Annual General Change 2024
I am pleased to announce that the Territorial Commander has approved the following appointments which will take effect on Thursday 11 January 2024.
Please note the following:
Please be assured that all appointments are important and have been considered. Due to the NZFTS Territory awaiting IHQ approval for the Local Mission Delivery model in New Zealand, there are some appointments that may appear to be missing from this Annual General Change Bulletin. We anticipate an additional General Change Bulletin to come out at a later date. Thanks for your prayers and patience at this time.
Additionally, we are in the process of designing a networked approach to Youth and Children’s Mission that will give us people in more places providing a wider range of skills and expertise to assist corps and centres. As the design process and recruitment is worked through there will be further announcements, and Next Generations will continue to be a priority area for the Territory.
TERRITORIAL HEADQUARTERS
THQ—MISSION SECTION
Major Alister Irwin – Discipleship Resource Officer (Mission Resources Team)
Lt Colonel Deborah Clark – Children’s Mission Resource Officer (Mission Resources Team)
Lieutenant Alana LePine – Territorial Youth and Children’s Secretary (Next Gen Coordinator)
To be confirmed – Director, Blue Mountain Adventure Centre
To be confirmed – Territorial Coordinator of Women’s Ministries
Captain Emma Howan – Chairperson, Moral and Social Issues (Ethics) Council
[additional appointment]—effective 1 September 2023
THQ—COMMUNICATIONS SECTION
To be confirmed – Territorial International Development and Support Secretary
(includes Sponsorship and Self Denial)
BOOTH COLLEGE OF MISSION (TE WHARE WANANGA O NGA TOA WHAKAORA)
Captain Sarah Healey – Assistant Principal
SCHOOL FOR OFFICER TRAINING—UPPER HUTT
Captain Sarah Healey – Spiritual Formation Officer
Captain Shane Healey – Mission Training Officer
(will continue current appointment as Territorial Candidates Secretary)
Major Katherine Sonntag – Assistant Mission Training Officer (additional appointment)
SCHOOL FOR OFFICER TRAINING—FIJI
Captain Dale McFarlane – Assistant Training Principal (change of appointment designation)
—effective 1 September 2023
CENTRE FOR LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT—UPPER HUTT
(note that this title has formally been changed from Centre for Leadership Development)
Captain Sarah Healey – Project Manager, Officer Development
Lieutenant Alana LePine – National Director, Youth Missions Training (additional appointment)
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTRE—WILLIAM BOOTH EDUCARE
Captain Rogena Myrie-Irwin – Director (additional appointment)
NORTHERN DIVISION—Auckland Area Pilot and Northland Area Pilot
To be confirmed – Personnel Officer
To be confirmed – Candidates Officer
Cadet Naomi Tong – Youth Officer
(Cadet Naomi Tong will take up her appointment with the rank of Lieutenant following her commissioning on 9 December 2023 as part of the Defenders of Justice—Ngā Kaiwawao i te Tika Session)
Employee position – Children’s Coordinator
Captain Robert Adams – Corps Officers, Auckland City Corps and
Captain Susan Adams – Directors, Auckland City Early Childhood Education Centre
Cadet Amelia Kava – Corps Officers, Far North (Kaitāia) Corps
Cadet Mosese Kava
(Cadets Amelia and Mosese Kava will take up their appointments with the rank of Lieutenant following their commissioning on 9 December 2023 as part of the Defenders of Justice—Ngā Kaiwawao i te Tika Session)
Major Miriama Simanu – Planting Officer, Flat Bush Plant and
Chaplain, Flat Bush-Kaitiakitanga, Salvation Army Social Housing
Major Denise Smith – Corps Officers, New Lynn Corps
Major Kenneth Smith
Captain Nathan Holt – Corps Officer (Team Leader), Whangārei Corps
[change of appointment designation]
Lieutenant Charlene Whybrow – Corps Officers, Whangārei Corps (change of appointment designation)
Lieutenant Jonathan Whybrow
MIDLAND DIVISION
Captain Stewart Lee – Divisional Emergency Services Coordinator (additional appointment)
Major Ruth Froggatt – Divisional Secretary for Retired Officers (appointment in retirement)
Lieutenant Cassandra Henderson – Mission Officer, The Salvation Army Grandview and
Grandview Chaplain, Salvation Army Social Housing (additional appointment)
Major Timothy Malton – Corps Officers, Hawera Corps and
Major Zelma Malton – Corps Officers, Central Taranaki Corps (change of appointment designation)
Lieutenant Grace Duxfield – Corps Officers, New Plymouth Corps and
