These weekend-long campaigns are part of the annual youth campaign for June. It aims to reach out to fellow young South Africans.

“The young church members were trained in faith-based facilities to give them the skills to build relationships with other young people. Also so they can visit  homes, hospitals and prisons,” said The Salvation Army’s territorial youth secretary, Captain Enos Mabada.

The campaign is to assist communities to devise their own solutions to problems. It is also for communities to discover what needs exist in their community regarding problems like alcoholism, drug addiction and teenage pregnancies.

“Children as young as seven years are brought into The Salvation Army through singing groups, junior brass bands and dance groups. Musical tuition is combined with evangelising to encourage the young people to stay involved in the Church,” said Mabada.

Music legend, Hugh Masekela  is one of the many who started out as a member of junior brass bands of The Salvation Army.