UK Charities Quiz - Salvation Army (Answers)
The Salvation Army is one of the largest providers of social services in the UK after the Government. It is a church and registered charity that works in 133 countries worldwide, using nearly 200 different languages and has over 1.5 million members.
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Find more information at the Salvation Army website. Many thanks to Louise Dixon, Schools and Colleges Unit, Salvation Army.
Founder William Booth left his pulpit to take the message of salvation to the destitute, homeless and hungry who felt uncomfortable in churches
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It is one of the oldest tracing agencies in the world, having been founded in 1885
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They are set out in Schedule 1 of The Salvation Army Act 1980
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They are places of worship where Sunday meetings are held. During the week they are venues for programmes and activities for the whole community
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Blood for the death of Jesus which saved Christians from sin and Fire for the power of the Holy Spirit which helps Christians live holy lives
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The site includes The Salvation Army Hadleigh Employment Training Centre. It provides employment and life skills for a wide range of vulnerable adults. There are tea rooms run by the trainees and a Rare Breeds centre which attracts thousands of visitors
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John Lennon is said to have played in the trees behind the orphanage called Strawberry Field in Woolton, England, when he was a boy
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The first edition of The War Cry was printed on December 27, 1879 in London and it is now Britain's most popular Christian weekly
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Salvation Army Emergency relief teams gave out food and fresh water to people affected by Japan's 2011 earthquake and resulting tsunami
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