The Salvation Army advanced into Chattanooga more than a 100 years ago proposing to do good, and it hasn’t stopped yet.
Armed with a mission to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs without discrimination, The Salvation Army in Chattanooga serves more than 20,000 people a year by providing services such as temporary shelter, utility bill payments, clothes and kindness.
The parent organization helps 25 million people in 128 countries around the world. It ranks fourth among Forbes’ listing of the 100 Largest U.S. Charities for 2017, generating a total revenue of $3.7 billion.
Local spokesperson Kimberly George calls it “the hands and feet of the church and of Christ.”
“They’re the ones who roll up their sleeves and go where action needs to be done,” she says.