Linda Bond (22 June 1946) was the 19th General of the Salvation Army. She was born in Glace Bay and was commissioned as a lieutenant of the church on 21 June 1969 in Canada After international service and various promotions, she held the post of Territorial Commander of the Australian Eastern Territory from 2008. On 31 January 2011, Bond was elected by the High Council to be the next General of the Salvation Army and assumed office on 2 April 2011. She was the third woman and fourth Canadian to be elected General of the Salvation Army. General Evangeline Booth (1934-1939) and General Eva Burrows (1986-1993) were the two previous generals of the church. In late 2012, she received an honorary degree from Tyndale University College and Seminary. On 13 June 2013, after much prayer and reflecti