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About Us
Leadership and Structure
The Salvation Army New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa is part of a worldwide Christian and charitable organisation whose members demonstrate their faith and beliefs through bringing hope, care and support to those in need.
The Salvation Army operates in 132 countries and is led by the General who provides spiritual and administrative guidance to Salvation Army units around the world and is located at the Army’s International Headquarters (IHQ) in London, England.
A quasi-military command structure was adopted in 1878 when the title ‘The Salvation Army’ was brought into use. As a response to a recurrent theme in Christianity which sees the Church engaged in spiritual warfare, The Salvation Army today uses this structure and soldier-like characteristics such as uniforms, flags and ranks to identify, inspire and regulate its mission.
International Leadership
The main responsibilities of The Salvation Army’s General and the International Headquarters administrative departments are to deal with strategic and long-range planning and to act as a resource centre for the worldwide Army.