Contact these people below for information regarding the Religious Emblems Program. 

 The most often asked question… “Who do I contact to help our youth start on the Religious Emblems in their Church?”

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Religious Emblems for Scouting

The Relationships Committee of the Boy Scouts of America maintains dialogue with major religious organizations whose thoughts on religion are somewhat consistent with the BSA's Declaration of Religious Principles. In addition to those organizations serving as chartered partners of the BSA, many of them offer religious awards that may be earned by a youth and adults.  Youth and adults who earn recognized and sanctioned religious awards from one of the recognized churches may wear the appropriate purple and silver square knot on their uniform.

PRAY (Programs of Religious Activities for Youth) - http://www.praypub.org

BSA Relationships Information - http://www.scouting.org/relationships

Religious Emblems Program -  http://www.hoac-bsa.org/Adv_Religious.cfm     

Catholic Religious Emblems - http://www.nccs-bsa.org 

Church of Christ Religious Emblems - http://www.acu.edu/sponsored/mccs.html 

Community of Christ Religious Emblems - www.forefrontministries.org

Jewish Religious Emblems - http://www.scouting.org/factsheets/02-547.html

United Methodist Religious Emblems - http://www.naums.org

Boy Scouts of America Fact Sheets – http://www.scouting.org/nav/enter.jsp?s=mc&c=fs  

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Religious Emblems Display Teams (R.E.D. Teams) are being formed in all Districts in the Council.  The Religious Relationships Committee is looking for Scouters who will become trained to be part of the District R.E.D. Teams. Contact Homer Radford for details at 816-356-1760 or hradford2@comcast.net  

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Can your Unit earn the H. Roe Bartle Relationships Award?

This Quality Unit Religious Relationship Recognition is named to honor H. Roe Bartle who promoted a strong Scouting tradition of encouraging the "Duty to God" aspects in Scouting.  Scouts were encouraged to earn Religious Emblems through their Church.  H. Roe Bartle’s father, Sam Bartle, was a Presbyterian Minister.

Your application indicates a high percentage of your Scouts have earned the Religious Emblem of their faith, your leaders are trained in Scouting, and your Unit serves as a part of youth ministry in your Church.  Churches are some of our strongest Chartered Partners.  Contact Homer A. Radford, Coordinator for the H. Roe Bartle Award at 816-356-1760 or hradford2@comcast.net.