Faith Partner Guide to Girl Scouting

BECOMING A Faith PARTNER We know how much you want to see your community thrive and grow. Your investment in Girl Scouts encourages girls to develop connections to their own spiritual and religious beliefs. Here are just a few ways we can partner. As our partnerships grow and develop so will our possibilities. Girl Scout Sunday and Girl Scout Sabbath Girl Scouts is committed to strengthening its relationship with faith communities and girls are encouraged to participate in service at their church or house of worship. Girl Scout Week, held each year around March 12th, the Girl Scout birthday, begins with Girl Scout Sunday and ends with Girl Scout Sabbath.

Ways to Partner

Girl Scout Week

Within Your Service

Troop or Group

Activity/Volunteer

Invite girls to teach a Girl Scout song to members

Host an opportunity after worship (ex: light reception/ refreshments)

Meeting space

Recruit adult volunteers

Share a supplied bulletin insert

Help prepare worship space Girl Scout programming during VBS

Provide volunteer as a resource to those earning awards

Encourage girls to wear their uniforms

Have reserved seating each week for Girl Scouts and their families

Establish a faith-based troop

Expand your youth programming to include Girl Scout religious awards

Post a sign welcoming Girl Scouts

Within your worship service provide Girl Scouts leadership opportunities

Coordinated service learning day with the Girl Scout troops in your community

Implement P.R.A.Y. awards for girls to earn

Allow girls to lead a flag ceremony

Hand out bulletins/ programs, read scripture

Host a short-term troop Host a one day My

Promise, My Faith Family Day Workshop

Share with Faith Community the service at Girl Scout(s) provide to the community

Seat/usher members

Host a one-time event awarding girls for their interfaith awards and/or My Promise, My Faith