Central Connection

Celebrity Bell Ring Weekend
The challenge is on the first weekend of December as Detroit-area media personalities compete ...

Red kettle rodeo
Celebrities often use their influence to direct the attention of their fans toward organizations ...

Jazzing up the holidays with the CSB
by Stan Kelley Despite the onset of winter temperatures, the trombone stylings of this ...

Bellringing 2.0
New bell for next generation The sound of merrily ringing bells has become synonymous ...

The world’s tallest kettle
by Justin Grajek The world’s tallest red kettle stands 56 feet tall and 24 ...

Service through the years
Violetta Bumpus, 92, has been a member of the women’s ministries group in Hillsdale, ...

Reimagining ministry, creating community
We’re reimagining our ministry and our ministry spaces,” said Envoy Brenda McSwine, corps administrator ...

Showers of blessings
by Justin Grajek For nearly 20 years, the Wayne Westland, Mich., Corps has partnered ...

730… and beyond
4,127 days and counting by Captain Marissa McCluer Looking back over the past 11 ...

Ministry at the wall that heals
They came to remember, to pay their respects, to teach their children, to grieve, ...