"hours per term. AmeriCorps NCCC has worked with LARRI almost since its creation, and has been involved in many home rebuilds since 2006. Recently, LARRI welcomed its fifth AmeriCorps NCCC team to the Northwest Indiana region. The Salvation Army is an evangelical Christian church known for charitable work. It is an international movement that currently works in 121 countries. It has its International Headquarters (IHQ) at 101 Queen Victoria Street, London, England. The Salvation Army's stated mission is to perform evangelical, social and charitable work and bring the Christian message to the poor, destitute and hungry by meeting both their"
"the poor, destitute, and hungry by meeting both their ""physical and spiritual needs"". It is present in 131 countries, running charity shops, operating shelters for the homeless and disaster relief and humanitarian aid to developing countries. The theology of the Salvation Army is derived from that of Methodism, although it is distinctive in institution and practice. It does not celebrate the rite of Baptism and Holy Communion. The Army's doctrine is typical of holiness churches in the Wesleyan-Arminian tradition. The Army's purposes are ""the advancement of the Christian religion ... of education, the relief of poverty, and other charitable objects"
"Operation Mobilisation Operation Mobilization is a Christian missionary organization founded by George Verwer to mobilize young people to live and share the Gospel of Jesus. OM, as it is known, started in Mexico and had spread to Europe and India by 1963. OM currently has 6,800 people working in 118 countries around the world, seeking to ""see vibrant communities of Jesus followers among the least reached"". OM's core values are knowing and glorifying God, living in submission to God's Word, being people of grace & integrity, serving sacrificially, loving & valuing people, evangelizing the world, reflecting the diversity of the"
"International Movement ATD Fourth World The International Movement ATD Fourth World is a nonprofit organization which aims towards the eradication of chronic poverty through a human-rights based approach. It works in partnership with communities across the world to end the exclusion and injustice of persistent poverty, and focuses on learning from and supporting families living in poverty, through grass-roots presence and involvement in disadvantaged communities. Although founded by a priest, Fr. Joseph Wresinski, ATD (All Together in Dignity) Fourth World is an organization with no religious or political affiliations. It runs projects in 32 countries on five continents, and is"
"aid directly into the hands of civilians and doctors on the front lines of war. They are self-styled Knights of Malta. In 1995, they formed Knightsbridge International, a humanitarian aid organization, whose motto is ""High Adventure and Service to Humanity."" They have traveled to places such as Afghanistan, Albania, Chechnya, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, Rwanda, and the southern Philippines. Walt Ratterman died afterwards in the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Beyond the Call Beyond the Call is a 2006 documentary film about three middle-aged men who are former soldiers and modern-day knights. They travel the world delivering life-saving humanitarian aid directly into the"
"the Holy Spirit. Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, California is one of the first evangelical charismatic churches in 1965. In United Kingdom, Jesus Army, founded in 1969, is an example of the impact outside the US. Many other congregations were established in the rest of the world. New churches and denominations emerged alongside the Charismatic Movement since 1980 onwards that are termed neo-charismatic. Being neither Pentecostal nor part of the charismatic movement, they share with these groups a common emphasis on the Holy Spirit, spiritual gifts, miracles, and Pentecostal experiences. In 2011, there were an estimated 584 million Pentecostal and Charismatic"
"with Kenneth Hagin and Ewel Kenyon. In 2011, the movement (grouped with the charismatic movement), has 305 million people. The Neo-charismatic movement, like the charismatic movement, believe in and stress the post-Biblical availability of gifts of the Holy Spirit, including glossolalia (speaking in tongues), healing, and prophecy; moreover, they practice laying on of hands and seek the ""infilling"" of the Holy Spirit, although a specific experience of baptism with the Holy Spirit may not be requisite for experiencing such gifts. In terms of congregational governance, no single form, structure, or style of church service characterizes all neo-charismatic services and churches."
