The Salvation Army
Evangelical Christian church and charitable organisation
Facts
39 properties- Instance of
- charitable organization, religious denomination, organization, nonprofit organization[6][7][8]
- Religion or worldview
- Protestantism[2]
- Award received
- Silver Anvil Award[1]
- Inception
- July 2, 1865
- Founder
- William Booth, Catherine Booth[9][10]
- Country
- United Kingdom, Portugal[4][5]
- Chief executive officer
- Brian Peddle[14]
- Official website
- www.salvationarmy.org
- Part of
- Protestantism
- Short name
- TSA
- Bequest income
- 709k (144k–759k, n=6)
- Child organization or unit
- Salvation Army Czech Republic, Salvos, Salvation Army New Zealand, Heilsarmee Österreich, Salvation Army Germany, Heilsarmee Schweiz, Salvation Army Norway, Salvation Army Denmark, Salvation Army Hungary, The Salvation Army, Canada, Salvation Army Netherlands, Salvation Army France, Salvation Army Sweden, Salvation Army Hong Kong, Salvation Army Finland, Salvation Army Singapore, Salvation Army Australia, Salvation Army Brazil, Salvation Army Caribbean, Salvation Army Eastern Europe, Salvation Army Belgium, Salvation Army Poland, Salvation Army India South Western, Salvation Army Indonesia, Salvation Army Greece, Salvation Army Italy, Salvation Army Japan, The Salvation Army in South Korea, Salvation Army Mexico, Salvation Army Slovakia, Salvation Army Iceland, Salvation Army Pakistan, Salvation Army Papua New Guinea, Salvation Army Myanmar, Salvation Army Malaysia, Salvation Army Argentina, Salvation Army Paraguay, Salvation Army Uruguay, Salvation Army South America West, Salvation Army Southern Africa, Salvation Army Spain, Salvation Army Portugal, Salvation Army Sri Lanka, Salvation Army Latvia, Salvation Army Taiwan, Heilsarmee USA, Heilsarmee Großbritannien[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
- Described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia
- Donations
- 56.8M (39.1M–65.5M, n=9)
- Employees
- 272 (150–2.9k, n=13)
- Has cause
- Holiness movement
- Has part(s)
- Commissioner in The Salvation Army
- Industry
- Activities of religious organisations, other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c., voluntary sector
- Legal form
- Nonprofit Corporation, trust
- Location of formation
- London
- Main subject
- lifestance organisation
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- Member count
- +1650000
- Member of
- Conference of NGOs, ACT Alliance
- Name in native language
- The Salvation Army
- Native label
- The Salvation Army
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- OpenStreetMap tag
- denomination=salvation_army
- Owner of
- St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, William Booth Memorial Training College, Cité de refuge, The Temple, 18 Gramercy Park
- P14536
- 341836
- P14541
- 3mt5vd
- P14692
- Heikki Väisänen
- P14750
- BBA3-7F5D-F8B2-4096-5549
- Position held by head of the organization
- Commissioner in The Salvation Army
- Separated from
- Methodism
- Social media followers
- 8.0k (5.0k–8.0k, n=5)
- Total revenue
- 81.8M (49.0M–86.0M, n=9)
🏷️ Also known as
en The Salvation Army
en The Salvation Army International Trust
en Salvation Army
en TSA
ar جيش الخلاص
cs Armáda spásy
da Frelsens Hær
de The Salvation Army International Trust
de Heilsarmee International
de Seligmacherarmee
el Στρατός της Σωτηρίας
es Ejército de salvacion
es Ejercito de salvación
es Ejército de Salvación
es The Christian Mission
es Ejercito de salvacion
es The Salvation Army
fa سپاه رستگاری
fi Pelastusarmeija
fr Salutisme
🔖 Identifiers · 100
- ROR ID
- 00csd1970
- ISNI
- 0000000123695800
- Legal Entity Identifier
- 5493005FGG4Y2YFTNM14, 549300UQ1LCLSQQ6V491, 549300X1SK5BYB8TRH36
- VIAF cluster ID
- 153030282
- Library of Congress authority ID
- n79046615, sh85116957
- GND ID
- 81561-5
- GRID ID
- grid.508846.7
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Armee-de-salut-Negative0-06-4A(1).jpg ↗
- ABC News topic ID
- salvation-army
- ACMI ID
- creators/76467
- ASCRG 2016 ID
- 227, 2271
- Alexander Turnbull Library ID
- 78897
Show all 100 identifiers +88
- BBC Things ID
- f5deb845-1708-4c97-b139-a130c08e11fb
- BIBSYS ID
- 90082463
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
- 118730523
- CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas ID
- salvation-army-3379
- CANTIC ID
- 981058581092006706
- Canadiana Name Authority ID
- ncf10199212
- CiNii Research ID
- 1140845216774459136
- Comic Vine ID
- 4060-62923
- Dictionary of Sydney ID
- organisation/salvation_army
- DigitaltMuseum ID
- 0211614560343
- Domain name
- salvationarmy.org
- E-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia ID
- 172
- EU VAT number
- PT592004317
- Encyclopedia of Chicago ID
- 1113
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
- 403227
- Encyclopedia of Cleveland History ID
- s/salvation-army
