Leger des Heils
The Leger des Heils is the name of the Dutch arm of The Salvation Army.
The Leger des Heils was largely established by a Dutch teacher, Gerrit Govaars, who together with the English officers Captain and Mrs Joseph K. Tyler, commenced Army work in the Gerard Doustraat, Amsterdam, on 8 May 1887.
The organisation spread rapidly through Holland and into the various Dutch-speaking territories. Operations soon spread throughout the country and reached the 'Dutch East Indies' in 1894. Further advances were made in 1926 in Surinam and in 1927 in Curaçao.
