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About Us
International Leadership
General Lyndon Buckingham and Commissioner Bronwyn Buckingham
The Salvation Army’s International leader is called the General, who leads the work in over 131 countries.
To become General of The Salvation Army, a person (man or woman) must be a Christian who is commissioned as an officer (minister) in The Salvation Army. The electing body, referred to as the High Council, is composed of all active commissioners and territorial commanders in the world.
The General resides in London where The Salvation Army began its work in 1865. The founders of the Army were William and Catherine Booth. They chose a quasi-military command structure in 1878 when their congregation, The Christian Mission, changed its name to The Salvation Army.
General Lyndon Buckingham and Commissioner Bronwyn Buckingham
General Lyndon Buckingham and Commissioner Bronwyn Buckingham and Commissioner Bronwyn Buckingham, originally from the New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa Territory, are passionate representatives of The Salvation Army.
They have served as officers since they were commissioned in 1990 as members of the Ambassadors for Christ Session. Commissioner Lyndon was appointed Chief of the Staff on 3 August 2018 and Commissioner Bronwyn as World Secretary for Spiritual Life Development on 1 January 2021, having previously served as World Secretary for Women’s Ministries.
They assumed their current responsibilities as General and World President of Women’s Ministries on 3 August 2023.
APPOINTMENTS AROUND THE WORLD
Over the years of their officership they have served in corps appointments in New Zealand and Canada, as Territorial Youth and Candidates Secretaries, Divisional Leaders and Territorial Programme Secretaries.