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Council of Protestants in Guiding and Scouting

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).

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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 1965. 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

The members of the CPGS are:[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "World Scout Inter-religious Forum (WSIF)". Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
  2. [2]
    "Members". Council of Protestants in Guiding and Scouting. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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