Universal Youth Religious Emblem Knot

Religious Emblems
for Boy Scouts,
Varsity Scouts,
Venturers, and Explorers

"A Scout is Reverent." All Scouts show this by being faithful in their duty to God. Some go further and give special service. This can qualify them for a religious emblem. Such an emblem is not a Scouting award. It is conferred on a Scout by his religious leader. Each faith has its own requirements for earning its emblem. Listed below are the BOY SCOUT and VARSITY SCOUT emblems and where to find out about them. Before writing or visiting your local council service center, check with your religious leader.

(Unless indicated otherwise below, awards listed may be earned by both Boy Scouts and Varsity Scouts.) Older Boy Scouts of Varsity Scout age (over 14), Venturers, and Sea Scouts (and in some cases, Explorers) are eligible for any awards that Varsity Scouts may earn.

Most of these groups also offer religious emblems for younger youth in the various Cub Scout Programs. For information on the awards available to Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, and/or Webelos Scouts, Click Here.

Most of the awards consist of bar pins, ribbons, and pendants, and are worn on the uniform above the left pocket on formal occasions. In addition, the Religious Emblem Square knot, shown at the top of this page, may be worn on the uniform over the left pocket by youth or adults who earned any of the religious awards. One or more miniature devices are affixed to the knot to indicate which level(s) of the award was earned. For more information on the Youth Religious Emblem square knot patch, Click Here. For information on the devices which are attached to the knot, Click Here.

The following faiths or denominations have religious awards for Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, Venturers and/or Explorers:

African Methodist Episcopal Church
GOD AND CHURCH (Boy Scouts)
GOD AND LIFE (Varsity Scouts)

Local council service center, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road, Suite 3
St. Louis, MO 63123-3413
800-933-7729

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
GOD AND CHURCH (Boy Scouts)
GOD AND LIFE (Varsity Scouts)

Local council service center, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road, Suite 3
St. Louis, MO 63123-3413
800-933-7729

Armenian Apostolic (Western Prelacy)
ST. MESROB

Armenian Apostolic Church of America
Western Prelacy
6252 Honolulu Avenue, Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 91214
818-258-7737

Armenian Church of America (Eastern Diocese)
ARARAT

Diocese of the Armenian Church of America
630 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10016
212-686-0710

Baha'i
UNITY OF MANKIND

Baha'i Committee on Scouting
Baha'i National Center
Education and Schools Office
1233 Central Street
Evanston, IL 60201-1611
847-733-3495

Baptist
GOD AND CHURCH (Boy Scouts)
GOD AND LIFE (Varsity Scouts)

Local council service center, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road, Suite 3
St. Louis, MO 63123-3413
800-933-7729

Buddhist
SANGHA

National Buddhist Committee on Scouting
415 42nd Ave
San Mateo, CA 94403
650-574-4527
FAX: 408-756-3288
e-mail: victor.iwamura@lmco.com

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
GOD AND CHURCH (Boy Scouts)
GOD AND LIFE (Varsity Scouts)

Local council service center, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road, Suite 3
St. Louis, MO 63123-3413
800-933-7729

Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
GOD AND CHURCH (Boy Scouts)
GOD AND LIFE (Varsity Scouts)

Local council service center, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road, Suite 3
St. Louis, MO 63123-3413
800-933-7729

Church of Christ, Scientist (Christian Scientist)
GOD AND COUNTRY

Local council service center, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road, Suite 3
St. Louis, MO 63123-3413
800-933-7729

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
ON MY HONOR

LDS Relationships
36 South State Street, Suite 1175
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-1401
801-530-0004

Churches of Christ
GOOD SERVANT

Members of Churches of Christ for Scouting
ACU Station
Box 27938
Abilene, Texas 79699-7938
915-674-3739

Community of Christ (World Community Program)
(formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
PATH OF THE DISCIPLE (Boy Scouts)
EXPLORING COMMUNITY TOGETHER  (Varsity Scouts)

Scouting Liason
Forefront Ministries
1001 West Walnut St.
Independence, MO 64050
816-833-1000 or 800-825-2806, ext. 1374

Eastern Catholic
LIGHT IS LIFE (Boy Scouts)
POPE PIUS XII (Varsity Scouts)

Local council service center,
diocesan Scout office, or
National Catholic Committee on Scouting
1325 West Walnut Hill Lane
P.O. Box 152079
Irving, TX 75015-2079
972-580-2114

Eastern Orthodox
ALPHA OMEGA

Local council service center,
Eastern Orthodox Committee on Scouting, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road, Suite 3
St. Louis, MO 63123-3413
800-933-7729

