The Salvation Army in Exeter exists to please God and make Jesus known.
Dear Friends,
In the light of current Lockdown restrictions announced by the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and because of the seriousness and prevalence of the Covid-19 Virus at the moment, Margaret and I have made the decision that the Corps should remain closed for the time being.
With vaccinations now being made available it may be possible to reconsider this decision in the coming weeks and months. We have also consulted with our Divisional Leaders who indicated they would be supportive of a decision to remain closed and have advised that the majority of Corps in the division are remaining closed at this time. We know some of you will be disappointed, but we have to take a decision based on what we believe is the best for the Corps at this time. For your information the hall will continue to be used by the Contact Centre and to prepare meals for the homeless and others in need.
We continue to pray for our world situation and especially for those working in key roles in our communities. Let us all hope and pray that these conditions will soon be a distant memory.
God bless you all, Gordon & Margaret
Corps Officers, Exeter Temple
Currently we are serving our community programme by providing takeaway meals on Saturday evenings from 6pm and Sunday lunches between 1-2pm.
We hold a Zoom meeting every Sunday at 4pm. Please phone the officers if you wish to access this.
We are also unable to continue our ministry in the City Centre selling our publications but hope to resume this as soon as Government restrictions are relaxed.
We’d like to say a big THANK YOU to all of our supporters during the last year. We know how challenging 2020 has been, but we couldn’t have carried out our vital work without your help; whether you’ve donated money, your time, food items for our food banks, toys for our Christmas appeal or even just shared our content on social media, helping us to spread our message of hope.
Details of our Just Giving page can be found on the Donations Page, if you would like to continue to support our local work.