{"id":3020,"date":"2020-07-17T20:17:40","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T20:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/messengers-of-the-kingdom-commissioned\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:23:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T11:23:50","slug":"messengers-of-the-kingdom-commissioned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2020\/07\/17\/messengers-of-the-kingdom-commissioned\/","title":{"rendered":"Messengers of the Kingdom Commissioned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe rejoice that God has called you, equipped you and gifted you for sacred service,\u201d declared Commissioners Floyd and Tracey Tidd, Territorial Commander and Territorial President of Women\u2019s Ministries, as they ordained and commissioned the Messengers of the Kingdom Session on June 20, 2020. With travel and social-gathering restrictions in place due to COVID-19, the livestreamed event took place across two time zones and two provinces.<\/p>\n<p>As the cadets and training college staff gathered at the College for Officer Training (CFOT) in Winnipeg, Commissioners Tidd and Colonels Edward and Shelley Hill, Chief Secretary and Territorial Secretary for Women\u2019s Ministries, joined them online from Territorial Headquarters in Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>The sacred service began with Colonel Edward Hill expressing words of welcome to those gathered in Winnipeg as well as the many people watching the proceedings from across the territory and around the world. \u201cIn spite of our physical separation, we are brought together by our shared commitment to God\u2019s mission,\u201d he said &#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7055\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7055\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2020\/07\/17\/messengers-of-the-kingdom-commissioned\/commissioning-2020-lieutenants-sweet\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7055\"><img class=\"wp-image-7055 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/Commissioning-2020-Lieutenants-Sweet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In B.C. the Trail Corps will be welcoming the newly commissioned Lieutenants Andrew Sweet and Olivia Campbell-Sweet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read the complete article, watch the entire event, and view photos at <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationist.ca\/articles\/messengers-of-the-kingdom-commissioned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Salvationist.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe rejoice that God has called you, equipped you and gifted you for sacred service,\u201d declared Commissioners Floyd and Tracey Tidd, Territorial Commander and Territorial President of Women\u2019s Ministries, as they ordained and commissioned the Messengers of the Kingdom Session on June 20, 2020. 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