The Salvation Army: Faith Affecting The Community

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Faith affecting the community The Salvation Army was founded in London's East End in 1865 by William Booth and his wife Catherine. Originally the organization was called the East London Christian Mission. He set it up because a lot of churches in Victorian times were all about image, if you were poor you either couldn't go, or had a sit pretty much on the floor, William made the Salvation Army a place where everyone was equal and could worship together. Also he wanted his church to be helpful to others, some churches then would do nothing for others but the Salvation Army was to also a sort of charity, in the name of god. Street teams run handing out warm clothes, blankets, food and hot drinks to people sleeping on the streets. They try
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