William Booth embarked upon his ministerial career in 1852, desiring to win the lost multitudes of England to Christ. He walked the streets of London to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to the poor, the homeless, the hungry, and the destitute. Booth abandoned the conventional concept of a church and a pulpit, instead taking his message to the people. In 1865, William Booth was invited to hold a s
eries of evangelistic meetings in the East End of London.Thieves, prostitutes, gamblers, and drunkards were among Booth's first converts to Christianity. His aim was to lead people to Christ and link them to a church for further spiritual guidance. Many churches, however, did not accept Booth's followers because of their past. So Booth continued giving his new converts spiritual direction, challenging them to save others like themselves. Soon, they too were preaching and singing in the streets as a living testimony to the power of God. In 1867, Booth had only 10 full-time workers, but by 1874, the number had grown to 1,000 volunteers and 42 evangelists, all serving under the name "The Christian Mission." Booth assumed the title of general superintendent, with his followers calling him "General." Known as the "Hallelujah Army," the converts spread out of the East End of London into neighboring areas and then to other cities. Booth was reading a printer's proof of the 1878 annual report when he noticed the statement "The Christian Mission is a volunteer army." Crossing out the words "volunteer army," he penned in "Salvation Army." From those words came the basis of the foundation deed of The Salvation Army. From that point, converts became soldiers of Christ and were known then, as now, as Salvationists. Meanwhile, the Army was gaining a foothold in the United States. Lieutenant Eliza Shirley had left England to join her parents, who had migrated to America earlier in search for work. In 1879, she held the first meeting of The Salvation Army in America, in Philadelphia. The Salvationists were received enthusiastically. Shirley wrote to General Booth, begging for reinforcements. None were available at first. Glowing reports of the work in Philadelphia, however, eventually convinced Booth, in 1880, to send an official group to pioneer the work in America. On March 10, 1880, Commissioner George Scott Raiton and seven women officers knelt on the dockside at Battery Park in New York City to give thanks for their safe arrival. At their first official street meeting, these pioneers were met with unfriendly actions, as had happened in Great Britain. They were ridiculed, arrested, and attacked. Several officers and soldiers even gave their lives.Three years later, Railton and other Salvationists had expanded their operation into California, Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. President Grover Cleveland received a delegation of Salvation Army officers in 1886 and gave the organization a warm personal endorsement. This was the first recognition from the White House and would be followed by similar receptions from succeeding presidents. The Salvation Army movement expanded rapidly to Canada, Australia, France, Switzerland, India, South Africa, Iceland, and local neighborhood units. The Salvation Army is active in virtually every corner of the world. PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGH THE SALVATION ARMY OF PLATTSBURGH:
FOOD PANTRY
MONDAY – FRIDAY
9:00 AM-1:00 PM
BAGS OF GROCERIES EVERY MONTH
SOUP KITCHEN
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY
11:30 AM- 1:00 PM
DEVOTIONAL, PRAYER, HOT MEAL
FOOD GIVEAWAY
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY
ALWAYS IS AFTER THE LUNCH
12:30- 1:00 PM
DONATIONS THAT WE RECEIVED FROM DIFFERENT VENDORS
BREAD GIVEAWAY
TUESDAY AND THURSDAY
10:00- UNTIL FINISHED
BREAD THAT WE PUT OUTSIDE IF WEATHER PERMITTED
BREAD GIVEAWAY
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY
11:30 AM T 1:00 PM INSIDE WHEN WE ARE DOING OUR LUNCH PROGRAM
BREAD THAT WE GET FROM DONATIONS
WORSHIP SERVICE
SUNDAY
10:00 AM
SUNDAY SCHOOL
SUNDAY
11:00 AM
WOMEN & MEN MINISTRIES
WEDNESDAY
2:00 PM
BIBLE STUDY – ART
BINGO
SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH
11:30 – 1:00 PM
LUNCH – PLAY BINGO
