OUR MISSION STATEMENT: The Mission of The Salvation Army is to: Save Souls Grow Saints & serve suffering humanity The Salvation Army Stafford will do this by reaching out to our community and living the Christian life within it OUR VISION Our community, transformed through Christ - soul by precious soul OUR CORE VALUES Christ Centred Family Community Heritage Excellence
The Salvation Army Stafford's Solid Rock coffee shop is available to cater for functions in the centre. There is a great range of hot and cold food and drinks at great prices. Telephone: 3352 6577 to book
The Salvation Army Stafford
The Salvation Army Stafford is a church in the Stafford community. It is the result of a merger between the Albion and Mitchelton corps. On this website, you can find information on our services, events and community activities for all the familyLAST UPDATED: Monday, May 19 2008
We pray God's blessings on you and your family
Doorknock this weekend May 24-25 Collection points in major shopping centres and railway stations Click here for more details
~ 5pm-8.30pm ~ Click here to go to CR page
Brisbane Churches are to roll up their sleeves and head into the City's back yards on Saturday, May 31. Click here for details
Brisbane's inaugural Shine Ball is to be on Saturday, August 9 Click here for details
Stop the Traffik (against modern-day slavery) Click here for the website
Need Help??Call the Salvo Care line on 1300 36 36 22
Our regular worship times are:
9.30am: Worship Service
10am-11.15am: Sunday School is run for children of all ages
5pm: Celebrate Recovery - for anyone recovering from a habit, hassle or hangup: (5pm barbecue, 6pm Worship; 7pm Small groups; 8pm coffee and chat)
Indoor Cricket: Monday nights from 6pm
Bible Studies at the corps on Tuesday mornings
Indoor Netball: Tuesday nights from 6.30pm
Table Tennis: Thursday nights 7pm-9pm
Playgroup: Tuesdays, 9.30am-11.30am (except school holidays)
Midweek Fellowship: Fortnightly on a Thursday morning
Gentle Exercise classes: For adults: Tuesdays and Fridays, 8am to 9am . Cost: $6 per class (includes a tea or coffee). For 5 to 12-year-olds: Mondays, 4pm Telephone Simon on (0402) 118 365.
May 22: 7pm. Grand finals of inaugural indoor table tennis competition. Powerhouse sports centre.
May 28: 10am Midweek Fellowship. Solid Rock Cafe area. Leader Capt Sue Davies
June 12: 10am Midweek Fellowship. Solid Rock Cafe area. Leader: Australian Hearing Association. Free hearing tests available.
June 16: 10am: Morning tea with Queensland Governor, Quentin Bryce, at Government house.
July 1-4: 10am-3pm. Winter Kids' Club. Stafford corps complex.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
May 14: A Salvation Army relief team from the Hong Kong and Macau Command is on its way to Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, to see how best the Army can provide help to the many thousands of people affected by the recent earthquake.May 8: The Salvation Army responds in the aftermath of the cyclone which has devastated much of Myanmar. Salvationists working on the ground in the region indicate that despite great difficulties and damage to property, members of The Salvation Army in Yangon have been providing cooked meals and water from their wells to desperate survivors of the Cyclone. Shelter is also being provided in Salvation Army halls and buildings which are still functioning. Major Philip Maxwell of Salvation Army Headquarters in Sydney said, “Today we are currently assessing how we can mobilise other Salvation Army emergency relief teams to enter the region and assist local Salvationists. We are trying to get as much information out of the region as possible however communicating is very difficult. The Salvation Army in Australia has sent $500,000 from its disaster relief fund for immediate use to help with the relief effort.” May 2: More than 123,000 young people so far have registered to take part in the 23rd World Youth Day, which is to be hosted by Sydney in July. The event is organised by the Catholic church but open to everyone and is to mark the first visit of Pope Benedict to Australia. Organisers are expecting about 225,000 to attend by the time the event is run between July 15 and 20.April 27: World Day of Prayer for Zimbabwe in the aftermath of the elections on March 29, the results of which have not yet been fully released which are believed to indicate ruling President Robert Mugabe has lost.April 15: The Salvation Army supports calls for community action against alcohol-related violence.April: The research is being released today at the simultaneous launch of the National April 12: April 14: Brisbane Anglican England Grammar School boys claiming to be homosexual call on the school to allow them to take same-sex friends to the school's end-of-year dance on June 19. Headmaster Jonathan Hensman said the issue was not school policy and had