With Easter approaching, The Salvation Army would like to extend an invitation to all and ask you to join us for one of our special upcoming Easter services. With more than 300 local Salvo churches throughout Australia, we welcome you to connect with your local Salvos and experience the community and hope that The Salvation Army offers.

The Salvos are passionate about caring for people. Each year, across our services, we help over 250,000 people. As we serve our community, we help people in financial hardship, those experiencing homelessness or living in unsafe homes, people struggling with addiction and mental illness, and people feeling lonely, abandoned and hurt.

Ultimately, we help people looking for hope and peace.

Our passion for helping others comes from the heart of what Easter is all about – Jesus.

On Good Friday, we commemorate the death of Jesus Christ. It was the most incredible sacrifice for all humankind. But the story didn’t end there. God had a wonderful plan: to bring salvation and hope to the world. On Easter Sunday, we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection, and the new life He offers to those who believe in Him.

Before His death, Jesus promised his followers that they would have peace. In the Bible, John chapter 14, verse 27 says, “I am leaving you with a gift – peace of mind and heart! And the peace I give isn’t fragile like the peace the world gives. So don’t be troubled or afraid.”

So, what does the peace of Jesus look like? It comes in the form of hope – even when times are tough. We all face challenges in life – hardship, injustice, pain, sorrow – but Jesus can turn your life around through the hope He brings.

Let me encourage you to find peace, hope and an authentic faith community at the Salvos this Easter.

To find your local Salvos, visit salvationarmy.org.au/easter  

God bless you,

Commissioner Miriam Gluyas

Territorial Commander

The Salvation Army

Australia