Toowoomba History
The Salvation Army ‘opened fire’ in Toowoomba on 2 August, 1886. Today, it remains - a committed group of Christians striving to serve each other and the local community with loving grace.
Early beginnings
The Salvation Army ‘opened fire’ in Toowoomba on 2 August, 1886, with its first officer Captain John Head (pictured right.) T his pioneering officer not only started The Salvation army work in Toowoomba, bu...
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Toowoomba Greats - the Hoepper Family
The Salvation Army in Toowoomba has produced its fair share of outstanding Salvationists. The Hoepper Family are a pillar of The Salvation Army, with generations of Salvationists who have served across Australia and inte...
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Toowoomba Greats - Betty Matthews
In 1983 the matron of The Salvation Army’s Toowoomba hostel for homeless men, Betty Matthews (pictured right), received an Australia Day Citizen Award.
Nominated by the then Toowoomba Salvation Army officer,...
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Toowoomba Greats - Robina Carter & Emily Peskett
More recent ‘Greats’ include Robina Carter and Emily Peskett (pictured right - photo courtesy of the Toowoomba Chronicle), Toowoomba Salvationists who received Queensland Family Services Volunteer Awa...
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In times of need
It’s often said that The Salvation Army has a ministry of ‘presence’- of being there in times of need.
The Salvation Army’s Toowoomba Crisis Accommodation Centre has been providing hope for ho...
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Always about people finding Freedom
From its early days when The Salvation Army band used to march down the main street of Toowoomba and perform open-air meetings, to today when Salvos can be found providing welfare assistance or disability services; one t...
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The Salvation Army in Toowoomba today
With a vision statement that reads, We're about People Finding Freedom in a Culture of Grace, a Community of Love, with an Attitude of Gratitude, The Salvation Army in Toowoomba today is a group of committed Christi...
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