UMC BSA Millions

1
UMC BSA Millions

• 400,000 youth 50,000 leaders
• Cub Scouts
• Boy Scouts
• Ventures
• Sea Scouts
• Their families and communities ?

2
Of 34,674 UMC Local Churches

• How many offer the full BSA program?
• 11,706
• 7,937
• 641

? thats our total units. ? thats how many
churches ? 641 (under 2!) ?
3
BSA UMC Relationship

• UMC Units 2004
• Packs 5,286
• Troops 5,350
• Crews Ships 1,228
• Total 11,864

2005 ? 5,150 ? 5,295 ?
1,261 Up! ? 11,706 Down 158 ?
4
Where are we strong?

• Texas - the BSA home state
• No only 9 offer full programs
• New Mexico - 127,000 acres
• No again, only 9 offer a full program
• Its Arizona!
• 22 of Charter Orgs offer a full program ?

5
Where are we weak?

• South Dakota
• Vermont
• Montana
• Hawaii
• Nevada
• and Rhode Island
• do not have one UMC church with a full
  Scouting Program ?