Robert Redhead

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Robert Redhead

Colonel Robert Redhead

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Place Of Birth:

Date Of Commissioning: Entered training from Southport, UK

Training Session: Heroes of the Faith, 1964

Training College: Denmark Hill, London

Rank Details: Colonel

Retired: 2005 in Canada

Promoted To Glory: not yet!

Robert Redhead spent his early days in Manchester. He married Gwenyth in 1965 when he was already serving as an officer in The Salvation Army. They pastored a congregation in the East End of London, before they were appointed to the Training College where Robert, among other responsibilities, directed the music programme.

The following appointment was to the International Music Editorial Department, and in 1971. He joined the bass section of the International Staff Band. In 1976 Robert and Gwenyth moved to Canada to become Director of the Music Department and Bandmaster of the Canadian Staff Band. With that band he toured many countries in the world.

As they wanted to develop further pastoral ministry they where apointed Corps Officers at the Southmount Corps in Vancouver, British Columbia. He returned to London in 1990 when he became Bandmaster of the International Staff Band.

During his time at the Music Editorial Department and as Director of the Music Department in Canada Robert got the chance to develop his compositions and editorial skills, which resulted in amny compositions, which are still very popular. They also where very busy developing the further use of music and drama for evangelistical purposes and wrote and produced musicals as a result in the mid ‘90’s the Redheads moved back to Canada and after a period there they moved to an appointment in New Zealand.

They retired from active service in 2005. They continue to travel the world encouraging and facilitating creative and innovative styles of worship.

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