Episcopal
GOD AND CHURCH (Boy Scouts)
GOD AND LIFE (Varsity Scouts)

Local council service center, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road, Suite 3
St. Louis, MO 63123-3413
800-933-7729

General Church of the New Jerusalem (The New Church)
OPEN WORD AWARD

Chairman
Boy Scouts Relations Committee
General Church of the New Jerusalem
P.O. Box 277
Bryn Athyn PA 19009
215-938-2542

Hindu
DHARMA (Boy Scouts)
KARMA (Varsity Scouts)

North American Hindu Association
847 E. Angela St
Pleasanton, CA 94566
925-846-3811

Islamic
IN THE NAME OF GOD

Syed Ehtesham Haider Naqvi
P. O. Box 857
Edison, NJ 08818
732-801-1283
islamicbsa@aol.com

Jewish
NER TAMID (Boy Scouts)
(Download the pamphlet)
ETZ CHAIM (Varsity Scouts)
(Download the pamphlet)

Local council service center,
National Jewish Committee on Scouting, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road, Suite 3
St. Louis, MO 63123-3413
800-933-7729

Lutheran
GOD AND CHURCH (Boy Scouts)
LIVING FAITH (Varsity Scouts)

Local council service center,
National Lutheran Association of Scouters, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road, Suite 3
St. Louis, MO 63123-3413
800-933-7729

Meher Baba
COMPASSIONATE FATHER

Committee for Meher Baba and Scouting
912 Ninth Avenue South
North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
843-272-3498

Moravian
GOD AND COUNTRY

The Moravian Church
Drawer Y
Winston-Salem, NC 27108
336-722-8126

Polish National Catholic
GOD AND COUNTRY (BOG I OJCZYZNA)

Mr. Arthur Wyglon
115 Heather Hill Drive
Buffalo, NY 14224
716-674-2394

Presbyterian Church in America
GOD AND CHURCH (Boy Scouts)
GOD AND LIFE (Varsity Scouts)

Local council service center
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road, Suite 3
St. Louis, MO 63123-3413
800-933-7729

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
GOD AND CHURCH (Boy Scouts)
GOD AND LIFE (Varsity Scouts)

Local council service center,
National Association of Presbyterian Scouters, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road, Suite 3
St. Louis, MO 63123-3413
800-933-7729

Protestant and Independent Christian Churches
(Available to any Christian denomination)
GOD AND CHURCH (Boy Scouts)
GOD AND LIFE (Varsity Scouts)

Local council service center, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road, Suite 3
St. Louis, MO 63123-3413
800-933-7729

Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
SPIRIT OF TRUTH

Local council service center
Religious Society of Friends, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road, Suite 3
St. Louis, MO 63123-3413
800-933-7729

Roman Catholic
AD ALTARE DEI (Boy Scouts)
POPE PIUS XII (Varsity Scouts)

Local council service center,
diocesan Scout office, or
National Catholic Committee on Scouting
1325 West Walnut Hill Lane
P.O. Box 152079
Irving, TX 75015-2079
972-580-2114

The Salvation Army
GOD AND THE SALVATION ARMY (Boy Scouts)
GOD AND LIFE (Varsity Scouts)

The Salvation Army
P.O. Box 269
Alexandria, VA 22313
Eastern Territory: 914-620-7427
Central Territory: 847-294-2112
Southern Territory: 404-728-1363
Western Territory: 310-544-6434

Unitarian-Universalist
LIVING YOUR RELIGION
(Download the pamphlet)

Unitarian-Universalist Scouters Organization, Inc.
847 Washington Street
Holliston MA 01746

United Church of Christ
GOD AND CHURCH (Boy Scouts)
GOD AND LIFE (Varsity Scouts)

Local council service center, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road, Suite 3
St. Louis, MO 63123-3413
800-933-7729

United Methodist
GOD AND CHURCH (Boy Scouts)
GOD AND LIFE (Varsity Scouts)

Local council service center,
National Association of United Methodist Scouters, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road, Suite 3
St. Louis, MO 63123-3413
800-933-7729

United Pentecostal Church International
GOD AND CHURCH (Boy Scouts)
GOD AND LIFE (Varsity Scouts)

Local council service center, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road, Suite 3
St. Louis, MO 63123-3413
800-933-7729

Unity Churches
LIGHT OF GOD (Boy Scouts)

The Association of Unity Churches
P.O. Box 610
Lee's Summit, MO 64063
816-524-7414

Zoroastrian
GOOD LIFE

Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York
c/o Mrs. Temilyn Ghadially, National Coordinator
The Good Life Program
12 Rockwell Circle
Marlboro, NJ 07746
732-972-6527

Page updated on: February 25, 2008


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