April 2025
Official Engagements
Commissioner Janine Donaldson (Territorial Commander)
18 April: Aranui Corps visit
19 April: Southern Easter Camp, Spencer Park
20 April: Aranui Corps; Officers Fellowship at Christchurch City Corps
21 April: Recovery Church, Christchurch
25 April: Anzac Day wreath laying at Wellington Cenotaph
30 April: Lunch with Chaplaincy course delegates, BCM
Colonel Gerry Walker (Chief Secretary)
5–6 April: Porirua Corps Camp, El Rancho, Waikanae
7 April: Territorial Online Praying Together meeting—winter edition
10 April: Recovery Church, Wellington
30 April: Lunch with Chaplaincy course delegates, BCM
Lt-Colonel Liz Gainsford (Territorial Secretary for Spiritual Life Development)
7 April: Territorial Online Praying Together meeting—winter edition
13 April: Petone Corps Plant visit
Gazette Summary
Promotion to Glory: Major Jack Harris was promoted to Glory from North Shore Hospital, Auckland, aged 97 years, on Wednesday 5 March 2025, the eighth anniversary of the promotion to Glory of his wife Nancy. Jack entered Training College in February 1950 from Westport Corps as a cadet in the Standard Bearers session. Please uphold in prayer Major Jack Harris’ children John, Jennifer, Jeanette and Stephen and other family members at this time of grief and loss, particularly following the recent promotion to Glory of his daughter, Sheryl. Well done, good and faithful ‘Standard Bearer’ of Jesus!
Bereavement:Sheryl Harris, the daughter of Major Jack Harris, was promoted to Glory from West Harbour Gardens Care Centre, Auckland, on 23 February 2025. Please be in prayer for all Sheryl’s family at this time of grief and loss.
Engagement: Congratulations to Captain Cameron Millar on his engagement to Catherine Liddle on 11 February 2025.
Appointments: Effective immediately, Lieutenant Christopher Moody has been appointed as Spiritual Life Development and Prayer Coordinator, based in Waihi, as an additional appointment.
Effective 1 March 2025, Captain Susan Adams has been appointed as Personnel Officer and Candidates Secretary, Auckland area,
as an additional appointment.
Lieutenant Lashana Dale has been appointed asCandidates Officer, based in Auckland, as an additional appointment.
Effective 10 March 2025, Major Graham Medland has been appointed asBusiness Advisory Officer, based in Christchurch.
Major Lynne Medland has been appointed asSupporter Engagement Officer, based in Wellington.
International Appointments: Effective 1 June 2025, Lt-Colonels Alberth and Elsi Sarimin, officers of the Indonesia Territory, currently serving respectively as Assistant Chief Secretary and Territorial Secretary for Women’s Ministries in the New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa Territory, are appointed as Chief Secretary and Territorial Secretary for Women’s Ministries, Indonesia Territory.
Resignation: Effective 24 February 2025, The Territorial Commander announces with regret the resignation from officership of Captain Fleur Carpenter. Captain Fleur, with her husband Bradley Carpenter, was re-accepted into officership on 12 January 2023 with the rank of Captain, and they were appointed as Corps Officers, Sydenham Corps and Directors, Sydenham Community Ministries. Captain Brad Carpenter will continue in his current appointments in Sydenham
as a single spouse officer.
