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History
History of The North Shore Salvation Army
At a time when lumber mills and ship building were the main industries, and only seven thousand people lived on the North Shore, Major F. Morris opened the North Vancouver Citadel Corps (now The North Shore Salvation Army) in an upstairs hall above a Lonsdale meat market. The opening date was March 24, 1911, only four years after The City of North Vancouver Incorporated on May 13, 1907.
Founder William Booth
Heart to God Hand to Man
From the beginning, the Army in Canada and on the North Shore adopted founder William Booth’s philosophy that there is little point preaching ‘salvation’ to hungry people. And so the concept of ‘soup,soap and salvation’ took hold, later to be developed into the comprehensive social service programs. More info...
1911 to 1967 Early Years
The Salvation Army on the North Shore started out in the Hall above the meat Market on Lonsdale as a church “North Vancouver Citadel Corps”. More info...
1968 to Present – Recent Years
The new hall was designed with a “cookie cutter” approach so that an extension could be added if desired. Seven years after the opening of the new hall on 12th and Lonsdale, discussion was beginning to take place about building an extension for the rapidly expanding corps. More info...
To find out what we’ve been doing on the North Shore from the mid-80s to the present, please check out the rest of our website. |
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