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Salvation Army
Mission Statement
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church.
Its message is based on the Bible. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
History
The story of the beginnings of our corps (church) and other significant historical events and people.
The fourth family to settle in Sebring was a Salvation Army family from the Carolinas. George Sebring, although a Methodist, had a deep appreciation for Salvationists. In fact, he had been known to lead Salvation Army bands at times. Mr. Sebring donated the land that the Corps building sits on at 120 N. Ridgewood Dr. Having been constructed in 1916, this building is the oldest existing church building in Sebring. The first officers were assigned to Sebring in 1915.
General Higgins, the first elected general of The Salvation Army, retired to Sebring in the late thirties. Due in part to his influence, retired officers began to make Sebring their home. During this influx of Salvationists, the Salvation Army Retired Officers Association (SAROA), an international organization, was founded in Sebring.
This beautiful stained-glass window, depicting the Founder and first General of The Salvation Army, William Booth, is located in the front of the Corps on Ridgewood Dr. It was given in honor of General Higgins on the occasion of his eightieth birthday.
The hand-carved head of Christ, pictured on the right, was created by another of our famous retired Salvation Army officers, Lt. Colonel Gus Stephan. It hangs on our platform wall behind the podium. Although Lt. Colonel Stephan made Sebring his retirement home, his woodcarvings can be found all over the Salvation Army world.
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church.
Its message is based on the Bible. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
History
The story of the beginnings of our corps (church) and other significant historical events and people.
The fourth family to settle in Sebring was a Salvation Army family from the Carolinas. George Sebring, although a Methodist, had a deep appreciation for Salvationists. In fact, he had been known to lead Salvation Army bands at times. Mr. Sebring donated the land that the Corps building sits on at 120 N. Ridgewood Dr. Having been constructed in 1916, this building is the oldest existing church building in Sebring. The first officers were assigned to Sebring in 1915.
General Higgins, the first elected general of The Salvation Army, retired to Sebring in the late thirties. Due in part to his influence, retired officers began to make Sebring their home. During this influx of Salvationists, the Salvation Army Retired Officers Association (SAROA), an international organization, was founded in Sebring.
This beautiful stained-glass window, depicting the Founder and first General of The Salvation Army, William Booth, is located in the front of the Corps on Ridgewood Dr. It was given in honor of General Higgins on the occasion of his eightieth birthday.
The hand-carved head of Christ, pictured on the right, was created by another of our famous retired Salvation Army officers, Lt. Colonel Gus Stephan. It hangs on our platform wall behind the podium. Although Lt. Colonel Stephan made Sebring his retirement home, his woodcarvings can be found all over the Salvation Army world.