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Boy Scout
meeting days and times, and adult leader contacts
Visit the appropriate website or ontact the NRUMC
office at 847-1536 for current Boy Scout or Cub Scout leaders and how to contact them.
See the appropriate web site or contact the NRUMC office at (919) 847-1536 for current Boy Scout, Cub Scout and Girl Scout leaders and how to contact them.
Scouting history at NRUMC Scouting
is a youth ministry. The complete history of Troop 318 is unclear.
We know it began in 1954 and ran until 1967 under a different
Chartered Organization. In 1971, Troop 318 restarted at NRUMC
and has existed to the present.
Scout statistics at NRUMC Boy Scout Troop 318 has about forty youth, and
twenty adults. These numbers change each spring as Cub Scouts and their parents "bridge over" from our Pack 318 to the
troop. We selectively recruit outside the Pack. Troop scout membership is average at present; the number of adults
participating is probably higher than the national average. The Troop 318 Scouts meet each Monday night at NRUMC at
7:30pm in Fellowship Hall; merit badge classes start at 7:00pm. Troop 318 has given rise to at least three other
scout troops. Thirty-eight scouts earned the Eagle rank – the highest award in scouting – as members of Troop 318.
Less than two percent of all scouts earn the Eagle rank. Pack 318 has about eighty youth and twenty adult leaders.
The Pack and Dens use Fellowship Hall frequently. Pack meetings are held the second Monday of each month in the
Fellowship Hall at NRUMC. Most pack meetings start at 6:15pm. The Girl Scouts has about eighty youth and twenty adult leaders.
Overall, Scouting at NRUMC involves over 200 youth and 60 adult leaders. Scout youth and adult leaders provided untold service
hours to NRUMC and to our community over the years. A major community service project is required of all Eagle Scout candidates.
Nationwide, Scouts have contributed millions of service hours.
Scout activities at NRUMC Some
past activities of Troop 318 include: rock climbing at Hanging
Rock, canoeing, water- and snow skiing, golfing, back packing
in the New Mexico mountains, camping throughout North Carolina,
scuba diving in Florida, summer camp, and mountain biking in
Virginia.
Boy Scout age requirements Meet
age requirements - Be a boy who has completed fifth grade or
is 11 years old, or has earned the Arrow of Light award but
is under 18 years of age.
Cub Scout age requirements Meet
age requirements - Be a boy in the first through fifth
grades (or ages 7, 8, 9, or 10). First grade boys are Tiger
cubs, Wolf Cub Scouts are second-graders, Bear Cub Scouts are
third-graders, and Webolos Scouts are fourth and fifth graders.
The Scout Oath
On my honor, I will do my best, to do my duty to
God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other
people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally
awake, and morally straight.
The Scout Law
A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly,
courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean
and reverent.
Purpose of
the Boy Scouts of AmericaThe purpose of this corporation
(BSA) shall be to promote, through organization and cooperation
with other agencies, the abilities of boys to do things for
themselves and others, to train them in Scoutcraft, and to teach
them patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred virtues,
using methods which are now in common use by Boy Scouts.
– Federal (BSA) Charter, sec. 3
One of the goals of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is to provide,
through chartered organizations (such as NRUMC), a program for
boys, young men, and young women designed to encourage them
to be faithful in their religious duties, build desirable qualities
of character, train and involve them in the responsibilities
of participating citizenship, and to develop in them personal
fitness.Special emphasis will be placed in assisting the home,
religious groups, and schools in achieving success in the development
of abiding values in the lives of young people."All programs
will be directed toward helping to develop the full potential
of each member."
Ben Love, former Chief Scout Executive
Thanks
and opportunities for BSA in RaleighThe youth and adult
leaders of all Scouts supported by NRUMC thank this congregation
for their continued support of the scouting program as a youth
ministry. There are over 113,000 unserved youth in the BSA Occoneechee
Council – Raleigh and Wake Co.The demand for youth services
far exceeds the capacity of Chartered Organizations such as
NRUMC. The NRUMC Scouts appreciate the opportunity to meet in
the excellent and safe NRUMC facilities, for the congregation’s
support, and community service opportunities. THANK YOU!!
For more information The
mission of the BSA is to serve others by helping to instill
values in young people and in other ways prepare them to make
ethical choices over their lifetime in achieving their full
potential. The values BSA strives to instill are based on those
founded in the Scout Oath and Law. For more information about
Scouting – a youth ministry – contact Bryan Lane, NRUMC Scouting
Coordinator and Charter Organization Representative. E-mail: blane4@nc.rr.com.
Youth protection BSA youth
protection guidelines prohibit listing of troop and pack members,
or showing their photographs. We can tell you that we have had
a great time in the many campouts and outings both in the southeast
and nationwide!
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