"Humanist Movement The Humanist Movement is an international volunteer organisation that promotes nonviolence and non-discrimination. It is not an institution. It takes its inspiration from the current of thought referred to as New or Universal Humanism that has been developed since 1969 by its founder Mario Rodríguez Cobos, pen name: Silo. New Humanism focuses on the overcoming of pain and suffering at a personal, interpersonal and social level. It defines violence as anything that causes pain and suffering to human beings. In this way violence is seen to have many different aspects, not just the well-known physical form but also;"
"Aggressive Christianity Missionary Training Corps The Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps (abbreviated ACMTC; also known as the Holy Tribal Nation, the Free Love Ministries, or the Life Force Team) is a Christian fundamentalist, Biblicist, theocratic cult. The ministry, founded in 1981 by James and Deborah Green (sometimes collectively referred to as ""the Generals""; James is often called ""General James"" and sometimes ""Jim""; Deborah is referred to as ""General Deborah"", formerly ""Lila""), still retains its military structure, partially based on the original pattern of the Salvation Army. Moving from its starting location in Sacramento, California, it has now settled east of"
"World Faith World Faith is an international NGO founded in 2008 by Frank Fredericks. The organization’s stated mission is to end religious violence. World Faith mobilizes religiously diverse young people to address religious violence. The organization is based in New York City, but oversees more than a dozen chapters in 13 countries including Bangladesh, Gambia, India, Indonesia, Malawi, Nigeria, Pakistan, and the United States. Local chapters focus on a range of issues determined by local communities, such as education, health, and women's issues. In 2010, World Faith was recognized by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Forum as one of"
"International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 17 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering. The movement consists of several distinct organizations that are legally independent from each other, but are united within the movement through common basic principles, objectives, symbols, statutes and governing organisations. The movement's parts are: Until the middle of the 19th century, there were no organized and/or well-established army"
"l’Humanité"", 1922) and ""The Eternal Life"" (""La Vie éternelle"", 1933). The movement stresses the need to change the character by practicing the Gospel. Members believe that only 144,000 persons, who are the Kingdom of God's members, will go to heaven. They are antitrinitarian and believe in a sole God, Jehovah. They are vegetarian. In 1951 the movement turned increasingly to philanthropy: help for disadvantaged, relief for disaster-strickens and material donations for farmers. They celebrate the feast of the Army of the Lord on 18 April and the feast of the little flock on 18 October. The weekly four meetings are"
"attempt to discredit the organization. Humanist Movement The Humanist Movement is an international volunteer organisation that promotes nonviolence and non-discrimination. It is not an institution. It takes its inspiration from the current of thought referred to as New or Universal Humanism that has been developed since 1969 by its founder Mario Rodríguez Cobos, pen name: Silo. New Humanism focuses on the overcoming of pain and suffering at a personal, interpersonal and social level. It defines violence as anything that causes pain and suffering to human beings. In this way violence is seen to have many different aspects, not just the"
"The Salvation Army </noinclude> The Salvation Army (TSA) is a Protestant Christian church and an international charitable organisation. Their mission statement reads: The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination. The organisation reports a worldwide membership of over 1.7 million, consisting of soldiers, officers and adherents collectively known as Salvationists. Its founders sought to bring salvation to"
"Rosary Crusade, which organizes annual rosary rallies every year. Approximately 5,900 public rosary rallies were held in all 50 states on 16 October 2010, and 14,108 on 10 October 2015. Tradition, Family and Property Tradition, Family, and Property (TFP) () is an international movement of political/civic organizations of Traditionalist Catholic inspiration. The first TFP was founded by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira in Brazil in 1960, inspired by his 1959 book ""Revolution and Counter-Revolution"" which became the TFPs' foundational text, later supplemented by his 1993 ""Nobility and Analogous Traditional Elites in the Allocutions of Pius XII"". He remained president of the"
"Emmaus (charity) Emmaus (, ) is an international solidarity movement founded in Paris in 1949 by Catholic priest and Capuchin friar Abbé Pierre to combat poverty and homelessness. Since 1971 regional and national initiatives have been grouped under a parent organization, Emmaus International, now run by Jean Rousseau, representing 350 groups in 37 countries, offering a range of charitable services. Emmaus is a secular organisation, but Communities around the world have kept the name because of its symbolism. The biblical story, found in the Gospel of Luke, describes how two men saw the resurrected Jesus at the town of Emmaus,"
