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General is the title of the international leader and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Salvation Army,a Christian denomination with extensive charitable social services that gives quasi-military rank to its ministers. The General is elected by the High Council of The Salvation Army and serves a term of five years,which may be extended to seven years. Brian Peddle,the current general,assumed the position in August 2018 upon the retirement of Andre Cox. The organisation's founder,William Booth,was the first and longest-serving general. There have been 21 generals as of 2018.
Arnold Brown was the 11th General of The Salvation Army (1977–1981).
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 fulfill their duties. It is made up of the Chief of the Staff,all active Commissioners except the spouse of the General,and all active Territorial Commanders. 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.
George Lyndon Carpenter was the 5th General of The Salvation Army (1939-1946).
Shaw Clifton is a former General of The Salvation Army. He succeeded John Larsson as the 18th General on 2 April 2006.
Bramwell Harold Tillsley was a Canadian salvationist and writer,who was the 14th General of The Salvation Army (1993–1994). General Tillsley died on Saturday,November 2,2019,in Toronto,Ontario,Canada.
Erik Wickberg was the 9th General of The Salvation Army (1969-1974).
Jarl Holger Wahlström was the 12th General of The Salvation Army (1981–86).
On May 12,2006,at the age of 61,Commissioner Israel L. Gaither was formally installed as the National Commander of The Salvation Army in the United States,the first African American to serve in that capacity. Gaither was selected for the position by General Shaw Clifton.
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.
The Salvation Army,Australian Southern Territory or (AUS) was one of two administrative territories. On Friday 30 November 2018,General Brian Peddle announced that the Southern Territory and Eastern Territory were reunited and The Salvation Army in Australia would again be one territory.
Linda Bond is a former General of the Salvation Army;she was the 19th person to hold the position. 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 is the CEO and 21st General of The Salvation Army since 3 August 2018. He was formerly the 26th Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army from 1 November 2015 until 3 August 2018 under General AndréCox.
James Sik Hung Ling,D.Min,B.D was a leader in the Christian community of Hong Kong. He was an Officer of the Salvation Army and pastored multiple congregations;before serving as the General Secretary of the Salvation Army Hong Kong and Macau Command until his death in 2001.
Commissioner John Aiken Carleton was a contemporary of William Booth and played a significant role in the early days of The Salvation Army. He was the first Chair of the Salvation Army International Musical Board. But he is more well known for his idea of giving up pudding that gave rise to Self-Denial week,something still in existence to this day. He was in the first cohort to be awarded the Order of the Founder in 1920.