Unique Ensembles Come to Bloomington

Bloomington will be getting a special treat this fall. Around 40 college students who are part of a traditional Salvation Army brass band or vocal ensemble will be visiting Bloomington November 13-15, 2009. Hosted by The Salvation Army of Monroe County, this group will be sharing with the community in several ways including nursing home visitation, neighborhood outreach, a community concert, and leading worship on Sunday morning.

The band and vocal ensemble is comprised of college students from Asbury Collegein Wilmore, Kentucky. Many have grown up in The Salvation Army church and participate in these music groups as a way of sharing the musical talent God has given them. Bloomington Corps officers, Jonathan and Catherine Fitzgerald, are alumni of this group and know personally how their ministry shares God’s love in a special way.

The band will be performing at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church on Saturday, November 14th, at 7:00 PM. The concert is completely free. You will not want to miss this rare and special treat!

Come Join Our Army! Mazulu did.

The Bloomington Corps has one more soldier in its ranks. Mazulu Ntshangase took that important step Sunday in a ceremony celebrating his enrollment in The Salvation Army.

Mazulu’s story is one of many young people deciding to take that step for Christ. Having accepted Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord, and desiring to fulfil their membership of His Church on earth as a soldier of The Salvation Army, they, by God’s grace, enter into a sacred covenant. Mazulu and others sign that Soldiers Covenant which you can read here.

A soldier is an integral part of the health of a local Salvation Army. Soldiers serve in leadership roles in the Church such as Sunday School teachers, womens ministry sargeants, young people’s secretary and leadership boards. To date there are nearly half a million soldiers in the United States. 

To find out more about The Salvation Army Church, please visit us Sunday at 11:00 am or visit our website.

Harvest Festival Approaches

Global poverty is a serious issue that we address with a bit of fun.

Every day 2.7 billion people struggle to live on less than $2 a day,according to the UN Millennium Project . Unclean water sources and relatedly diarrhea are a major cause of death for 2.6 billion who do not have basic sanitation. Women are poorly educated if at all, despite the evidence that education reaps myriad benefits for women and the community.

The Salvation Army is in these places, serving 118 countries worldwide, but the Corps serving in impoverished circumstanses look to places like Bloomington for support.

We are hosting the 2009 Harvest Festival: Auction and Dinner to support our brothers and sisters around the world, and we’re having fun doing it. If you’ve never attended a Billy Williams auction before, you’re missing out. He’ll be auctioning off tables of merchandise October 03; the prices are always right. All the proceeds directly benefit Salvation Army offices in needy locations worldwide. There will also be a dinner before hand, which you can get tickets by calling 336-4310.

A Wolverine Transport

Kenyon Sivels has hit Bloomington, and as you can tell from his picture he means business and is up to the task.

And what a task it is. Kenyon is the Ministry Intern for The Salvation Army in Bloomington. So, when he isn’t sneaking onto Facebook, he’s busy assisting Lieutenants Jonathan and Catherine with projects large and small designed to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ. His first project has been to work on this week’s Vacation Bible School.

The internship is designed to provide real life ministry experiences for young men and women who may someday become officers (pastors) in The Salvation Army.  

Kenyon is a supremely qualified candidate for this internship. He graduating from the University of Michigan with a major in American Culture. That is where he helped begin PrayUM, a way for Christian students to come together to pray. It’s success on the UM campus is a testimony to Kenyon’s dedication to the Lord and his reliance on Him through prayer to overcome obstacles.

So please welcome Kenyon when you see him working throughout Monroe County.

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