"movement in Easter 1960 in an Episcopal Church in Van Nuys, California, some evangelical churches decided to follow this movement and take distance from their Pentecostal conventions. Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, California is one of the first evangelical charismatic churches started in 1965. In the United Kingdom, Jesus Army, founded in 1969, is an example of the impact outside of the United States. Many other congregations were established in the rest of the world. In 2011, the movement (aggregated with neo-charismatic movement) totaled 305 million people. The movement is distinguished from Pentecostalism by not making speaking in tongues (glossolalia) a"
"Bread of Life Ministries International Bread of Life Ministries International (BOLMI; previous name Bread of Life Christian Fellowship; simply known as BOL or Bread) is a Filipino Evangelical megachurch founded by Rev. Caesar ""Butch"" L. Conde. Its stated mission and vision is to ""Stabilize and expand what it has learned from God in prayer and the Word of God and to pass it on to other people, and also the beginning of revival in the country"", which is inspired by Acts 1:8. BOL celebrated its 35th Anniversary called ""The Ancient-Future Way"", the grand celebration held at Crossroad Center, Quezon City,"
"than thirty nations. Pastor Vaagenes is the author of two books, Church on Fire!, the concurrent story of his spiritual renewal and that of North Heights Lutheran Church, and Baptism: God's Activity of Grace, a biblical examination of the meaning, mode and moment of baptism. Morris George Cornell Vaagenes Morris George Cornell Vaagenes (1929- ) has been a leader in the national and international Lutheran and Ecumenical Charismatic movement since 1970, the largest spiritual awakening movement in history, with 650,000,000 Christians involved in its transformational power. He was chairman of the International Lutheran Conference on the Holy Spirit with annual"
"at one time had ""Unions"" and ""Chapters"". The Order was based in New York City until 1972, when it moved to its current residence at Chautauqua, New York. The organizations symbol is a silver Maltese cross, and it has a periodical called ""The Silver Cross"". International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons The International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons is a non-denominational Christian philanthropic organization. Its object is expressed in the motto: ""The development of Spiritual Life and Stimulation of Christian Activity"". Its members have been active supporting hospitals, homes for the elderly, thrift shops, and child"
"domestic and international), as a sectarian religious body it is ineligible for recognition from the International Committee. Its headquarters are now in Taiwan. The original motto of the International Committee of the Red Cross was Inter Arma Caritas (""In War, Charity""). This Christian-spirited slogan was amended in 1961 with the neutral motto ""Per Humanitatem ad Pacem"" or ""With humanity, towards peace"". While Inter Arma Caritas is still the primary motto of the ICRC (as per Article 3 of the ICRC statutes), ""Per Humanitatem ad Pacem"" is the primary motto of the Federation (Article 1 of the Constitution of the Federation)."
"Thus, they have, for example, the Christian Family Movement, the Charismatic Movement (in all its many expressions and forms), the Neocatechumenal Way, the many so-called covenant communities, like the Couples for Christ and its many outreaches to widows and children, the Kahayag sa Dios (also with its many outreaches), the World Apostolate of Fatima—A Public International Association of the Faithful of Pontifical Right—Cagayan de Oro Archdiocesan Division where one of its apostolic work is the formation of the Block Rosary Apostolate for Community Evangelization. The mission of the World Apostolate of Fatima is the ""New Evangelization"" advocated by Pope John"
"Order. Another Templar-related order, the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem, is a charitable organization founded in 1804 which has achieved United Nations NGO special status. They are a part of the larger ""Ordo Supremus Militaris Templi Hierosolymitani"" (OSMTH), commonly called Knights Templar International. Some members of the OSMTH claim to be the direct descendants of the original Knights Templar, citing the Larmenius Charter as proof; however, this document is suspected to be a forgery. In May 2018 BBC News reported that since 2015 far-right activist Jim Dowson has been fronting a UK-based Knights Templar International organization with"
"Focolare Movement The Focolare Movement is an international organization that promotes the ideals of unity and universal brotherhood. Founded in Trent, northern Italy, in 1943 by Chiara Lubich as a Catholic movement, it remains largely Roman Catholic but has strong links to the major Christian denominations and other religions, or in some cases with the non-religious. The Focolare Movement operates in 180 nations and has over 140,440 members. The word ""Focolare"" is Italian for ""hearth"" or ""family fireside"". While Focolare is the common sobriquet given to this organisation, its official name when approved in 1990 as an International Association of"
