The Salvation Army: a Faith-Based Consumer-Based Provider
The Salvation Army:
A Faith-based Consumer-based provider
This paper was prepared for History and Development of
Human Services, HUMN 8150,
Abstract
To examine how the Salvation Army remains a faith-centered organization while
making the transition from a provider-based to a consumer-based organization
and how this has affected its delivery of services and provides its services to all
regardless of race, creed, color, sex or socio-economic status.
The Beginning
The Salvation Army, founded in 1865 started out as a religious-based
organization whose purpose was to minister and “preach the gospel of Jesus
Christ to the poor, homeless, the hungry and the destitute” (The Salvation Army
2012). It started in England under the auspices of William Booth, an evangelist, who with his wife, Catherine traveled throughout England preaching to those that society deemed unfit and unworthy and the church would not allow due to their past. In 1879, the Salvation Army was introduced to the United States when Lieutenant Eliza Shirley followed her parents to the United States. She held the first meeting of the Salvation Army in Philadelphia where they were welcomed with open arms. It was because of this that Lt. Shirley asked General Booth to send others to help assist her.
According to the website the mission statement is, “ 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
A Faith-based Consumer-based provider
This paper was prepared for History and Development of
Human Services, HUMN 8150,
Abstract
To examine how the Salvation Army remains a faith-centered organization while
making the transition from a provider-based to a consumer-based organization
and how this has affected its delivery of services and provides its services to all
regardless of race, creed, color, sex or socio-economic status.
The Beginning
The Salvation Army, founded in 1865 started out as a religious-based
organization whose purpose was to minister and “preach the gospel of Jesus
Christ to the poor, homeless, the hungry and the destitute” (The Salvation Army
2012). It started in England under the auspices of William Booth, an evangelist, who with his wife, Catherine traveled throughout England preaching to those that society deemed unfit and unworthy and the church would not allow due to their past. In 1879, the Salvation Army was introduced to the United States when Lieutenant Eliza Shirley followed her parents to the United States. She held the first meeting of the Salvation Army in Philadelphia where they were welcomed with open arms. It was because of this that Lt. Shirley asked General Booth to send others to help assist her.
According to the website the mission statement is, “ 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
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