The Salvation Army Santa Clarita Corps have announced that Officer In Charge Laura Ann-Bloom Moore is moving to the Salvation Army Minneapolis Parkview Corps.

Moore, who has been with the Salvation Army Santa Clarita Corps for eight years, is taking an assignment at the Minneapolis Parkview Corps, and will have her last service in Santa Clarita on June 26.

“It has been a true blessing to share my ministry and God’s love through the Santa Clarita Valley Corps,” said Moore. “Helping to grow this Corps with my late husband (Jerry Bloom) and seeing all the people we have been able to help over the years will stay with me forever.”

Majors Warren and Dixie Dabis will serve as Pro-tem for the month of July following Moore’s departure. Starting Aug. 3, 2020, Captain Rafael Viana will take the lead of the Santa Clarita Corps as Officer-In-Charge.

Jerry and Laura began their ministry in Santa Clarita in 2014, according to the Salvation Army Santa Clarita Corps. They grew the corps from a small space in a strip mall to its current, larger location on Lyons Avenue.

Some of the many services they provided include a food pantry, homeless services, Bible study group, women’s Group, Sunday worship and recovery meetings, read a release from the Salvation Army Santa Clarita.

The couple spent time volunteering and working at the nearby Canoga Park Adult Rehabilitation Center, according to the Salvation Army.

After Jerry lost his battle with cancer on April 18, 2020, Moore carried on his mission and was promoted to Officer in Charge of the Salvation Army Santa Clarita Valley Corps.

Throughout the months of the pandemic, she kept the Corps essential services going, according to the Salvation Army. She served food to those in need, visited people at the recovery program and continued the popular Sunday morning worship services.

“I was able to offer Sunday service online, from my home,” Moore said. “I would stream the services on Facebook and people from across the country would tune in, sometimes there would be thousands of people watching. Knowing that I was still able to bring God’s love to so many, when they needed it most, was a blessing.”

Moore’s final service at the Santa Clarita Corps is scheduled for at 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 26. The service will be offered in person from the Salvation Army Santa Clarita Valley Corps Community Center at 22935 Lyons Avenue and is expected to also be streamed on Facebook @tsascv.

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