Posted on 05/19/2014 12:33:52 PM PDT by chajin
On Wednesday, May 14, LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison and Patti Garibay, national executive director of American Heritage Girls (AHG), signed a Memorandum of Understanding outlining how the two organizations will work together in the future. It was a moment many years in the making.
Garibay and a group of concerned parents started AHG in 1995 in Cincinnati, Ohio. They wanted to provide a Christ-centered scouting alternative for girls ages 5 to 18. Since then, the nonprofit organization has grown to more than 34,000 members in 772 troops, including 67 troops chartered by LCMS congregations.
Through the Memorandum of Understanding (which can be found here), the LCMS affirms the values shared with AHG and provides guidance for Synod congregations that have AHG troops or are considering starting one...
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Trail Life USA
already happened.
There is a new one...I have a flyer for it at home. Seems to be getting started at a couple of Calvary Chapels that I’m familiar with in So. Cal. (I’ll update with the name later if someone doesn’t beat me to it.)
My daughters have been in AHG for years. It’s a great program.
American Heritage Girls was started several years ago but took off (relatively speaking) when they partnered with the Boy Scouts.
Now it is struggling because it broke off with the Boy Scouts over its decision to allow gay members.
This is a good thing!
Trail Life is a boy scouts alternative?
Another great organization. Our parish looked at both before deciding on AHG.
Our troop has grown since the split.
Does this mean individual LCMS churches would be more likely to host an American Heritage Girls chapter? I hope so!
Yes, Trail Life USA are what Christian families are moving to from the BSA.
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