"in the Pacific Northwest tend to identify more strongly with free-market libertarian values than they do with more religious social conservatives. That said, three of the four major international charities in the region are religious in nature: World Concern, World Vision International, and Mercy Corps. This is part of a long tradition of activist religion. The Skid Road Group, a shelter offering soup and sermons to the unemployed and recovering alcoholics, was launched in Vancouver, with the Salvation Army having deep roots in the Gastown district, dating back to the era of the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway (1880s)"
"Aglow International Aglow International is an interdenominational organization of Christian women and men. Formerly known as Women's Aglow Fellowship, it has more than 200,000 members meeting together each month through local Aglow groups in 171 nations. More than 21,000 Aglow leaders worldwide minister in their communities. An estimated 17 million people each year are ministered to through over 1,250 community, neighborhood and workplace groups in the US, as well as 3,101 local groups internationally. The organization was born in 1967 out of the charismatic movement that swept the US in the 1960s. The name ""Aglow"" is taken from the book"
"Bible scriptures describing the mission of Jesus Christ, as bringing a sword (social unrest), e.g., , , — and ""not"" as bringing peace (social order). This biblical interpretation is a call to ""action"" against poverty, and the sin engendering it, to affect Jesus Christ's mission of justice in this world. Gustavo Gutiérrez gave the movement its name with his 1971 book, ""A Theology of Liberation"". In this book, Gutiérrez combined populist ideas with the social teachings of the Catholic Church. He was influenced by an existing socialist current in the Church which included organizations such as the Catholic Worker Movement"
"was further borne out when Booth appointed his son, Bramwell Booth, as his successor as General in his will. However, William Booth had once said to his children that ""The Salvation Army does not belong to you, or to me, it belongs to the world"" and was very wary of the leadership of the army becoming a dynasty. The press was often hostile to Booth and The Salvation Army as well because their methods and message were widely misinterpreted. The army's motto ""Blood & Fire"", which had deep theological meaning representing the saving ""blood of Jesus"" and the sanctifying ""fire"
"Pillar of Fire International The Pillar of Fire International is a Methodist Christian sect with headquarters in Zarephath, New Jersey. In 1901, the Church was founded by Alma Bridwell White in Denver, Colorado. The Pillar of Fire was originally incorporated as the Pentecostal Union, but changed its name to distance itself from Pentecostalism in 1915. While the Pillar of Fire is Methodist in doctrine, Alma White and her followers believed that the Methodist Church had become corrupt. Alma White and the members of the Pillar of Fire dedicated themselves to the holiness movement in the Wesleyan tradition. Adherents were referred"
"Jesus Freaks International (Organization) The Jesus Freaks International are a German evangelical Christian youth organization. The movement uses the Alpha and Omega symbol to represent Jesus Christ. The Jesus Freaks movement was created in September 1991 in Hamburg, Germany by Martin Dreyer. Dreyer, who would be ordained as a free church minister in 1993, based the organization on the Jesus People movement which began in the 1960s in the United States. In 1994 the organization established itself as the Jesus Freaks International, a non-profit group headquartered in Berlin. Over 100 groups or churches are established in Germany, Switzerland and Austria."
"spontaneous meetings and coffee break meetings livened up the trip. On the last day, the theme of the forum was ""Beyond Justice... Beyond Revenge"" where well-known Italian personages talked of their experiences with personal tragedy and how it led them to commit to transform their social world through non-violence. In 2009, the Humanist Movement launched an international campaign called the World March for Peace and Nonviolence, initiated by Mundo Sin Guerras. It was a tremendous plan for a march to circle the earth proposing the end of wars and nuclear disarmament. The World March international base team, started in New"
"Antioch International Movement of Churches The Antioch International Movement of Churches is a relational network of evangelical churches founded with a ""passion for Jesus and His purposes on the earth."" The Antioch Movement, based in Waco, TX, began in the 1980s. The movement primarily focused on church planting and is non-denominational. The movement became well-known after two of its overseas missionaries, Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer, were imprisoned by the Taliban in Afghanistan during the same time period as the 9/11 Attack on the United States of America. The movement, which has been establishing churches since 1993, is part of"
"published her spiritual writings (""Vie d'amour"") in 1979. In 1981, ""Army of Mary"" movement changed its name to the ""Family and the Community of the Sons and Daughters of Mary"", and in 1983 began construction at Lac-Etchemin of a world center for the Army of Mary and the Militia. At present, the Community of the Lady of All Nations declares itself independent of the Church and non-Catholic. She is an independent Neo-Marian; Ecumenical and open to interreligious dialogue. His new liturgy integrates ""The Heritage of Humanity"" (excerpts from books and sacred texts of other religions and thinkers). After a series"