Lieutenant Stuart Duxfield – Directors, New Plymouth Community Ministries
CENTRAL DIVISION
To be confirmed – Divisional Youth and Children’s Secretary
To be confirmed – Divisional Secretary for Women’s Ministries
Major Jeannine Serevi – Corps Officer, Hutt City Corps
Lieutenant Cameron Millar – Corps Officer, Hutt City Corps and
Director, Hutt City Community Ministries
Major Mathew Badger – Corps Officer, Johnsonville Corps
Cadet Initi Tuiono – Corps Officer, Wellington South Corps (Newtown Centre)
(Cadet Initi Tuiono will take up her appointment, alongside Major Christina Tyson, with the rank of Lieutenant following her commissioning on 9 December 2023 as part of the Defenders of Justice—Ngā Kaiwawao i te Tika Session)
Major Keith Tyson – Mission Officer, Wellington South Corps (Newtown Centre) [additional appointment]
To be confirmed – Corps Officer/s, Wairarapa Region
SOUTHERN DIVISION
Captain Catherine Walker – Divisional Secretary for Personnel
Captain Kenneth Walker – Divisional Secretary for Mission
Lieutenant Michal Baken – Divisional Children’s Secretary
Employee position – Divisional Youth Coordinator
Captain Beany (Sung Woo) Cho – Mission Support Officer (Southern Divisional Headquarters)
Captain Grant Pitcher – Court Officer—Christchurch, Court Services
Major Helen Knowles – Corps Officer, Aranui Corps
Kim McKerrow – Corps Officer, Christchurch North Corps
Andrew McKerrow – Race Track Support Chaplain and
Corps Officer, Christchurch North Corps (additional appointment)
(Andrew and Kim McKerrow will take up their appointments with the rank of Territorial Envoy)
Captain Christine Foreman – Corps Officers, Nelson Tasman Bay Corps
Captain Karl Foreman
Employee position – Director, Nelson Tasman Bays Community Ministries
Auxiliary Captain Roslyn Johnson – Corps Planting Officer, Rolleston Corps Plant
To be confirmed – Corps Officer/s, Timaru Corps and
Director/s, Timaru Community Ministries
FIJI DIVISION
Major Limaina Turaga – Divisional Secretary for Mission
Major Lasarusa Turaga – Divisional Leadership Development Secretary
Lieutenant Eleni Daucakacaka – Divisional Spiritual Life Development & Prayer Coordinator
(additional appointment)
Major Arone Cheer – Inter-Church Liaison (additional appointment)
Captain Peniasi Torocake – Corps Officers, Labasa Corps
Captain Tavaita Torocake
Captain Tavaita Torocake – Chaplain, Labasa Family Care Centre (additional appointment)
Lieutenant Mereani Betena – Corps Planting Officer, Nausori Corps Plant
Captain Mereyani Bacaivalu – Corps Planting Officers, Navua Corps Plant
Captain Ponipate Bacaivalu
Major Louisa Ranamalo – Corps Officer, Raiwai Corps (pro tem) [additional appointment]
Major Maika Ranamalo – Corps Officer, Raiwai Corps (pro tem) [appointment in retirement]
Lieutenant Adriano Rokovesa – Corps Officers, Saweni Corps
Lieutenant Seremana Rokovesa
Captain Ruci Napolioni – Team Ministry Officers, Suva/Lami Corridor and
Captain Seru Napolioni – Street Ministry Officers—Eastern (additional appointment)
Major Kesoni Qoriniasi – Divisional Court and Correction Services Officer/Chaplain
No replacement – Assistant Court and Correction Services Officer/Chaplain
TONGA REGION
Major Sevanaia Wawa – Regional Leaders
Major Vakatoto Wawa
Major Vakatoto Wawa – Regional Director of Women’s Ministries and
Regional Director of Community Ministries
Major Sevanaia Wawa – Regional Secretary for Personnel
Captain Raechal Leha – Regional Sponsorship Secretary (additional appointment)
Employee position – Kindergarten Coordinator
ADDICTIONS, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND REINTEGRATION SERVICES
Major Keith Tyson – Mission Officer, Bridge and Oasis Wellington
Cadet Amelia Kava – Chaplains, Bridge Kaitāia (additional appointment)
Cadet Mosese Kava
(Cadets Amelia and Mosese Kava will take up their appointments with the rank of Lieutenant following their commissioning on 9 December 2023 as part of the Defenders of Justice—Ngā Kaiwawao i te Tika Session)
CADETS AWAITING APPOINTMENT
Cadet Andrew Connor
Cadet Tamsyn Connor
(An announcement will be made on Cadets Andrew and Tamsyn Connor’s appointments nearer the time of Ordination and Commissioning.)
OFFICERS RETIRING
Major Glenda Bezzant
Major Ivan Bezzant
Major Iliesa Cola
Major Anne Irwin
Major Bruce Tremain
Major Marilyn Tremain
OFFICER CONCLUDING APPOINTMENT IN RETIREMENT AT GENERAL CHANGE
Major Geraldine Johnson
We pray that God will bless and prepare all of these leaders in the days ahead.
Gerry Walker
Colonel
CHIEF SECRETARY