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New Salvation Army Commander

It has been announced that Major Adrian Allman, Corps Officer of the Birmingham Citadel, is to be the next Commander of the West Midlands Division of the Salvation Army. Adrian’s wife Clare, who leads the Birmingham Citadel alongside Adrian, will become Divisional Personnel Officer. Both appointments will take effect from 1 July 2024. Read the … Read more

Shine Your Light

The ‘Shine Your Light’ initiative is calling on Christians to unite in towns, villages and cities across the UK in order to take the Gospel message outdoors in the run-up to Christmas. ‘Shine Your Light’ will run over the weekend of Saturday 16/Sunday 17 December, with an emphasis on community events and activities on the Saturday. … Read more

West Midlands leaders’ summit

Building on the success of the summit held in October 2022, over 20 senior leaders and representatives of West Midlands Churches participated in a second leaders’ summit on Sunday 1 and Monday 2 October 2023 at the Woodbrooke Centre in Birmingham. At the gathering, the leaders spent significant time in prayer and conversation on issues … Read more

Anti Trafficking and Modern Slavery Roadshow

The Salvation Army Anti-Trafficking & Modern Slavery Team will visit Birmingham on 23 September to celebrate & champion its amazing volunteers and raise awareness of Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking. The Birmingham event will take place from 11.00am to 3.00pm on Saturday 23 September at the Salvation Army’s Birmingham Citadel, 24 St Chads Queensway, Birmingham B4 … Read more

Leaders’ Summit

Birmingham and Solihull Church Leaders were among the 23 West Midlands Church Leaders who met over 24 hours at the Woodbrooke Quaker Centre, Birmingham, on Sunday 2/Monday 3 October. At the summit, the leaders took time to listen to each other, to pray together and to consider ‘what the Spirit is saying to the Churches’ at this … Read more

‘Together 22’ festival

Salvation Army officers and soldiers from around the UK will gather in Birmingham during the weekend Friday 15 to Sunday 17 July. The ‘Together 22’ festival will combine prayer, music, worship, seminars and the commissioning of new officers, as well as a number of fringe events. The festival will carry the theme ‘Love God, Love … Read more

Leeroy Gotami – Promoted to Glory

Members of the midlands Salvation Army community are mourning the loss of Leeroy Gotami, who died suddenly at the weekend. Originally from Zimbabwe, Leeroy lived with his family in Birmingham. Having studied Music Technology at The Sixth Form College in Solihull, Leeroy was studying Audio and Recording Technology at De Montford University, Leicester. A keen … Read more