Council of Protestants in Guiding and Scouting
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The Council of Protestants in Guiding and Scouting (CPGS) is an autonomous, international body committed to promoting and supporting Protestant Scout and Guide associations and to be a link between the Scout movement
and Protestant churches based on the definition of the World Council of Churches
(WCC).
It enjoys consultative status with the World Scout Committee and forms the World Scout Inter-religious Forum (WSIF) together with the International Link of Orthodox Christian Scouts
, International Catholic Conference of Scouting
, International Union of Muslim Scouts
, International Forum of Jewish Scouts, Won-Buddhism Scout and World Buddhist Scout Brotherhood
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Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
and Protestant churches based on the definition of the World Council of Churches
World Council of Churches
The World Council of Churches is a worldwide fellowship of 349 global, regional and sub-regional, national and local churches seeking unity, a common witness and Christian service. It is a Christian ecumenical organization that is based in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland...
(WCC).
It enjoys consultative status with the World Scout Committee and forms the World Scout Inter-religious Forum (WSIF) together with the International Link of Orthodox Christian Scouts
International Link of Orthodox Christian Scouts
The International Link of Orthodox Christian Scouts is an autonomous, international body committed to promoting and supporting Orthodox Scout associations and to be a link between the Scout movement and Orthodox churches....
, International Catholic Conference of Scouting
International Catholic Conference of Scouting
The International Catholic Conference of Scouting is an autonomous, international body committed to promoting and supporting Catholic Scout associations and to be a link between the Scout movement and the Catholic Church...
, International Union of Muslim Scouts
International Union of Muslim Scouts
The International Union of Muslim Scouts is an autonomous, international body committed to promoting and supporting Islam within Scouting...
, International Forum of Jewish Scouts, Won-Buddhism Scout and World Buddhist Scout Brotherhood
World Buddhist Scout Brotherhood
The World Buddhist Scout Brotherhood is an autonomous, international body committed to promoting and supporting Buddhism within Scouting. The WBSB began as a means to facilitate religious activities among Buddhist Scouts...
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History
The CPGS was founded as Conference on Christianity in Guiding and Scouting (CCGS) in the 1980s. In 2006 it was renamed to Council of Protestants in Guiding and Scouting reflecting a change of policy within the World Organization of the Scout MovementWorld Organization of the Scout Movement
The World Organization of the Scout Movement is the Non-governmental international organization which governs most national Scout Organizations, with 31 million members. WOSM was established in 1920, and has its headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland...
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Members
Among its members are:- Denmark: KFUM-Spejderne i Danmark
- France: Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs Unionistes de FranceEclaireuses et Eclaireurs unionistes de FranceThe Éclaireuses et éclaireurs unionistes de France are a Protestant Scouting and Guiding organization in France...
- Germany: Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und PfadfinderVerband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und PfadfinderThe Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder is a German Protestant coed Scouting and Guiding association with about 47,000 members....
- Madagascar: Mpanazava sy Tily eto Madagasikara
- Finland: Suomen Partiolaiset - Finlands ScouterSuomen PartiolaisetSuomen Partiolaiset - Finlands Scouter ry is the national Scouting and Guiding association of Finland. Scouting was founded in Finland in 1910 as part of tsarist Russia, registered with the central organization of the tsarist Russian Scout movement Русский Скаут...