Salvation Army

Eastern Territory

The territory was created in 1920 alongside the Western and Central territories. In June of 2012, Commissioner Hedgren petitioned the General to be relieved of their leadership of the territory due to ongoing health issues.

Territorial Commanders

Commander	From	Until
Commissioner Thomas Estill	1920	1926
Commissioner Richard E Holz	1926	(1930)
Commissioner John McMillan	(1930)
Commissioner Ernest Pugmire	1942	1947
Commissioner Donald McMillan	1947	1953
Commissioner Ronald Irwin	(1997)	(1997)
Commissioner Joe Noland	September 1998	July 2002
Commissioner Lawrence Moretz	July 2002	2010
Commissioner R. Steven Hedgren	August 2010	August 31, 2012
Commissioner Israel Gaither (Pro Tem)	September 1, 2012	February 1, 2013
Commissioner Barry Swanson	February 1, 2013
Commissioner William Bamford		December 31, 2023
Commissioner Ralph Bukiewicz	January 2024

Chief Secretaries

Officer	From	Until
Donald McMillan
John Waldron	1972	January 8, 1976
Lt. Colonel Paul Rader	January 1989	October 1989
William Francis	January 2000	January 2003
R. Steven Hedgren	October 2008	August 2010

Presidents of Women's Ministries

President	From	Until
Commissioner Judith Hedgren	August 2010	August 31, 2012
Commissioner Eva Gaither (Pro Tem)	September 1, 2012	February 1, 2013
Commissioner Sue Swanson	February 1, 2013

Secretaries in Territorial Finance

Secretary	From	Until
Claude Ellsworth Bates	1917	1917

Private Secretaries to Territorial Commander

Secretary	From	Until
Claude Ellsworth Bates	1918	1922

Secretaries for Personnel

Secretary	From	Until
William Francis	January 1997	January 2000
Lt. Colonel Mark Tillsley

Older Adult Ministries Bureau

Officer	From	Until
Major Joy Slye	November 1, 2011

Missing Persons Bureau

Officer	From	Until
Captain Milagros Santiago	September 30, 2011

Program Secretaries

Officer	From	Until
Lawrence Moretz	1993	1997

Assistant Territorial Youth Secretaries

Officer	From	Until
Lawrence Moretz	1977	1979