About our churches

Our doors are open to everyone.

Whether you’ve been a Christian for a long time, don’t know anything about Jesus, or are somewhere in between. Our churches have an intentional effort to meet the needs of each individual community.

You may hear us use the term 'corps' when referring to a 'church' due to our military-style language. Historically, The Salvation Army is well-known for brass bands, songster brigades and timbrellists. While these musical expressions are still an important aspect of many corps throughout Australia and the world, some of our corps have a different style of worship, including contemporary worship bands.

Learn more about The Salvation Army's band and songster groups.

What does a typical Sunday church service look like?

Many corps host a Sunday service including:

• Prayer
• Reading of the Bible
• Worship: music and singing — depending on the size and style of the congregation this may include brass bands, Songster brigades and timbrels; a band with guitars, keyboards and drums; or pre-recorded music to sing along to
• Testimonies from everyday people about what God is doing in their life
• A sermon or message based on the Bible
• Children’s and youth programs – discipleship, worship and teaching for children and youth are an important part of Salvation Army corps

Some Salvation Army churches host a mid-week church service instead of, or as well as, a Sunday service. These are sometimes over food or coffee or centred around a shared passion or hobby.

Salvos’ corps also host a range of recreational and social activities throughout the week such as playgroups, youth groups and seniors’ groups.