• Pray for USA Western Territory

Each week through 2026, Salvationists around the world are uniting in prayer for the same territory or region of The Salvation Army. Prayer requests are shared by the territory/region to help us pray with precision and power for one another.

This week (29 June – 5 July) we pray for The Salvation Army in the USA Western Territory.

 Majors Cheryl and Nisan Kistan, who served for many years in the Australia Territory, are the divisional leaders of the Intermountain Division of the USA Western Territory.

The USA Western Territory is comprised of 13 western states, Hawaii, Alaska, Guam and the Marshall Islands.

This territory has 1027 officers (543 active, 484 retired); 31 cadets; 23 Envoys; 223 corps; 3 outposts; 16,197 senior soldiers; 3761 adherents; 2388 junior soldiers; 8026 employees

Commissioners James and Sue-Ellen Betts lead the territory.

It is also the home territory of Colonels John and Lani Chamness, who are currently appointed to the Australia Territory – John as Chief Secretary and Lani as Territorial Secretary for Women’s Ministries and Territorial Secretary for Leader Development (Officers).

The work of the USA Territory includes:

·  Family services

·  Rehabilitation services

·  Disaster response

·  Summer camps for young people

·  Modern slavery and human trafficking response.

Praise points:

·      For the officers retiring this summer across the territory: for decades of faithful service in corps, divisions, and headquarters posts. We thank God for lives that have been poured out for the gospel and for the communities each has shepherded.

·      For our cadets who were commissioned in June: May they lean into the Lord's presence and strength as they take up their appointments as new lieutenants. Bless the congregations to which they will be sent as well.

·      For the breadth of ministry across our territory:  We are comprised of 13 Western states, Hawaii, Alaska, Guam and the Marshall Islands. This includes thousands of officers, soldiers, employees, and volunteers carrying out the mission day after day in corps, ARCs (Adult Rehabilitation Centres), Kroc Centres, social service centres, and camps. We thank God for his faithfulness in each setting.

Prayer Requests:

·      For our officers in transition this summer: Many are saying goodbye to communities and congregations they've served for years. These can be difficult days, while at the same time very hope-filled days. Pray for grace in the goodbyes, for families uprooting and resettling, for marriages to remain strong through the move and for fresh anointing as officers begin a new season of ministry.

·      For our cadets, the College for Officer Training, and for candidates God is calling: Pray for the incoming session of cadets as they prepare for training.

·       Pray for our CFOT teaching staff and leadership as they shape the formation, character and theology of our future officers.

·      Pray with us for more candidates for officership. We pray that the Lord of the harvest would call workers into his field across our territory, and that those he is calling would have ears to hear and hearts willing to say yes. We need officers, and we need to be a people who seek God earnestly for whom he is raising up.

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To find out more about the USA Western Territory, click here.

To find out more about The Salvation Army’s prayer focus, and to download the 2026 prayer schedule, click here.