MASSENA â The Massena Salvation Army will be welcoming new commanders.
Majors Robert and Karen Bender, who have served the Massena community since July 2019, will be leaving to serve the Mansfield, Ohio community. Their previous assignments have included Meadville, Pa.; McKeesport, Pa.; Mount Vernon, Ohio; and Painesville, Ohio.
They had replaced Captains Russell and Cynthia Crowsen, who headed for a new assignment in Syracuse after seven years in Massena.
The Benders will be replaced in Massena by Lieutenants Nicholas and Jennifer White. They were among 16 appointments of new lieutenants of the The Salvation Army College of Officer Training Messengers of Grace session.