The Scouting Program at Immanuel Bible Church

Scouting at Immanuel encompasses three programs: Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and American Heritage Girls.

CUB SCOUTS

The Cub Scout program is composed of five years of graduated activities as follows:

Tiger Cubs: 1st graders
Wolf: 2nd graders
Bear: 3rd graders
Webelos: 4th graders
Webelos ll: 5th graders
A boy can enter at any age. Each level has its own book and advancement program that results in a avariety of badges, pins, and other awards. The initial part of the advancement program (except for Tiger Cubs) is to qualify for the Bobcat badge. This covers the basics of Cub Scouting, e.g., the Cub Scout Promise and handshake. Advancing to Bobcat is done in a short time and must be done once by any Cub Scout, no matter what age they enter the program.

Any boys joining later into one of the older groups will complete the Bobcat requirements and then go directly to the program for their age (for example, go from Bobcat directly to Bear or Webelos dens, skipping the badges between those ranks.)

The goals for our packs are to

Keep it simple and make it fun.
Involve all parents equally.
Develop and maintain an interest for continuing in scouting.

If you are interested in joining a moderated Yahoo Users Group for Pack 1115, click here.

BOY SCOUTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Immanuel Bible Church has the outstanding honor of recognizing five young men who recently were awarded Scouting's highest rank. William Nelson, Joshua Ritter, Michael Sewall, Jonathan Smithers, and Abel Teklu were awarded the rank of Eagle Scout during a ceremony held in February.

According to the Boy Scouts of America, Eagle scouts will have earned a total of 21 merit badges including badges in citizenship in the community, nation, and world; badges in communications, personal fitness, environmental science, and personal management. Additionally, while a Life Scout, they must plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a service project helpful to any religious institution, any school, or their community. (The project should benefit an organization other than Boy Scouting.) They will also have taken part in a Scoutmaster conference and successfully completed an Eagle Scout board of review.

The Boy Scout program is available to boys who have completed the fifth grade and are at least ten years old, or who are eleven, but not yet eighteen years old or have earned the Arrow of Light Award and are at least ten years old.

The Boy Scouts was one of the traditional membership divisions of the BSA, Boy Scouts of America. The program acheves the BSA's objectives of developing character, citizenship, and personal fitness qualities among youth by focusing on a vigorous program of outdoor activities.

AMERICAN HERITAGE GIRLS

The American Heritage Girls organization is a scouting program for girls that supports the traditional values of God, Family, and Country. AHG's programming promotes the Judeo-Christian values upon which our country was founded and strives to enhance the girls' life experiences with fun-filled activities supervised by trained adults, supported by family members, and implemented by members. AHG's programming provides life skills, leaderhip skills, and character building through a traditional troop setting.

RELIGIOUS AWARD

All Scouting programs are eligible to earn a religious medal, patch, and certificate that is age-appropriate to the different grade levels. All programs are chartered through Immanuel Bible Church and each group's by-laws are written in accordance with the church's statement of faith.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Cub Scouts: Glenn Rousseau, 703-426-4626
Boy Scouts: Shawn Anderson, 703-913-6161
American Heritage Girls: Margie Rousseau, 703-426-4626