A guide to THE SALVATION ARMY in SCOTLAND Who we are Where we are What we do Produced by The Salvation Army Scotland Office 12a Dryden Road Loanhead EH20 9LZ 0131 440 9109 [email protected] www.salvationarmy.org.uk/scotland June 2016 United Kingdom Territory with the Republic of Ireland The Salvation Army is a registered charity No 214779 and in Scotland SC009359 ii CONTENTS Introduction ............................................................................................... 1 What is The Salvation Army? .................................................................. 2 Statistics....................................................................................................... 4 The Scotland Office ................................................................................. 6 The Scotland Divisions ............................................................................ 7 Corps (churches) and Community Centres .......................................... 8 East Scotland ............................................................................. 9 North Scotland ......................................................................... 17 West Scotland ........................................................................... 23 Drug and Alcohol Strategy .................................................................... 32 Emergency Services ................................................................................ 33 Family Tracing Service ........................................................................... 33 Homelessness Services ........................................................................... 34 Older People’s Services .......................................................................... 38 UK Charity Shops ................................................................................... 40 Service Centre ......................................................................................... 43 Communication Support Finance Team Human Resources Mission Support Property Maintenance and Repairs Safe Mission (Health & Safety) Trust Fundraising Glossary of Salvation Army Terms ...................................................... 44 Location Index ......................................................................................... 45 iii iv INTRODUCTION The Salvation Army has been serving the people of Scotland since 1879. Today our work includes: o 74 churches, which have Sunday worship services and a range of community work, including - Activity and interest groups of various kinds, from art classes to walking clubs - Cafés, breakfast clubs and lunch clubs - Charity shops and furniture recycling projects - Clubs for children, for youth and for senior citizens - Debt advice - Drop-in centres - Drug & alcohol addiction support - Employment projects - Emergency response - Food banks, food parcels and food distribution - Parents & toddlers groups and playgroups - Street projects o 15 homeless projects, including residential, drop-in, floating support and resettlement services o Three care homes/centres for older people o A family tracing service o Chaplaincy services o A centre for adults with learning disabilities This booklet will give you more details about the work, including contact information. You are welcome to visit any of our centres. 1 WHAT IS THE SALVATION ARMY? How we started The Salvation Army was founded in 1865 by a Methodist minister, William Booth. Working with volunteers from various churches in the East End of London he became the leader of a movement called ‘The Christian Mission’. The work included evangelism, practical service and social action. William Booth preaching in a tent meeting In 1878 the name was changed to ‘The Salvation Army’. William Booth became its General, and uniforms, ranks and flags were introduced. General Booth’s gifted wife, Catherine, played an influential part in the movement’s early development, particularly in encouraging women to take on leadership roles. The Salvation Army quickly spread to all parts of the United Kingdom, coming to Scotland in 1879. Expansion overseas followed, so that in 2016 it is at work in 127 countries. What we do Our International Mission Statement says: ‘The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in his name without discrimination.’ 2 We believe that people consist of body, mind and soul, which means that they have both social and spiritual needs. In our work we seek to meet these needs with an integrated approach. This means that our corps (churches) usually provide community programmes as well as meetings for Christian worship – and the social centres, as well as addressing people’s physical, emotional and social needs, also have chaplains who can respond to spiritual needs. Our social and community services are offered to people of all faiths and none. Although our Christian faith motivates the work, we do not require anyone to profess a Christian faith in order to benefit from it. We are called to ‘love our neighbour’ whoever they are and whatever they believe. How we are organised The Salvation Army’s International Headquarters is in London, from where our international leader (the General) oversees the work around the world. Leadership is provided by full-time commissioned officers who are recognised ministers of religion. However, the work would not be possible without our members, employees and volunteers. The work in 127 countries is organised into 62 territories, commands and regions.* The Salvation Army in Scotland is part of the United Kingdom Territory with the Republic of Ireland. * Information about The Salvation Army worldwide can be found at: www.salvationarmy.org 3 STATISTICS For an explanation of some terminology, see the glossary on page 44. In Scotland we have Corps (churches) ...................................................................................... 74 Officers (Full-time commissioned & ordained leaders).............................. 107 Envoys (Full-time non-commissioned leaders) ...................................................... 17 Soldiers .............................................................................................. 2,096 Junior soldiers ..................................................................................... 271 Adherents............................................................................................. 797 Employees ........................................................................................... 559 Corps Community Ministries Activity & interest groups (e.g. baby song, coffee mornings, craft groups, dance groups, gardening groups, language classes, music groups, slimming groups, sports groups, etc) ................................ 203 Addictions support groups ................................................................... 9 Befriending services .............................................................................. 3 Breakfast clubs ....................................................................................... 7 Cafés/lunch clubs ............................................................................... 28 CAMEO groups (Come Along and Meet Each Other) ................. 14 Children’s clubs ................................................................................... 39 Corps charity shops ............................................................................ 18 Day centres / drop-in ......................................................................... 27 Debt advice service ................................................................................ 1 Drug and alcohol floating support ..................................................... 4 Employment Plus / job clubs ............................................................. 4 Food banks/parcels/distribution ..................................................... 14 Furniture recycling projects ................................................................. 5 Guide, Brownie & Rainbow groups ................................................... 7 Home Leagues (women’s groups) ..................................................... 48 Men’s Fellowships ................................................................................. 9 Over Sixties clubs ................................................................................ 13 Parents & Toddlers groups ................................................................ 48 Pre-school playgroups .......................................................................... 3 Street projects ........................................................................................ 3 Youth clubs .......................................................................................... 14 4 Other Services/Programmes Centre for adults with learning disabilities ....................................... 1 Chaplaincies (includes airport, care homes, homeless centres, police, prisons, universities, schools and supermarkets) .............................. 21 Charity shops (national chain) ............................................................ 51 Community support service .................................................................. 1 Family Tracing Service Homelessness Services Day centre / drop-in ......................................................................