Gladstone Greats, past and present

The Salvation Army in Gladstone has produced and hosted its fair share of outstanding Salvationists. In 1949, then-Second Lieutenant William Cairns took charge of the Gladstone Salvation Army. It was from Gladstone that he married Lieutenant Bernice Woodland and the two went on to become Commissioners, with William serving as international secretary of the worldwide Salvation Army. In 1987, local Salvationist Glennis Mills was honoured with a Citizen Award for her work with foster children. The Gladstone Salvation Army history book records that she had fostered about 200 children over the past 18 years. Glennis and her husband Richard and their son Simon had taken care of the Salvation Army group home for three years. Recent “greats” include Peter Sutcliffe, former Operations Manager of Gladstone Radio 4CC who went on to become a Salvation Army officer and is now serving as second-in-command of The Salvation Army’s Central and North Queensland Division.