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THE SALVATION ARMY IN ARARAT
The Ararat Salvation Army believes in Jesus Christ. We believe Jesus Christ is God. We believe Jesus Christ loves you. And we believe Jesus Christ wants to give all people life in all its fullness!
Life can be tough sometimes and so we are here to help. We will be your friend, will help you out, and will point you towards Jesus Christ who really does make a difference in peoples lives.
Check out the different ministries we have, pop by one of our meetings, or have a browse in our Thrift Shop.
THE SALVATION ARMY IN AUSTRALIA
The Salvation Army is one of the world’s largest Christian social welfare organisations with more than 1,650,000 members working in over 110 countries and has been operating in Australia for almost 130 years. Currently we have more than 6,500 officers and staff delivering in excess of 600 specifically designed social programs across Australia.
The Salvation Army helps more than 1 million Australians every year – that’s one person every 30 seconds!
In a typical week, across Australia, we provide*:
- 100,000 meals for the hungry
- 2,000 beds for the homeless
- 5,000 to 8,000 food vouchers
- 1,000 people with assistance in finding employment
- Refuge to 500 victims of abuse
- Assistance to 500 people addicted to drugs, alcohol or gambling
- Several thousand people with counselling
- 3,000 elderly people with aged care services
- 40 people in the court system with chaplaincy services
- Family tracing services which locate 40 missing family members
*approximate figures
To find out more about The Salvation Army in Australia follow this link.
To Find out more about The Salvation Army in the World follow this link.