not previously been challenged. Anglican Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, who is president of the school council, has said he supported the policyApril 11: The Salvation Army announces a comprehensive three-pronged response to the disturbing findings of the National Youth Commission Inquiry into youth homelessness in Australia.April 10: ABC1-TV screens documentary on homeless youth in Australia with focus on The Salvation Army's Oasis centre in Sydney April 3: The Salvation Army launches its 2008 Red Shield Appeal in Sydney. The Brisbane launch was on April 9March 11: Catholic Church decides the world is a more sinful and to the seven deadly sins defined by Pope Gregory the Great in the sixth century (lust, gluttony, greed, sloth anger, envy and pride, it has added what the Vatican describes as the non-individualistic sins of genetic modification, carrying out experiments on humans, polluting the environment, causing social injustice, causing poverty, becoming obscenely wealthy and taking mind-damaging drugs: March 5: A Hebrew University of Jerusalem professor has tried to discredit the Biblical story of how Moses got the Ten Commandments, claiming Moses was under the influence of a mind-altering concoction based on the bark of the acacia tree which was taken regularly by religious leaders in Biblical times. The professor has admitted having dabbled with such substances. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/05/religion.israelandthepalestinians Feb 24: Larry Norman, one of Christian Rock's most influential figures, dies of heart failure in his home in Oregon. He was 60.Feb 11: An Egyptian court has ruled the state must recognise the right of Christians who convert to Islam to change their minds and revert back, court sources said. The traditional reading of Islamic law in such cases had prohibited the conversion from Islam to any other faith, regardless of the convert's original religion.February 9: The Salvation Army is providing emergency food aid in Zimbabwe after Relentless rains caused floods in the northern Zambezi valley, known as Muzarabani, killing a reported 27 people and leaving thousands homeless. The ongoing unrest in Kenya has resulted in many families fleeing across the country's western border into Uganda, where The Salvation Army is providing assistance with Ugandan Salvationists being supported by a team of international personnel.February 6: The Salvation Army has responded to the Super Tuesday Tornadoes that ripped across America's midwest on February 6.December 21: Members of the Salvation Army ring the bell to start trading on the NASDAQ, with help from a Salvation Army brass quartet December 20: THE Salvation Army has become a member of the Board of the Sphere Project. Sphere – launched in 1997 by a group of humanitarian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement – is based on two core beliefs: first, that all possible steps should be taken to alleviate human suffering arising out of calamity and conflict; and second, that those affected by disaster have a right to life with dignity and therefore a right to assistance.The Motorcycle Riders Association of Australia's 30th annual toy run sees more than $200,000 worth of toys donated to The Salvation Army in VictoriaIt may not be a happy Christmas for many kids due to recent toy recalls that have put a burden on charities, including The Salvation Army, trying to ensure that toys are safe to give outBIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec 21, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Books-A-Million, Inc. (NASDAQ:BAMM) today announced that it raised almost $104,000 for the Salvation Army during a point-of-sale holiday campaign that ran from November 17 to December 9 in all Books-A-Million stores. One hundred percent of the money donated will go to the Salvation Army units that are local to Books-A-Million's stores in 20 states and the District of Columbia.
May 8: The Salvation Army responds in the aftermath of the cyclone which has devastated much of Myanmar. Salvationists working on the ground in the region indicate that despite great difficulties and damage to property, members of The Salvation Army in Yangon have been providing cooked meals and water from their wells to desperate survivors of the Cyclone. Shelter is also being provided in Salvation Army halls and buildings which are still functioning. Major Philip Maxwell of Salvation Army Headquarters in Sydney said, “Today we are currently assessing how we can mobilise other Salvation Army emergency relief teams to enter the region and assist local Salvationists. We are trying to get as much information out of the region as possible however communicating is very difficult. The Salvation Army in Australia has sent $500,000 from its disaster relief fund for immediate use to help with the relief effort.”
