On Friday, November 12th at 7:30pm, The Salvation Army’s Mayfair Community Church will be hosting the installation of our new National Leaders, Commissioners William and Nancy Roberts. The installations will be conducted by the Chief of the Staff Commissioners Barry and Sue Swanson.
ALEXANDRIA, VA (July 13, 2010) – The Salvation Army USA announced that Commissioners William and Nancy Roberts will serve as the new National Commander and National President of Women’s Ministries respectively, effective November 1. As Ministers of the Gospel, the Roberts have been appointed by General Shaw Clifton, world leader of The Salvation Army and will replace Commissioners Israel and Eva Gaither who retire from active service after more than four years as The Salvation Army’s national leaders, and 47 years as Salvation Army officers.
In his new role, Commissioner William Roberts will lead a vast network of 3,600 officers, 63,000 employees and 3.4 million volunteers operating in more than 5,000 communities throughout the United States. Each year, The Salvation Army serves some 30 million Americans facing a variety of needs from drug and alcohol rehabilitation to rent and utility assistance to disaster response. Commissioner Roberts will act as the chairman of the national board of trustees and he will be responsible for presiding over tri-annual commissioners conferences, which bring together the key executive leaders of The Salvation Army’s four territories in the United States.
In her role, Commissioner Nancy Roberts will lead the national women’s ministries to empower women to deeper faith and service to others. She will partner with leaders from the four territories of The Salvation Army to combat common issues that affect women throughout America.
Since 2008, Commissioners Roberts have led The Salvation Army in Kenya (West). Prior to this, they served in a variety of roles throughout the organization including leadership roles in Argentina, Chicago, Grand Rapids, MI and at International Headquarters in London, England. The Roberts were commissioned and ordained as officers in The Salvation Army in 1970.