William Booth moved into the east end of London in 1865 and his aim was to preach the Gospel message and bring people to faith in Jesus Christ. The plan was that any converts would join existing churches. But it didn’t really work out like that. Booth’s preaching was dynamic and urgent. Many, who would never had gone to church, heard him and many hundreds were converted.
But after their conversion they still wouldn’t go to the churches and, if they did, the churches didn’t seem to want anything to do with them.
Booth began to look for meeting halls and somewhere to create a headquarters for the London mission. The Salvation Army was birthed and what a movement it was!!
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