THE world leader of the Salvation Army will touch down in Glasgow this weekend to mark the church and charity’s mission work in the west of Scotland.
General André Cox, who is the head of the 1.5million-strong organisation, which operates in 128 countries, will embark on a whistle-stop tour of Salvation Army churches and social centres from Cambuslang to Greenock.
He said: “This will be an opportunity for us to visit some Salvation Army programmes to see the frontline work where needs are being met.”
The Salvation Army is celebrating its 138th year in Scotland, having established its first base of operations in Anderston in 1879.
The General’s tour gets underway on Saturday morning with a trip to meet men and women overcoming homelessness at the Salvation Army’s Rodney Street Lifehouse residential centre in the north of Glasgow.
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