Related Research Articles
John Alfred Larsson was a Swedish Salvationist,writer and composer of Christian music and hymns,who was the 17th General of The Salvation Army.
The High Council of The Salvation Army elects a new general in the event of a vacancy or prior to the retirement of the existing office holder. It can also remove a general who can no longer fulfil their duties. The council is made up of the chief of the staff,active commissioners who are territorial commanders or who hold an international or national headquarters or territorial leadership appointment,territorial commanders with the rank of colonel,and territorial leaders with the rank of colonel. It is not a governing body of the Salvation Army,and is regarded as having no continuity of existence between meetings.
The Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army is a Commissioner appointed by the General of The Salvation Army as the second in command internationally. The Chief of the Staff is stationed at International Headquarters in London.
Shaw Clifton was a Salvation Army Officer born to Salvation Army officer parents stationed in Northern Ireland,who served as the 18th General of the Salvation Army. He succeeded John Larsson on 2 April 2006.
Clarence Dexter Wiseman,was the tenth General of The Salvation Army from 1974 to 1977.
Jarl Holger Wahlström was the 12th General of The Salvation Army (1981–86).
Commissioner James M. Knaggs was the Territorial Commander of The Salvation Army,USA Western Territory.
Commissioner Thomas Henry Howard OF was the Second Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army,succeeding Bramwell Booth on his appointment as General on the death of his father William Booth in 1912.
The Salvation Army,Australia Eastern Territory or (AUE) was one of two administrative territories that The Salvation Army was divided into within Australia and covered 2 states and 1 Australian territory on the east coast of the country. The AUE was geographically sub-divided into 2 divisions,under different Divisional Commanders,each reporting directly to the Territorial Commander. Its headquarters was located at 261-265 Chalmers St,Redfern NSW 2016.
Commissioner Walter Stanley Cottrill was the 15th Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army.
The rank of Commissioner in The Salvation Army is the second highest rank attainable by Officers in the organisation,and many of the Army's Territorial Commanders and even the Chief of the Staff hold this rank. The rank of Commissioner has been an active rank since 1880,and is one of the original ranks created by General William Booth,the first appointed Commissioner being George Scott Railton.
Linda Bond she served as the 19th General of the Salvation Army. She was born in Glace Bay,Nova Scotia,Canada.
General AndréCox is the former chief executive officer (CEO) and 20th General of The Salvation Army. He was commissioned as an Officer in The Salvation Army on 25 May 1979. He was elected to the position of General by the 18th High Council of The Salvation Army on 3 August 2013 and retired on 3 August 2018;he was succeeded by Brian Peddle.
Commissioner William A. Roberts is a retired American Salvation Army officer who served as the Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army from October 2013 to November 2015 under General Andre Cox.
General Brian Peddle was the 21st General of The Salvation Army from 3 August 2018 to 3 August 2023. He was formerly the 26th Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army from 1 November 2015 until 3 August 2018 under General AndréCox.
Lyndon Vernon Wayne Buckingham is a Salvation Army officer and Christian minister from New Zealand,currently serving as the General of The Salvation Army since 3 August 2023. He is the first person from New Zealand to hold the office.
Edward Hill is an American minister and Salvation Army officer with the rank of commissioner who serves as the 28th Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army. He assumed office on 3 August 2023 and serves under the leadership of General Lyndon Buckingham.
John McMillan was a Scottish minister and Salvation Army officer who served as the 5th Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army from 1937 until his death in 1939.
Earle Maxwell is an Australian minister and Salvation Army officer who served as the 19th Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army from 1993 to 1999,as well as the acting General of the Salvation Army in 1994.
Ron Cox (1925–1995) was an English minister and Salvation Army officer who served as the 17th Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army from 1987 to 1991 under General Eva Burrows.
References
- 1 2 3 "The Salvation Army International - Candidate Profile: Commissioner Barry C. Swanson". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
- ↑ "The Salvation Army International - Candidate profile: Commissioner Barry C. Swanson". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- ↑ "Nominations Arise Out of a Spirit of Unity".