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|type=organization | |||
|image=Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder.svg | |||
|caption=Association of Christian Scouts and Guides | |||
|name=Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder | |||
|headquarters= | |||
|location=[[Kassel]] | |||
|country=Germany | |||
|f-date=1973 | |||
|founder= | |||
|award-for= | |||
|members=47,000 | |||
|chiefscouttitle=Bundesvorsitzender | |||
|chiefscout=Hans-Jürgen Poppek | |||
|owner= | |||
|website=http://www.vcp.de}} | |||
The '''Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder''' (roughly: ''Association of Christian Scouts and Guides'', VCP) is a German Protestant coed [[Scouting]] and [[Girl Guides|Guiding]] association with about 47,000 members. | The '''Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder''' (roughly: ''Association of Christian Scouts and Guides'', VCP) is a [[Germany|German]] [[Protestant]] coed [[Scouting]] and [[Girl Guides|Guiding]] association with about 47,000 members. | ||
It is a member of the [[Ring deutscher Pfadfinderverbände]] (''Federation of German Scouting Associations'', RdP), which in turn is a member of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] (WOSM), and a member of the [[Ring Deutscher Pfadfinderinnenverbände]] (''Federation of German Guiding Associations'', RDP), which in turn is a member of the [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]] (WAGGGS). | It is a member of the [[Ring deutscher Pfadfinderverbände]] (''Federation of German Scouting Associations'', RdP), which in turn is a member of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] (WOSM), and a member of the [[Ring Deutscher Pfadfinderinnenverbände]] (''Federation of German Guiding Associations'', RDP), which in turn is a member of the [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]] (WAGGGS). | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The association was formed in | The association was formed in 1973 through the merger of three Protestant associations: | ||
* ''Bund Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen'' (founded in 1922; only in Bavaria; girls only) | * ''Bund Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen'' (founded in 1922; only in [[Bavaria]]; girls only) | ||
* ''Christliche Pfadfinderschaft Deutschlands'' (first groups in 1910, founded in 1921; boys only until 1969) | * ''Christliche Pfadfinderschaft Deutschlands'' (first groups in 1910, founded in 1921; boys only until 1969) | ||
* ''Evangelischer Mädchen-Pfadfinderbund'' (founded in 1926; not in Bavaria; girls only) | * ''Evangelischer Mädchen-Pfadfinderbund'' (founded in 1926; not in Bavaria; girls only) | ||
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In 1976, some traditional Scouting groups left and formed a separate association, using the former name ''Christliche Pfadfinderschaft Deutschlands'' again. | In 1976, some traditional Scouting groups left and formed a separate association, using the former name ''Christliche Pfadfinderschaft Deutschlands'' again. | ||
Two years later, the VCP | Two years later, the VCP held his first national [[jamboree (Scouting)|jamboree]]. Since then, roughly every four years a national jamboree has taken place: | ||
* 1978 - [[Kirchberg | * 1978 - [[Kirchberg, Rhein-Hunsrück|Kirchberg]], near [[Koblenz]] | ||
* 1984 - [[Eschwege]] | * 1984 - [[Eschwege]] | ||
* 1988 - [[Ruhpolding]] | * 1988 - [[Ruhpolding]] | ||
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* 1998 - [[Rheinsberg]] in [[Brandenburg]] | * 1998 - [[Rheinsberg]] in [[Brandenburg]] | ||
* 2002 - [[Rehau]], near [[Nuremberg]] | * 2002 - [[Rehau]], near [[Nuremberg]] | ||
* 2006 - Rheinsberg | * 2006 - Großzerlang, near [[Rheinsberg]] in [[Brandenburg]] | ||
* 2010 - [[Wolfsburg]] | |||
In | In 1990, after the fall of the [[Berlin Wall]], the first groups of Protestant Scouts and Guides were formed in the still existent [[East Germany|German Democratic Republic]]. Today, the VCP is present in all [[States of Germany|Federal States]] of Germany. | ||
== Program == | == Program == | ||
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* Kinderstufe - [[Cub Scouts]] (ages 7 to 10) | * Kinderstufe - [[Cub Scouts]] (ages 7 to 10) | ||
* Pfadfinderstufe - Scouts (ages 10 to 15) | * Pfadfinderstufe - Scouts (ages 10 to 15) | ||
* Roverstufe - [[Rover Scouts]] (ages | * Roverstufe - [[Rover Scouts]] (ages 16 to 20) | ||
There is also a special branch for adults in Scouting, the ''Erwachsenenarbeit'', which aims at all members older than 18 years including leaders and non-leaders. | There is also a special branch for adults in Scouting, the ''Erwachsenenarbeit'', which aims at all members older than 18 years including leaders and non-leaders. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Scouting in Germany]] | * [[Scouting in Germany]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.vcp.de Official website] | * [http://www.vcp.de Official website] | ||
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[[Category:WAGGGS member organizations]] | [[Category:WAGGGS member organizations]] | ||
[[Category:WOSM member organizations]] | [[Category:WOSM member organizations]] | ||
[[Category:Organizations established in 1973]] | |||
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