May 2: More than 123,000 young people so far have registered to take part in the 23rd World Youth Day, which is to be hosted by Sydney in July. The event is organised by the Catholic church but open to everyone and is to mark the first visit of Pope Benedict to Australia. Organisers are expecting about 225,000 to attend by the time the event is run between July 15 and 20.
April 27: World Day of Prayer for Zimbabwe in the aftermath of the elections on March 29, the results of which have not yet been fully released which are believed to indicate ruling President Robert Mugabe has lost.
April 15: The Salvation Army supports calls for community action against alcohol-related violence.
April: The research is being released today at the simultaneous launch of the National
April 12: April 14: Brisbane Anglican England Grammar School boys claiming to be homosexual call on the school to allow them to take same-sex friends to the school's end-of-year dance on June 19. Headmaster Jonathan Hensman said the issue was not school policy and had not previously been challenged. Anglican Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, who is president of the school council, has said he supported the policy
April 11: The Salvation Army announces a comprehensive three-pronged response to the disturbing findings of the National Youth Commission Inquiry into youth homelessness in Australia.
April 10: ABC1-TV screens documentary on homeless youth in Australia with focus on The Salvation Army's Oasis centre in Sydney
April 3: The Salvation Army launches its 2008 Red Shield Appeal in Sydney. The Brisbane launch was on April 9
March 11: Catholic Church decides the world is a more sinful and to the seven deadly sins defined by Pope Gregory the Great in the sixth century (lust, gluttony, greed, sloth anger, envy and pride, it has added what the Vatican describes as the non-individualistic sins of genetic modification, carrying out experiments on humans, polluting the environment, causing social injustice, causing poverty, becoming obscenely wealthy and taking mind-damaging drugs:
March 5: A Hebrew University of Jerusalem professor has tried to discredit the Biblical story of how Moses got the Ten Commandments, claiming Moses was under the influence of a mind-altering concoction based on the bark of the acacia tree which was taken regularly by religious leaders in Biblical times. The professor has admitted having dabbled with such substances. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/05/religion.israelandthepalestinians
Feb 24: Larry Norman, one of Christian Rock's most influential figures, dies of heart failure in his home in Oregon. He was 60.
Feb 11: An Egyptian court has ruled the state must recognise the right of Christians who convert to Islam to change their minds and revert back, court sources said. The traditional reading of Islamic law in such cases had prohibited the conversion from Islam to any other faith, regardless of the convert's original religion.
February 9: The Salvation Army is providing emergency food aid in Zimbabwe after Relentless rains caused floods in the northern Zambezi valley, known as Muzarabani, killing a reported 27 people and leaving thousands homeless.
The ongoing unrest in Kenya has resulted in many families fleeing across the country's western border into Uganda, where The Salvation Army is providing assistance with Ugandan Salvationists being supported by a team of international personnel.
February 6: The Salvation Army has responded to the Super Tuesday Tornadoes that ripped across America's midwest on February 6.
December 21: Members of the Salvation Army ring the bell to start trading on the NASDAQ, with help from a Salvation Army brass quartet
December 20: THE Salvation Army has become a member of the Board of the Sphere Project. Sphere – launched in 1997 by a group of humanitarian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement – is based on two core beliefs: first, that all possible steps should be taken to alleviate human suffering arising out of calamity and conflict; and second, that those affected by disaster have a right to life with dignity and therefore a right to assistance.
The Motorcycle Riders Association of Australia's 30th annual toy run sees more than $200,000 worth of toys donated to The Salvation Army in Victoria
It may not be a happy Christmas for many kids due to recent toy recalls that have put a burden on charities, including The Salvation Army, trying to ensure that toys are safe to give out
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec 21, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Books-A-Million, Inc. (NASDAQ:BAMM) today announced that it raised almost $104,000 for the Salvation Army during a point-of-sale holiday campaign that ran from November 17 to December 9 in all Books-A-Million stores. One hundred percent of the money donated will go to the Salvation Army units that are local to Books-A-Million's stores in 20 states and the District of Columbia.
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