The international leader of The Salvation Army General André Cox is coming to celebrate 125 years of serving those in need in Augusta with the Doing The Most Good Annual Dinner, a sold-out event at the Kroc Center on Thursday March 31, 2016 at 6:30PM.

General Cox is the leader of the 1.5 million strong world-wide church of The Salvation Army.  Headquartered in London, England, General André Cox leads The Salvation Army serving in 127 countries around the world and its 13,826 local units with 26,675 officers and 108,786 employees.

Last year General Cox led The Salvation Army in providing:

·        58.4 million Meals

·        10.8 million people receiving nightly shelter in 440 Homeless hostels/shelters

·        10,211 Community development programs

·        252 Residential addiction dependency programs

·        619 Community care centers

·        52 Salvation Army Hospitals world wide

·        30 million Americans served

This will be the first time a Salvation Army international leader has ever visited Augusta, and will be General Cox’s first time visiting a Kroc Center. Augusta has one of only 26 Kroc Centers in the nation.

Eleven years ago, Joan Kroc made a historic $1.5 billion bequest to The Salvation Army, which provided for a variety of cultural, educational, fitness, and social programs in neighborhoods that have historically lacked those opportunities. Today, researchers have quantified the positive social and economic impact Kroc Centers are creating for their communities at $258 million annually.

General André Cox, a Swiss-British Salvation Army officer was born while his Salvation Army officer parents were serving in Zimbabwe. On August 3, 2013 he was elected as the 20th General of the international Christian church and charity. General Cox shares his ministry with his wife, Commissioner Silvia Cox, who is the World President of Women’s Ministries. Together they lead world-wide The Salvation Army ministry.
 
General has vast experience in the international ministry of The Salvation Army. In the early years of his Salvation Army officership, General Cox held appointments in Switzerland and Zimbabwe. More recently he has served as the territorial commander in the Southern Africa Territory, the Finland and Estonia Territory and the United Kingdom Territory with the Republic of Ireland. In February 2013 he was appointed as Chief of the Staff – second in command of the international Salvation Army.

The Salvation Army will also present our prestigious Doing The Most Good Award, our 4th annual presentation, during the event.