Salvation Army corps Salvation Army corps A Salvation Army corps is local church organization and physical place of worship in The Salvation Army. Like the Christian term "church" a corps includes both the physical building and the body of members who attend at the building. In keeping with Salvationist convention in using military terminology, corps are sometimes casually known as barracks. Traditionally many corps buildings are alternatively called temples or citadels, such as Openshaw Citadel . The Salvation Army also uses the more traditional term "church" for some local congragations and their buildings. Corps are usually led by an officer or married officer
The Salvation Army of The Salvation Army on 3 August 2018. A peculiarity of it is that it gives its clergy titles of military ranks such as "lieutenant" or "major". The Salvation Army has some practices that are peculiar to it. The Salvation Army refers to its ministers as "officers". When acting in their official duties, they can often be recognized by the color-coded epaulettes on their white uniform dress shirts. The epaulettes has the letters SA embroidered on them in white. Officers ranks include lieutenant, captain, major, colonel and the general. Promotion in rank up to the rank from lieutenant to major