The Jacksonville Salvation Army is losing two of its leaders.
Majors Charles and Katie Pinkston have received their marching orders and will relinquish their leadership roles at the Salvation Army of Jacksonville next month after 7 years. The Pinkstons final day in Jacksonville will be June 27th before they leave to take command of the Salvation Army in LaPorte, Indiana.
Captains Chris and April Clarke will be the new leaders of the Salvation Army of Jacksonville starting June 30th.
There will be an open house to say farewell to the Pinkstons on June 17th from 3:00 – 5:00pm at The Salvation Army located at 331 West Douglas Avenue.
In September, a Jacksonville man who was born in a Salvation Army home for mothers in Kansas City asked if the local affiliate had similar programs for young or expectant mothers.
That inquiry led William Reid to help fund Bundle of Hope, a designated space for up to two pregnant women at a time within the Towers Center of Hope in downtown Jacksonville. His donation was matched by longtime local Salvation Army supporter David Baker for a total of $20,000.
Reid died in November, but his wife and daughter attended the recent dedication. Bill always had a soft spot in his heart for The Salvation Army, said his widow, Gayle Reid. We were pleasantly surprised and are deeply grateful for the Baker family’s matching donation and for the incredible job that The Salvation Army’s team did in putting this generosity to such beautiful use.
By Benjamin Cox on December 30, 2020 at 7:26am
The Salvation Army’s 2020 Red Kettle campaign fell short of its goal during this calendar year. Jacksonville Salvation Army Major Charles Pinkston says that the campaign has fallen short of its goal both this year and last year. However, he says he’s pleased with the results in light of all that’s happened this year with COVID-19 turning everything upside-down: “We’ve had the same goal for the last couple of years. We’ve kept it at $80,000. So far, last year we brought in a total just under $75,000 and this year, total income this year for Christmas up through December 23rd was $64,170.64 and I believe on the final day we brought in another $3,000, which would put us right around $68,000 for the year. We’re about $12,000 short of our goal, which isn’t too bad considering everything that’s happened this year. We really didn’t know what to expect.”