Majs. Sue and Tom Hinzman have been appointed to lead The Salvation Army Lancaster Citadel.

The Hinzmans have served as officers in The Salvation Army for the past 34 years in places such as northeast Ohio, central Kentucky, greater New York and eastern Pennsylvania. In 2019, Sue and Tom were presented with the "Key to the City" in Lexington, Ky., for their service and leadership in that community.

Sue has served as a coach and mentor for younger officers. She homeschooled all three of her and Tom's children from elementary school through high school while maintaining her full-time ministry as a Salvation Army officer.

Tom was selected as one of Mahoning Valley's Most Influential People in Youngstown, Ohio, and received the Man of the Year Award in Salem, Ohio. Later he received the Paul Harris Fellow Award from the Salem Ohio Rotary Club for his outstanding service to the community. He has led emergency disaster teams from northeast Ohio in disasters such as the 1993 flood in St. Louis; the 1994 USAir Flight 427 crash near Aliquippa; 9/11 at Ground Zero; and Hurricane Katrina in Baton Rouge, La., in 2005.

Sue and Tom were both born and raised in Beaver Falls. After attending high school together, they married and started their journey as one in ministry and mission in The Salvation Army. They entered The Salvation Army's School for Officers' Training in 1986 and were commissioned and ordained as officers in 1988.

They have three sons - Jeremy, Brennen and Christopher - and five grandchildren.