Public Praise

The official opening and dedication of our Territorial Headquarters building in Railway Road, Blackburn, officiated by Commissioner Barry Pobjie (International Secretary, South Pacific and East Asia Zone), was marked by sincere praise ~ from beginning to end.

To the curbside musical strains of the Melbourne Staff Band and Melbourne Staff Songsters folk gathered on the road outside the new building to share corporately in joyous praise to God for the completion of this major relocation project, concluding with the confident declaration ~ "Thy praise and glory shall not fail throughout eternity".

The new lease property has been designed specifically to meet the purposes of The Salvation Army's administrative requirements and demands for continuity of care to the community through our social and spiritual ministries. This was made clear very clear by the wording on the unveiled plaque:

THE SALVATION ARMY AUSTRALIA SOUTHERN TERRITORY

TERRITORIAL HEADQUARTERS

WAS OPENED TO THE GLORY OF GOD

AND THE SALVATION OF THE LOST.

May all who work in and enter this new facility never forget this sacred purpose!

Psalm 147:1 (MSG) ~ "Hallelujah! It's a good thing to sing praise to our God; praise is beautiful, praise is fitting."