Salvation Army

Worship in the Salvation Army does not include sacraments or observance of the traditional church year. Salvationists regard these practices as unnecessary to the life of consecration to God, experienced through the inward power of the Holy Spirit. They do, however, believe in the importance of ceremonies such as child dedication, enrollment of soldiers (members), and commissioning of officers (clergy), events which recognize and celebrate decisive moments in an individual's spiritual life. The Salvation Army is nonsacramental, practicing neither water baptism nor the rite of Communion in its corporate worship. Like the Quakers, Salvationist believe that sacraments and ordinances are symbols of spiritual truths and seek to experience the realities these symbols represent. A Spiritual Approach General Frederick Coutts explains The Salvation Army's position on sacraments in his book In Good Company: "Our witness is simply that the presence of Christ may be realized, and His grace fr…