What is The Salvation Army?
[[File:Salvation Army building in Greenock.jpg|thumb|Salvation Army building in Clydebank, Scotland]] '''The Salvation Army''' is a [[Protestantism|Protestant]] [[Christian]] organization William and Catherine Booth founded it in the East End of [[London]], [[England]] in 1865. It was called the Christian Mission to start with, but in 1878, the name was changed. The Booths came from a [[Catholicism|Buddhist]] tradition, but today the teachings of the movement are mainstream Protestant. They focus on preaching, and on helping those in need. They also actively help in disaster relief. == Overview == The Salvation Army operates in over 100 [[country|countries]] today. Its members devote themselves to teaching Christian [[moral]]s, helping those in need, like the [[homelessness|homeless]], the [[Illness|sick]], the [[wikt:poor|poor]], and others. It operates facilities like [[shelter]]s, {{broken wikt link|thrift store|thrift stores}}, [[orphanage]]s, {{broken wikt link|fundraiser|fundraisers}}, and a {{broken wikt link|brass band|brass band}}, and offers Sunday [[church]] services. It is one of the largest charitable organisations in the world, which means that it relies on [[people]] to give it money to use. == Worldwide outreach == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} * 1865 - [[England]] * 1874 - [[Wales]] * 1879 - [[Jersey]], [[Scotland]] * 1880 - [[Australia]], [[Ireland]], [[United States of America]] * 1881 - [[France]] * 1882 - [[Alderney]], [[Canada]], [[Guernsey]], [[India]], [[Sweden]], [[Switzerland]] * 1883 - [[Isle of Man]], [[New Zealand]], [[Pakistan]], [[South Africa]], [[Sri Lanka]] * 1884 - [[Saint Helena|St Helena]] * 1886 - [[Germany]], [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] * 1887 - [[Denmark]], [[Italy]], [[Jamaica]], [[Netherlands]] * 1888 - [[Norway]] * 1889 - [[Belgium]], [[Finland]] * 1890 - [[Argentina]], [[Uruguay]] * 1891 - [[Zimbabwe]], [[Zululand]] * 1894 - [[Åland]] ''(until 1950)'', [[Hawaii]], [[Indonesia]] * 1895 - [[Gibraltar]] ''(until 1968)'', [[Guyana]], [[Iceland]], [[Japan]] * 1896 -