Divisional Leaders Majors Phil and Debbie Lum

As Officers in The Salvation Army for 36 years (Phil) and 24 years (Debbie), the Lums have served throughout the western United States, including Santa Rosa, CA, Portland, OR and Denver, CO. They most recently served as Administrator and Corps Officers of the Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Hawaii, where they pioneered and developed the project and opened it’s doors in 2012. In this capacity, Majors Lum oversaw all aspect of the Center’s ministry and leadership team. Major Phil Lum received his BA in Religious Studies from the University of Arizona and was ordained as a minister and commissioned as an officer at The Salvation Army College for Officers’ Training. He has also served in appointments in San Diego, CA, Oceanside, CA, Majuro, Marshall Islands, Kona, HI, Koloa, HI, Hanapepe, HI and Los Angeles, CA. Major Debbie Lum is originally from the Philippines and is the daughter of Majors Brengle and Georgia Navarro. When she was 11, her family immigrated to Hawaii where her parents served as Corps Officers in Koloa, Honokaa and Lihue. It was in these Corps that Debbie got involved in the ministry and developed her strong work ethic to serve the community and the church. Debbie attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa and earned her BS in Social Work. Upon graduation, she entered The Salvation Army College for Officers’ Training and was ordained as a minister and commissioned as a Salvation Army Officer.