Salvation Army Boys Adventure Corps

SABAC (the Salvation Army Boys' Adventure Corps) is a venture set up by the

Salvation Army Salvation (from Latin: ''salvatio'', from ''salva'', 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation. In religion and theology, ''salvation'' generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from sin and its c ...

in the

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and is the Salvation Army equivalent of the

Boys' Brigade The Boys' Brigade (BB) is an international interdenominational Christian youth organisation, conceived by the Scottish businessman Sir William Alexander Smith to combine drill and fun activities with Christian values. Following its inception ...

or the

Church Lads' Brigade The Church Lads' and Church Girls' Brigade is an Anglican youth organisation with branches in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Bermuda, Kenya, South Africa, Barbados, Newfoundland and St Helena. Its origins lie in the formation in 1891 of the Chur ...

. Although SABAC was originally set up just for boys, they are now open to girls. As well as playing games, there is also badge work for the children to work towards. The uniform consists of a blue shirt with the SABAC patch sewn onto it and blue jeans or smart trousers when on parade. A similar organization in the

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is the Salvation Army's Adventure Corps. The Salvation Army Christian youth organizations {{Christian-denomination-stub