The United Methodist Church
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Open Hearts - Open Minds - Open Doors

Boy Scouts

                           

The Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation's largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations. The BSA provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness.

For nearly a century, the BSA has helped build the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. The Boy Scouts of America believes — and, through nearly a century of experience, knows — that helping youth is a key to building a more conscientious, responsible, and productive society.

Boy Scout Troop 618 and Cub Scout Pack 3619 are sponsored by the United Methodist Men of this church. 

 

Cub Scout Pack 3619 consists of:

Tiger Cubs encourages the ethical decision-making skills for first-grade (or 7-year-old) boys. These boys participate in the program with their adult partners. The program emphasizes shared leadership, learning about the community, and family understanding.

Cub Scouts develops ethical decision-making skills for boys in the second through fifth grade (or who are 8, 9, and 10 years old). Activities emphasize character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness.

Webelos develops ethical decision-making skills for fourth- and fifth-grade (or 10-year-old) boys. Webelos Scouts participate in more advanced activities that begin to prepare them to become Boy Scouts.

 

Boy Scout Troop 618 is a program for boys 11 through 17 designed to achieve the aims of Scouting through a vigorous outdoor program and peer group leadership with the counsel of an adult Scoutmaster. (Boys also may become Boy Scouts if they have earned the Cub Scouting Arrow of Light Award or have completed the fifth grade.)

For more information on these troops, please call the church office at 805-526-6231.


Boy Scout Venture Crew 9633 also meets on our campus. This program for young men and women who are 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) through 20 years of age  provides positive experiences through exciting and meaningful youth-run activities that help them pursue their special interests, grow by teaching others, and develop leadership skills.  For more information on this troop, please contact Bob Post at Robert.Post@4wilmer.com.