment can be established in memory of a loved one or a donation can be added to an existing fund that will contribute to your local community indefinitely.

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