The Salvation Army Founders' Day
Salvation Army International Headquarters identifies 2 July as Founders’ Day and anchors it to the beginning of the movement on 2 July 1865.
Date and recurrence
2 July
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is The Salvation Army / founding anniversary. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Salvation Army Founder’s Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- Salvation Army International Headquarters — Founders’ DayFaith Organization
Frequently asked questions
When is The Salvation Army Founders' Day?
2 July The stored recurrence guidance is: 2 July.
Does The Salvation Army Founders' Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is The Salvation Army Founders' Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: The Salvation Army / founding anniversary. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes The Salvation Army Founders' Day?
The stored designation basis is: Salvation Army International Headquarters identifies 2 July as Founders’ Day and anchors it to the beginning of the movement on 2 July 1865.. Supporting provenance includes Salvation Army International Headquarters — Founders’ Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is The Salvation Army Founders' Day international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: The Salvation Army / founding anniversary. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.
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