- Encyclopedia of Melbourne ID
- EM01320b
- Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine ID
- 43269
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
- topic/Salvation-Army
- Encyclopædia Universalis ID
- armee-du-salut
- Exact match
- findthatcharity.uk
- FAST ID
- 532138
- Facebook username
- SalvationArmyIHQ
- Femiwiki ID
- 25023
- Flickr user ID
- 51133868@N03
- Freebase ID
- /m/0m6qk
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
- exercit-de-salvacio
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
- 0025649
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
- Frelsesarmeen
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
- 1830805
- HDS ID
- 011445
- Harper's tag
- salvation-army
- Iconclass notation
- 11P362
- IdRef ID
- 026492393
- KISTI ID
- K000181361
- Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
- 81561-5
- Krugosvet article (archived)
- kultura_i_obrazovanie/religiya/ARMIYA_SPASENIYA.html
- KulturNav-ID
- 79ab2d05-acd0-4041-bd31-284df79d6f31
- Latvian National Encyclopedia Online ID
- 159909
- Levels.fyi company ID
- the-salvation-army
- Lex ID
- Frelsens_Hær
- Libraries Australia ID
- 35473279
- Library of Congress Classification
- BX9701-BX9743, HV4330-HV4470.7
- Libris-URI
- 42gjl5ln4sb393w
- McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID
- S/salvation-army-the
- Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
- 1311900378
- Museum-digital tag ID
- 21717
- NACSIS-CAT author ID
- DA05524202
- NDL Authority ID
- 00617013
- NE.se ID
- frälsningsarmen
- NSK (VIAF) ID
- 000368084
- NSK ID
- 981005794916109366
- NUKAT ID
- n2003071342
- Namuwiki ID
- 구세군
- National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
- person/71AA8371-67CD-47F8-9EF9-8F76165E5E60
- National Library of Brazil ID
- 000603209
- National Library of Iceland ID
- 000074224
- National Library of Ireland ID
- vtls001229841
- National Library of Israel J9U ID
- 987007282110005171
- National Library of Latvia ID
- 000094339
- National Library of Lithuania ID
- LNB:V*121837;=BI
- National Library of Poland MMS ID
- 9810576875405606
- National Library of Portugal ID
- 1149983
- National Library of Wales Authority ID
- salvation-army-wales-cardiff-2, salvation-army-wales-risca-2
- New York Times topic ID
- organization/salvation-army
- OSM Name Suggestion Index ID
- thesalvationarmy-f8d7ba, thesalvationarmy-48c608, thesalvationarmy-01cce6, heilsarmee-9a82eb, armeedusalut-f56105, frelsenshaergenbrug-40689c, thesalvationarmy-2031e0, thesalvationarmy-a9e339, thesalvationarmy-e4e4f8
- Official donation page URL
- www.salvationarmy.org
- Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
- 3871207
- Orthodox Encyclopedia ID
- 76118
- Oslo Byleksikon article ID
- 1404
- PM20 folder ID
- co/066614
- PSH ID
- 7829
- PermID
- 5034838493, 5051776462
- Quora topic ID
- Salvation-Army
- Québec cultural heritage directory people ID
- 10394
- RERO ID (legacy)
- A000009638
- Ringgold ID
- 1699
- SNARC ID
- 1538 Detre
- Scilit organization ID
- 98445
- Topic's main category
- Category:The Salvation Army
- UK Parliament thesaurus ID
- 67479
- Vikidia article ID
- fr:Armée_du_salut
- WeChangEd ID
- wcd_00083_oid
- Wellcome Collection concept ID
- z88jwzpq
- WikiKids ID
- Leger_des_Heils
- Yale LUX ID
- group/377efe50-5b30-49e1-8fb1-68192d726cd0
- YouTube channel ID
- UCaha79PE9PA9HDUbRlzLJAg
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🔗 Connections
← Member of 40
← Religion or worldview 6
Instance of 4
Described by source 3
← Conferred by 3
Country 2
Founder 2
← Affiliation 2
Award received 1
Belongs to 1
Chief executive officer 1
Has cause 1
Industry 1
Legal form 1
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Location of formation 1
Named after 1
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Owned entities 1
Owner of 1
Part of 1
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Body
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for The Salvation Army include Seven Nation Army[29], a single[30].
Why It Matters
Entities named for The Salvation Army include Seven Nation Army[29], a single[30].
FAQs
What awards did The Salvation Army receive?
Honors received include Silver Anvil Award[1].
🛰️ Living Edge
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Founder
William Booth
low0.612 independent sources
evidence “It is said that what stirred William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, to become such a fiery evangelist was the challenging indictment of a lecturer known for attacking the Christian faith.” beaufortcountynow.com · read source
Headquarters location
San Antonio
low0.612 independent sources
evidence “SAN ANTONIO – The storm-damaged Salvation Army shelter in San Antonio will continue to operate, though it expects to put its senior day programming on hold.” ksat.com · read source