Ireland Salvationists gathering
General André Cox, who is the world leader of the 1.5 million-strong church and charity as it celebrates 135 years of work in its Ireland division, will be the guest speaker at The Salvation Army’s congress in Belfast from Friday March 6 to Sunday March 8. Around 700 Salvationists and supporters of the organisation are set to gather in the city.
The Salvation Army has 19 churches in its Ireland division – 17 in Northern Ireland (Ballymena, Ballymoney, Bangor, Belfast Citadel, Belfast North, Belfast Sydenham, Belfast Temple, Coleraine, Dundonald, Enniskillen, Larne, Limavady, Londonderry, Lurgan, Newry, Newtownards and Portadown) – and two in the Republic of Ireland (Dublin City and Dublin South).