Practices+&+Rituals

=﻿Practices & Rituals=

The officiers and soldiers of The Salvation Army hold many social and religious community roles.

The followers spend much time doing charitable work for the poor, sick, elderly, abused, and disadavantaged. For example: __**The Christmas Kettle Campaign**__ This is the famous fundraiser in which items of value and money are collected in order for toys and gifts to be purchased for the poor. Volunteers, consisting of soldiers or even those of other religions, stand outside businesses or inside local malls with a bright red money container.
 * **They run community Salvation Army Thrift Stores**
 * **They hold food drives for the poor and hungry**
 * **They support hospitals and retirement homes by donating their time to spend time with those who avail from them and collect money to establish & run these buildings**
 * **They council drug, sex, or alchol addicts with their addictions**
 * **They council those who have suffered from mental conditions, physical conditions, or have been abused physically/mentally/emotionally/sexually**
 * **They provide temporary shelters for the homeless**
 * **They run FREE summer programs for low-income children who cannot afford sports/music/etc. camps**
 * **They provide supervision (in and out of prision) for prisioners.**
 * **They provide rehabilitation and restoration for criminals**
 * **They teach the official language(s) of the nation to immigrants**
 * **Collect clothing and furniture for the poor, in their well-recognized collection boxes.**
 * **Collect money in various fundraisers.**

All donations accepted include:
 * 1) Cash money
 * 2) Cheques
 * 3) Gold Jewelery (of any karat)
 * 4) Diamonds (of any size)
 * 5) Silver items
 * 6) Gold Teeth

__Although there are few rituals arranged by the church some of the more common practices include:__ There are no sacraments required in The Salvation Army. This is because sacraments were not stated in the bible or by Jesus as a MUST. Also, sacraments often lead to unnessary and foolish practices, rituals, holidays, etc.
 * Parades of church band and/or choir walking down the main streets of towns
 * **NO** use of alcohol, tobacco, or illegal drugs (for any reason)
 * Open prayer and personal testamonies
 * Music and preaching