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Our
Mission
The Salvation Army,
an
international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal
Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry
is motivated by the
love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ
and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination. |
"Service
is our watchword, and there is no reward equal to that of doing the most good
to the most people
in the most need."
Evangeline Booth,
daughter
of The Army's founder, William Booth.
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 THE ARMY IN THE BAHAMAS
The administrative offices (or divisional
headquarters) for The Salvation Army are located on 31 Mackey Street,
Nassau. From this location The Salvation Army coordinates all of
its programs and services rendered in The Bahamas. The divisional
commander is directly responsible for the Army’s work and business in
The Bahamas, and is ably supported at divisional headquarters by other
Salvation Army officers, advisory board members, employees and
volunteers. The Salvation Army in The Bahamas falls under the
administrative jurisdiction of the Caribbean Territory, with
territorial headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica. The Salvation
Army’s international offices are in London, England, where the General,
the Army’s world leader, gives guidance to the organization in
113 countries around the world.
HOW IT ALL GOT STARTED
In 1931 Colonel Mary Booth, then territorial
commander for The Salvation Army in the Caribbean, was on her way to
Bermuda from the territorial headquarters in Jamaica when the ship she
was sailing in made a brief stop at the port in Nassau.
Colonel Booth disembarked the vessel, and a quick tour of parts of
Nassau coupled with passionate pleas from several of the local
residents were all it took for her to be convinced that the work of The
Salvation Army was needed in The Bahamas. On her return to
headquarters in Jamaica, she quickly sent two Salvation Army officers
to begin the work, which officially commenced in Nassau in May
1931. The Salvation Army began its religious work and social
service programs in Governors Harbour, Eleuthera, in 1932, and in
Freeport, Grand Bahama, in 1985.
The Salvation Army in The Bahamas is widely known
for its work with the blind and visually impaired. The School for
the Blind has its beginnings in Grants Town in 1948 and the Workshop
for blind adults began a year later. Both the school and workshop
have had several locations over the years before settling at their
current locations on Mackey Street and Ivanhoe Road, respectively.
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Divisional Leaders
Lester & Beverley
Ferguson
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Divisional Officer Team
Major Lester Ferguson
Divisional Commander
Major Oral Morris
Divisional Secretary for Business
Captain Beverley Ferguson
Divisional Director, Women's Ministries
Major Marcia Morris
Divisional League of Mercy Secretary
Captain Naomi Bain
DHQ Social Service Officer
Captains Chris & Rhonda Matthias
Freeport Corps
Major Marylee Johnson
Nassau Citadel Corps
Captain MaryJane Edgar
Palmetto Point Corps
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