Chief of Staff of the Salvation Army

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The Chief of Staff of the Salvation Army is an officer appointed by the general with the rank of commander, who u. a. his deputy is. The Chief of Staff is based at the International Headquarters (IHQ) of the Salvation Army in London . The post of chief of staff was established in 1880 by William Booth , founder and 1st general of the Salvation Army. The first officer in this position was his son Bramwell in 1881 . The Chief of Staff invites all Salvation Army officers with the rank of Commander and all Territorial Heads of the Salvation Army to form the High Council to elect a new general. General André Cox appointed Commander William Roberts as the 25th Chief of Staff of the Salvation Army effective October 1, 2013.

List of Chiefs of Staff of the Salvation Army

  1. (1881-1912) Bramwell Booth
  2. (1912-1919) T. Henry Howard
  3. (1919-1929) Edward J. Higgins
  4. (1929-1937) Henry W. Mapp
  5. (1937-1939) John McMillan
  6. (1939-1943) Alfred G. Cunningham
  7. (1943-1946) Charles Baugh
  8. (1946-1953) John J. Allan
  9. (1953-1957) Edgar J. Dibden
  10. (1957-1961) William J. Dray
  11. (1961-1961) Norman F. Duggins
  12. (1961-1969) Erik Wickberg
  13. (1969-1974) Arnold Brown
  14. (1974-1977) Arthur E. Carr
  15. (1977-1982) W. Stanley Cottrill
  16. (1982-1987) Caughey Gauntlett
  17. (1987-1991) Ron A. Cox
  18. (1991-1993) Bramwell H. Tillsley
  19. (1993-1999) Earle Maxwell
  20. (1999-2002) John Larsson
  21. (2002-2006) Israel Gaither
  22. (2006-2010) Robin Dunster
  23. (2010-2013) Barry Swanson
  24. (2013) André Cox
  25. (2013-2018) William Roberts
  26. (since Aug. 2018) Lyndon Buckingham

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.salvationarmy.org/ihq/news/announcement090813
  2. ^ Commander Lyndon Buckingham is the next chief of staff - The Salvation Army in Germany. Retrieved January 8, 2019 .