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On We March
Check out the original manuscript to the left of then Brigadier Charles Mehling (father of current soldier Charles Mehling)'s work "On We March". The words to the chorus of this famous song:
On we march with the blood and the fire, To the ends of the earth we will go; And the Savior's love will be the theme of our song Because we love him so. |
DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD and HUMAN WELFARE | 1961
Hempstead Corps began holding worship
meetings in a colonial- style home in West Hempstead on December 31,
1958. The congregation was too large for the space provided, leading to
the construction of the corps building where it now stands at 65
Atlantic Avenue.
On the afternoon of Sunday May 22, 1960, Hempstead members and supporters gathered at the corner of Sealy and Atlantic avenues to witness the ground breaking of their future corps building. Architect Walter Watson handed a spade to Commissioner Holland French who then ceremoniously took the first step towards “a unit which it is confidently expected will pay rich dividends for God and humanity in the years to come,” as described in the June 11, 1960 issue of The War Cry.
Corps Officer, Captain James Bozman welcomed many special guests including, Divisional Commander Major F. William Carlson who presided over the ceremony, Mayor of the Village of Hempstead, Hon. William O. Gulde, and local Advisory Board Chairman, Norman C. Seversen.
That evening, nearly 100 people gathered together at their usual meeting place, the colonial-style home, for a special worship time recognizing the day‟s historic event. The War Cry offered a very descriptive illustration of the meeting: “People were sardined into every conceivable spot – in the living room, dining room, kitchen, foyer, office and on the stairs. Quite a number could not even see the speaker. But regardless of inconvenience ... all apparently left the premises happy in the Lord and happy to be alive.”
On the afternoon of Sunday May 22, 1960, Hempstead members and supporters gathered at the corner of Sealy and Atlantic avenues to witness the ground breaking of their future corps building. Architect Walter Watson handed a spade to Commissioner Holland French who then ceremoniously took the first step towards “a unit which it is confidently expected will pay rich dividends for God and humanity in the years to come,” as described in the June 11, 1960 issue of The War Cry.
Corps Officer, Captain James Bozman welcomed many special guests including, Divisional Commander Major F. William Carlson who presided over the ceremony, Mayor of the Village of Hempstead, Hon. William O. Gulde, and local Advisory Board Chairman, Norman C. Seversen.
That evening, nearly 100 people gathered together at their usual meeting place, the colonial-style home, for a special worship time recognizing the day‟s historic event. The War Cry offered a very descriptive illustration of the meeting: “People were sardined into every conceivable spot – in the living room, dining room, kitchen, foyer, office and on the stairs. Quite a number could not even see the speaker. But regardless of inconvenience ... all apparently left the premises happy in the Lord and happy to be alive.”
Read "Hempstead Citadel Dedicated", an article published in The War Cry of October 14, 1961
Corps Officers
(1958-1960) Captain & Mrs. James (Lois) Bozman
(1960-1966) Major & Mrs. Frederick (Dorothy) McCracken (1966-1968) Major & Mrs. Laurence (Phyllis) Garell (1968-1971) Major & Mrs. Harold (Mae) Anderson (1971-1973) Captain & Mrs. Lawrence (Nancy) Moretz (1973-1975) Major & Mrs. Richard (Sandra) Dean (1975-1978) Captain & Mrs. Kenneth (Joy) Baillie (1978-1982) Major & Mrs. Ernest (Jeanette) Cox (1982-1985) Captain & Mrs. George (Donna) Hood (1985-1990) Major & Mrs. William (Sylvia) Groff (1990-1991) Major & Mrs. Lloyd (Kay) Stoops (1991-1994) Captain & Mrs. John (Lauren) Hodgson (1994-1998) Captains Larry & Janet Ashcraft (1996-2000) Captain Normajean Honsberger (Associate C.O.) (1998-2001) Captains Darren & Lurlene Mudge (2001-2008) Majors Stephen & Carol Ditmer (2008-2009) Majors Paul & Sherrylynn Moore (2009-2010) Captains James and Deborah Kisser (2011-2011) Lt. Colonels Norman and Louisa Wood (2011-2015) Majors Philip & Susan Wittenberg (2015-present) Majors Douglas & Linda Jones Youth Leaders
Kevin Stoops
Esther Strain (now Wilson) Herbert J. Rader Alastair Bate Richard Rader Roger Trigg Philip Sharp Aly St. Fleur Kingsley Reid Josue Alarcón Annabel do Santos Carlyn & Nathan Savage Yvonne Rodriguez |
Assistants & Summer Cadets
(1966-1967) Lt. Norma Jean Long (now Quirk)
(1972) Cadet Timothy Raines (1973) Cadet Valerie Haulman (1974) Cadet Markku David Hamalainen (1974) Cadet David Mercado (1976-1979) Lt. Valerie Haulman (1979-1980) Lt. Michael Sharpe (1980-1981) Lt. Philip Ferreira (1981-1982) Lt. Douglas Burr (1982-1983) Lt. Patty Murray (now Miller) (1986) Cadet William MacLean (1986) Cadet Martha LaSalle (now Wheeler) (1988-1989) Lt. Darren Mudge (1989) Cadet Rhode Lopez (now Bender) (1990-1991) Lt. Beverly Jerauld (1991) Lt. Nancy Beauchamp (1991-1992) Lt. Richard Collazo (1995) Cadet Philip Lloyd (2004) Cadet Colette Masom (2005) Cadet Frank Picciotto (2006-2007) Captains Antonio & Jennifer Rosamilia (2007-2009) Captains Thomas & Sonya Knickerbocker (2009-2011) Captains Jairo & Raquel Ramirez (2011-2015) Lts. Duglas & Magda Mendoza (2014-present) Lts. Dongyouen & Ji Yeong Han (2015-present) Lt. Luis Ocasio |
