Awards

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Good Samaritan Award

PRAY God & Country Awards

Venture Religious Awards

Adult Religious Awards

Unit & Church Awards

Good Samaritan Award

The Good Samaritan Award recognizes boys and girls, age 12 through 20, for outstanding outreach service. The recipient does not need to be a member of a United Methodist Church. A BSA Religious Award Knot cannot be worn to recognize the Good Samaritan Award. The BSA lists all youth awards here: BSA. Here is a sample presentation ceremony. Here is another location for the Good Samaritan Award.

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Youth Awards - God & Country - Earned through study & service

Click a Program	Medal	Grades	Level	Device #	Device
God and Me		1 - 3	Cub Scout	00926
God and Family		4 - 5	Webelos Scout	00932
God and Church		6 - 8	Boy Scout	00927
God and Church		6 - 8	Varsity Scout	00928
God and Life		9 - 12	Older Boy Scout	00927	*
			Venturer	00930
			Sea Scout	00931

* Note that the Venturing device is used for the God and Family whether earned as a Boy Scout or Venture.

The PRAY Youth Religious Awards listed above may be earned by a boy or girl. The youth awards do not require any registration in Scouting. The BSA Youth Award silver knot on the purple background is No. 05007. A BSA Device (pin) is worn on the knot for each time it was earned. (Up to four devices.)

The Youth Religious Award Knot may be worn if the recipient has earned a PRAY Award as a YOUTH. This is one of the few knots that can be worn by a BSA youth (above the left pocket). Youth or adult members who earned the knot as a YOUTH may wear the YOUTH award. The BSA knot recognizes a church's award.

The youth awards are earned by completing a program to help them grow stronger in their faith. If a youth completes all four levels as a youth, he or she would wear all four pins on the silver knot with the purple background. He would also qualify for the Four Star Award. Additional resources are below.

Four Star Award

Official BSA Listing of Youth & Adult Religious Awards

God and Country Awards Program Overview

Brochures & Promotional

Special Programs for just for Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts & Camp Fire USA

PRAY Publishing God & Country Newsletters

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Venture Religious Awards

Venturing is a youth development program of the Boy Scouts of America for young men and women who are 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) through 20 years of age. Venture awards may be earned by Venture and Sea Scout youth.

Religious Life Bronze Award

What do you do after you earn your God and Life? Earn your Religious Life Bronze! The Religious Life Bronze Award was called the Youth Ministries Bronze Award until 2002. You continue to serve as you grow in your own faith and learn about others. Here are the Requirements.

Venture Trust Award

After earning your God and Life and Religious Bronze, the Trust Award provides the next challenge. The Requirements provide a opportunity to expand Venturing's religious life emphasis. The Handbook can also be a wonderful high school youth curriculum.

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Adult Religious Awards - For adult leaders by nomination

Cross and Flame Award

This rare award recognizes at least five years of using and supporting supporting the Civic Youth-Serving programs and serving in church leadership positions as well as unit, district, or council participation. Click on the award for more information.

Torch Award

This extremely rare award is presented by the General Conference of United Methodist Men in recognition of at least 10 years of exceptional service in using and supporting these programs at the district and annual conference level and in recruiting men and women for leadership in these organization and programs.

God and Service Award

PRAY's national award recognizes at least five years of service to both a church and a national youth agency (BSA, GSUSA, etc.). Requirements include having recruited volunteers and promoting the Civic Youth-Serving programs in churches other than their own. Click on the award for more information.

The BSA Adult Award purple knot on the silver background is No. 05014. Only ADULT men or women who earned the ADULT Religious Award wear the ADULT Award knot. Adults may wear both the Adult and Youth knots if they satisfy the qualifying criteria for each. The adult awards are by nomination. Theses are not BSA or GS awards. The BSA knot recognizes a church's award.

The Mentor recognition does not qualify for the wearing of the Adult Religious Award on the BSA uniform.

Other Awards

Shepherd Church

For local churches that have given outstanding ministry to youth

Bishop's Award of Excellence

For outstanding Scouting programs in a local church. The Bishop Award of Excellence does not qualify for wearing of the BSA youth or adult religious knots.

Life Membership Award In United Methodist Men

A special honorary recognition is available to local, district, conference, jurisdiction, and national organizations.

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