KIRKSVILLE, MO -- The Boy Scouts of America celebrated the 99th anniversary of the organization's founding by Lord Baden-Powell Sunday.
Boy Scouts of all ages participated in Boy Scout Sunday at the First United Methodist Church in Kirksville. The scouts wore their uniforms to Sunday morning services and led the church in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance while saluting our nation's colors. The congregation also prayed the official Boy Scout Prayer.
KTVO asked one local scout if being a Christian is a big part of being a Boy Scout.
“Well probably there's a big influence on it because Baden-Powell was a Christian, but it's not a strictly Christian organization, there's other religions,” said Xaiver O’Brien, who has been a Boy Scout for four years.
The service also recognized the children who participated in the God and Country program.
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