"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 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.

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

Armenian
ARARAT

D.R.E
Diocese of the Armenian Church of America
630 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10016

Armenian
ST. MESROB

Armenian Apostolic Church of America
Western Prelacy
4401 Russell Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Association of Unity Chruches
LIGHT OF GOD (Boy Scouts)

The Association of Unity Chruches
P.O. Box 610
Lee's Summit, MO 64063

Baha'i
UNITY OF MANKIND

Baha'i Committee on Scouting
Baha'i National Center
Wilmette, IL 60091

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

Local council service center, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road
St. Louis, MO 63123

Buddhist
SANGHA

National Buddhist Committee on Scouting
701 E. Thrift Avenue
Kingsland, GA 31548-8213

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

Local council service center, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road
St. Louis, MO 63123

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
ON MY HONOR

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Church Distribution Center
1999 West 1700 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84104

Churches of Christ
GOOD SERVANT

Members of Churches of Christ for Scouting
ATTN: Kent Barnnett
ACU Box 27983
Abilene, Texas 79699-3739

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
P.O. Box 152079
Irving, TX 75015-2079

Eastern Orthodox
ALPHA OMEGA

PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road
St. Louis, MO 63123

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

Local council service center, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road
St. Louis, MO 63123

First Church of Christ, Scientist
GOD AND COUNTRY

PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road
St. Louis, MO 63123

General Church of the New Jeruselem
OPEN WORD AWARD

Chairman
Boy Scouts Relations Committee
General Church of the New Jeruselem
P.O. Box 278
Bryn Athyn PA 19009

Hindu
DHARMA

North American Hindu Association
411 Park Avenue, Suite 202
San Jose, CA 95110

Islamic
IN THE NAME OF GOD

National Islamic Committee for Scouting
P.O. Box 51931
Indianapolis, IN 46251-0931

Jewish
NER TAMID (Boy Scouts)
ETZ CHAIM (Varsity Scouts)

Local council service center, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road
St. Louis, MO 63123

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

Local council service center, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road
St. Louis, MO 63123

Meher Baba
COMPASIONATE FATHER

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

Moravian
GOD AND COUNTRY

The Moravian Church
Drawer Y
Winston-Salem, NC 27108

Polish National Catholic
GOD AND COUNTRY (BOG I OJCZYZNA)

Mr. Arthur Wyglon
115 Heather Hill Drive
West Seneca, NY 14224

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

Local council service center, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road
St. Louis, MO 63123

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

Local council service center, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road
St. Louis, MO 63123

Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
SPIRIT OF TRUTH

PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road
St. Louis, MO 63123

Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
LIAHONA (Boy Scouts)
LIFE AND WORLD (Varsity Scouts)

Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Director of Scouting
The Auditorium
P.O. Box 1059
Independence, MO 64051-0559

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
P.O. Box 152079
Irving, TX 75015-2079

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

Unitarian-Universalist - Currently Not Authorized by BSA
RELIGION IN LIFE

Unitarian-Universalist Association
25 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108

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

Local council service center, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road
St. Louis, MO 63123

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

Local council service center, or
PRAY
8520 Mackenzie Road
St. Louis, MO 63123

Zoroastrian
GOOD LIFE

Zoroastrian Association
c/o Villy Gandhi, Corresponding Secretary
The Good Life Program
704 Harristown Road
Glen Rock, NJ 07452-2334

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