Council of Protestants in Guiding and Scouting

Council of Protestants in Guiding and Scouting
Country	International
Chairman	Ms. Inka Hopsu, Finland
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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)^[1] 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.

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 Movement.

Members

Among its members are:

• Denmark: KFUM-Spejderne i Danmark^[2]
• France: Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs Unionistes de France
• Germany: Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder
• Madagascar: Mpanazava sy Tily eto Madagasikara
• Finland: Suomen Partiolaiset - Finlands Scouter

See also

• Religion in Scouting

References

1. ^ "World Scout Inter-religious Forum (WSIF)". http://wsis2009.org/scouting_wsif.php. Retrieved 2010-01-08. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Repræsentationer og eksterne relationer". KFUM-Spejderne i Danmark. http://www.spejdernet.dk/Ledere/Korpset/hfk/Repr%C3%A6sentationer.aspx. Retrieved 2010-09-07. 

External links

• Presentation on scout.org