What We Believe

Our mission is simple and clear: to guide generations of courageous young men to honor God, lead with integrity, serve others, and experience outdoor adventure.

Our vision is to be the premier national character development organization for young men which produces godly and responsible husbands, fathers, and citizens.

"Walk Worthy"

Our motto is based on Colossians 1:10 –

⁹ For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, ¹⁰ so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; ¹¹ strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously ¹² giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light.

We are to walk worthy for a reason…to please Him in all respects is SO important!

Each Trailman takes an oath:

On my Honor

I will do my Best

To Serve God and my Country

To Respect Authority

To be a Good Steward of Creation

and to Treat Others

as I would want to be Treated

When our Troop was founded, we selected a Troop number based on 2 Corinthians 8:21

²¹ For we have regard for what is honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

Wait...what?
The official dessert of Trail Life USA is carrot cake, because that’s how we approach our ministry. So many of our ministries are heavy on the carrots, we forget to offer the other ingredients to help people understand and desire the Word. How many ministry minutes can we capture if we start with a child and carry them throughout their life? If we give them cake, we give them little bits of truth with every bite. The carrots will always be sweet and desired with cake. They will stay around longer to have more cake. Whole carrots are not as appealing as cake. Pass out the carrot cake - they are getting the Truth. And at some point, there may come a time when a person, child or adult, wants the whole cake - and that is worth celebrating.