Scouting

Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, & Cub Scouts

Living Word's Girl Scout and Cub Scout programs were first organized as ministries of the Academy in the mid-80's, with the addition of a Boy Scouts program in the mid-90's. Since the inception of each of these programs, the Living God has been working through all three to enhance the lives of the younger Saints in the Church by providing Spirit-filled brothers and sisters who incorporate Godly principles, along with the principles of scouting, in all their activities.

For the girls, Sister Melissa Meyer leads the Brownies (girls in grades 1-3) and Sister Sue Cullen leads the Juniors (girls in grades 4-6). For the boys, Bro. Eric Stephens serves as Cub Master for Cub Scout Pack 177, which involves boys ranging from Tiger Cubs (First grade) to Webelos (Fourth and Fifth grades). The leaders have also organized a Boy Scout Troop (currently under the leadership of Bro. Mark Weller) in order to provide the boys with opportunities to continue to develop not only scouting and leadership skills, but also their spiritual life in Jesus Christ! The Boy Scouts program takes boys from around age 11 through a series of advancements requiring them to earn badges in a variety of specialties such as citizenship, first aid, outdoorsmanship, athletics, scholarship, and craftsmanship.

Weekly meetings during the school year provide the perfect opportunity for young scouts in all three programs to build friendships and have fun while creating projects, learning skills, and earning badges. Emphasis is placed on the importance of the Word of God in all scout activities. Since Living Word Academy is the chartered organization for the scouting programs, there isn't any conflict when it comes to promoting Christian faith, virtue, and traditional morality through them, despite the numerous legal challenges and the liberalization of American culture that the world faces in such circumstances.

Some of the Boy Scout outings have included going to The Thousand Islands, the Adirondacks, and even Gettysburg Battlefield. Weekend events or field trips for the Cub Scouts and the Girl Scouts range from hiking, biking, or snow shoeing at state parks to taking trips to educational, natural, and historic sites in the Central New York area. Young girls may dress up to attend the Ballet or the Mother/Daughter Tea Party, while Living Word Camp serves as a great place for many Cub Scout activities.

Concern for children from single-parent homes, or who may have physical or learning disabilities, is expressed through the unique love and encouragement that only born-again Christian leaders can give to these young children.

The scouting programs are ideally suited for promoting the Christ-centered values and ideals of our Bible-based Church, since they have a long history of defending their stance on believing in God and upholding standards of morality. To this end, every activity has as its goal the exemplification of Christian virtue and Godly adulthood. In all things, the emphasis for both girls and boys is that they are all winners in Jesus Christ.

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