The History of Girls Brigade

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The History of Girls Brigade

• 22 October 2005

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Where and when did it all start?

• 1893
• Sandymount, Ireland
• Miss Margaret Lyttle
• Girls Brigade of Ireland
• Aim
• the extension of Christs Kingdom among girls
• Motto (1909)
• Onward and Upward

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Where next?

• 1900
• Glasgow
• Dr William Somerville
• The Girls Guildry
• Aim
• to help girls to be followers of the Lord Jesus
  Christ. To promote in girls discipline, self
  respect and reverence
• Motto
• Wise unto that which is good

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And then .

• 1902
• National Sunday School Union
• The Girls Life Brigade
• Aim
• to help and encourage girls become responsible,
  self-reliant Christian women
• Motto
• to save life

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Amalgamation 1965
THE GIRLS BRIGADE
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The Girls Brigade

• AIM
• To help girls become followers of the Lord Jesus
  Christ, and through self-control, reverence and a
  sense of responsibility, to find true enrichment
  of life.
• MOTTO
• Seek, Serve and Follow Christ

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Girls BrigadeWorldwide
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Girls Brigade International Council 5 Fellowships
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European Fellowship

• 6 Member countries -
• England Wales
• Ireland
• Northern Ireland
• Ramallah
• Romania
• Scotland

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Caribbean Americas Fellowship
21 member countries -

• Anguilla
• Antigua
• Bahamas
• Belize
• Bermuda
• Brazil
• British Virgin Islands
• Canada
• Cayman Islands
• Dominica
• Haiti

• Jamaica
• Montserrat
• Nevis
• St Eustatius
• St Kitts
• St Maarten
• St Lucia
• St Vincent Grenadines
• Trinidad
• USA

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African Fellowship
15 member countries -

• Botswana
• Cote D'Ivoire
• Republic of the Congo
• Ghana
• Kenya
• Malawi
• Namibia
• Nigeria

• Sierra Leone
• South Africa
• Swaziland
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

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Asian Fellowship
12 member countries -

• Bangladesh
• Brunei
• Cambodia
• Hong Kong
• India
• Malaysia

• Mongolia
• Papua (Irian Jaya)
• Philippines
• Siberia
• Singapore
• Thailand

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Pacific Fellowship
12 member countries -

• American Samoa
• Australia
• Cook Islands
• Kiribati
• New Zealand
• Niue

• Papua New Guinea
• Samoa
• Solomon Islands
• Tonga
• Tuvalu
• Vanuatu

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International Conferences

• 1968 London
• 1973 New Zealand
• 1978 Grand Cayman
• 1983 Singapore
• 1988 Cook Islands
• 1993 Dublin
• 1998 Brisbane
• 2002 Bangkok
• 2006 Northern Island