Girls' Brigade: Difference between revisions

The '''Girls' Brigade''' is an international and interdenominational [[Christian]] [[youth organization]]. It was founded in 1893 in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.girlsbrigadeew.org.uk/html/about_gb.html|title=About GB|accessdate=2007-03-13}}</ref> The modern organization was formed as the result of the [[Consolidation (business)|amalgamation]] of three like-minded and similarly structured organizations in 1964.<ref name=history>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbic.org/History.htm|title=History of GB & info on International Conferences|accessdate=2007-03-13}}</ref> These organizations were the Girls' Brigade of Ireland (1893), the Girls' Guildry of Scotland (1900), and the Girls' Life Brigade of England (1902). The International Headquarters are currently based in [[Glasgow]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:z7YsO4TMXOYJ:www.girlsbrigadeew.org.uk/International_Annual_Report.doc+girls+brigade+headquarters+international+glasgow&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=uk|title=Address of HQ|accessdate=2007-03-13}}</ref> <br />

The organization operates in over 60 countries worldwide and is divided into five Fellowships: African, Asian, Caribbean and Americas, European, and Pacific.<ref name=International>{{cite web|url=http://www.girlsbrigadeew.org.uk/html/international.html|title=International GB|accessdate=2007-03-13}}</ref> International Conferences are held every four years, this has been happening since 1998 when the conference was in [[Australia]].<ref name=history /> It was in [[Thailand]] in 2002 and [[Northern Ireland]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.girlsbrigadeew.org.uk/International_Newsletter_Dec_2006.pdf|title=Newsletter mentioning where the 2006 ICGB conference was held|format=PDF|accessdate=2007-03-13}}</ref>

* [http://www.ncvys.org.uk The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS)]