SCOUTS



Troop 11 has been sponsored by First Presbyterian Church since 1911, but we welcome boys from all faiths. Troop 11 was the first troop established in South Carolina! In Scouting and especially in Troop 11, we believe that the first and foremost duty is in the start to the Scout Oath, “On my Honor I will do my best to do my duty to God.”

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Cub Scouts
Cub Scout Pack 11

Boys ages 6–10 are welcome to join Cub Scout Pack 11. Pack 11 has a lot of fun activities planned, including camping, songs, skits, crafts, and yes, selling popcorn. When you combine all this fun with dedicated leaders, you get boys learning new skills while having fun and spending time with positive role models, something many boys we try to reach don’t get.

Your support of the Scouting program, financially through your tithes and popcorn purchases, and spiritually through your prayers for our boys and leaders, enables a tremendous outreach of our church into the community.


Any and all boys who are in the first through fifth grades are welcome to join us at any Pack meeting and check out the fun in Cub Scouting. Contact Mike Wilder, Cubmaster, at 505-1183 or mwilder817@gmail.com.

Boy Scout Troop 11
Boys ages 11–17 are welcome to join Boy Scout Troop 11. Come join us sailing on Lake Hartwell, canoeing, hiking and high ropes at Camp Buc, whitewater rafting, and many other adventures. Visit us any Tuesday night at 7:30pm at the Stewart-Adams Scout Building next to St. Mary’s on West Washington St. Contact Joe Barron, Scouting Coordinator, at 915-3982 or jmbarron@yahoo.com for more information.


Troop 11 is an active troop, with camping trips scheduled throughout the year. The troop has a higher than usual percentage of Eagle Scouts and provides a great opportunity for individual growth.

Sea Scouts
Young men and women ages 14–20 are invited to come sailing with the Sea Scouts. For more information, contact Joe Barron at joembarron@yahoo.com. Sea Scouts go sailing on Lake Hartwell, take beach trips to Kiawah, are offered scuba classes, participate in a Habitat for Humanity work day, and help maintain the lakefront camp for John Knox Presbyterian Church.

 


New Troop 11 Scoutmaster
Mark Elliott
(864) 230-0464
melliott777@gmail.com

Mark Elliott, a native of Greenville, started his Scouting career with Troop 365 in Anderson, where he earned his Eagle Scout rank. Mark rejoined Scouting in 2004 as an Assistant Den Leader for Pack 11 and later as Webelos Den Leader and Assistant Cubmaster. While Mark worked with Pack 11, he attended Wood Badge training and now serves on the Reedy Falls District Training Committee. Mark joined Troop 11 in 2007 as an Assistant Scoutmaster and has helped in various aspects of the Scouting process. Mark is a graduate of Greenville Technical College and the Medical University of South Carolina. He is employed by Emeritus Senior Living as the Executive Director of Bellaire Place. His passion for Christ and his goal of helping youth are paramount in his life.

DID YOU KNOW?

In 2009, Boy Scout Troop 11

will celebrate its 98th birthday
at First Presbyterian Church!

Pictured above:

These boys, members of the
first Scout troop in Greenville
County, are shown while on their
first camping trip at the foot of
Panther Mountain in July 1911.

The boys were lined up to march
eight miles to the town of Brevard
to visit the widow of General Stonewall Jackson who was spending the summer there. The
troop is believed to be the first organized in South Carolina. It was
the 3,850th troop to be organized in the United States. Scoutmaster A.G. Gower is pictured at the left.
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