About Us

WHO WE ARE

Glenmore Temple is a Christian organization and a community church of The Salvation Army. Glenmore Temple was the first Salvation Army Church in Calgary. For many years the Church was located in the heart of downtown and was known as “Calgary Citadel”. In 1969, we relocated from downtown to our current home in Kingsland, just off of Glenmore Trail and Elbow Drive. At that time we changed our name to Glenmore Temple.

Our people come from all backgrounds and represent a diverse mix of ages and ethnic groups. We worship together, learn together and enjoy great social activities all blended in one congregation. We have a wide variety of programs covering fun and food, for the body and the soul. On Sundays we have teaching programs that cover all ages, with a nursery for children under age three. Our Youth Leader hosts regular events that engage the younger generation and a variety of small groups are led by congregation members working through Bible studies and topics of interest. The Salvation Army is known worldwide for its music and our worship times incorporate a variety of music types that speak to people of all ages. Glenmore Temple has many talented musicians that share in worship through our brass band, choir, and  worship team.

Whoever you are, you are welcome at Calgary Glenmore Temple.

Worship with us

OUR TEAM

Here at Glenmore Temple we are happy to work with a wonderful staff who believe in the importance of sharing the love of Jesus with the community. We would like to introduce you to each of our staff members and the important roles that they play here at Glenmore Temple:

Majors Kent & Dena Hepditch

Lead Pastors

Laura Rowsell

Worship Ministries Director

Margaret Blackburn

Administrative Assistant

Jamie Park

Business Manager

Gladis Koshkarian

Community Outreach Worker

Iryna Reunova

Custodian

MISSION

The Salvation Army exists to share the love of Jesus Christ, meet human needs and be a transforming influence in the communities of our world.

DOCTRINES

  • 1. We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by inspiration of God, and that they only constitute the Divine rule of Christian faith and practice.
  • 2. We believe that there is only one God, who is infinitely perfect, the Creator, Preserver, and Governor of all things, and who is the only proper object of religious worship.
  • 3. We believe that there are three persons in the Godhead-the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, undivided in essence and co-equal in power and glory.
  • 4. We believe that in the person of Jesus Christ the Divine and human natures are united, so that He is truly and properly God and truly and properly man.
  • 5. We believe that our first parents were created in a state of innocency, but by their disobedience they lost their purity and happiness, and that in consequence of their fall all men have become sinners, totally depraved, and as such are justly exposed to the wrath of God.
  • 6. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has by His suffering and death made an atonement for the whole world so that whosoever will may be saved.
  • 7. We believe that repentance towards God, faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, and regeneration by the Holy Spirit, are necessary to salvation.
  • 8. We believe that we are justified by grace through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ and that he that believeth hath the witness in himself.
  • 9. We believe that continuance in a state of salvation depends upon continued obedient faith in Christ.
  • 10. We believe that it is the privilege of all believers to be wholly sanctified, and that their whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 11. We believe in the immortality of the soul; in the resurrection of the body; in the general judgment at the end of the world; in the eternal happiness of the righteous; and in the endless punishment of the wicked.