Women forging the way

At a time when a woman in a ministry position was unheard of in most other churches, The Salvation Army in Maclean hosted dozens of female Salvation Army officers. In the first 10 years of The Salvation Army’s ministry in Maclean, 22 of the 27 Maclean officers were single women. Ordaining women was a revolutionary concept at the time so these officers were real pioneers and must have experienced an odd look or two around town!

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