<P> The Army was founded in 1865 in London by one - time Methodist circuit - preacher William Booth and his wife Catherine as the East London Christian Mission . In 1878 Booth reorganised the mission , becoming its first General and introducing the military structure which has been retained to the present day . The current world leader of The Salvation Army is General André Cox , who was elected by the High Council of The Salvation Army on 3 August 2013 . </P>
<P> The Army was founded in 1865 in London by one - time Methodist circuit - preacher William Booth and his wife Catherine as the East London Christian Mission . In 1878 Booth reorganised the mission , becoming its first General and introducing the military structure which has been retained to the present day . The current world leader of The Salvation Army is General André Cox , who was elected by the High Council of The Salvation Army on 3 August 2013 . </P>
when was the salvation army founded and by who
when was the salvation army founded and by who
in 1865 in London by one - time Methodist circuit - preacher William Booth and his wife Catherine
in 1865 in London by one - time Methodist circuit - preacher William Booth and his wife Catherine