Always about people finding freedom

From the early days when The Salvation Army used to march down Bega’s main street, to today, when The Salvation Army can be found running children’s groups, serving a cuppa or teaching budgeting skills; one thing has remained the same: The Salvation Army is about people finding freedom. Freedom from fear. Freedom from neglect. Freedom from poverty and addiction. Freedom to dream. Freedom to love. Freedom to make a difference. Freedom to live life to the full and freedom through Jesus. In 1890, a local rough-nut who went by the name of Kelly found freedom at The Salvation Army’s mercy seat. The Bega history book claims that his language was so lurid it is recorded that even bullock drivers avoided him. Yet, this man’s life changed after the arrival of The Salvation Army and ‘Dad Kelly’ as he was then known, became a stalwart Salvo.