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Boy's Adventure Corps
 Adventure Corps, when compared to its female counterparts, Sunbeams and Girl Guards, is a relatively new program. In fact, Adventure Corps was first started in the 1980s. The program was based on traditional scouting programs with a slight twist. Instead of focusing on badge work, Adventure Corps focused on Christ-centered character building using badge work as a tool. Boys work hard on emblems such as hiking, camping, carpentry, career work, theater arts, sports, archery and much more (about 100 different emblems). Although the history is young, there is one tradition that lasts—The Salvation Army’s dedication to creating safe, fun, message bound programming for youth.
 Today: Though fairly new, Adventure Corps has changed dramatically to meet the needs of an ever-changing society. In fact, around 1995 the Adventure Corps program was rewritten in order to better work with the youth and leaders at corps (local centers for worship and service). What a difference. Youth are having a blast at Adventure Corps. Not only do they still take part in emblem work but also there are other supplements as well such as summer camping and service projects. The Adventure Corps is broken up into two groups, Explorers (1st – 4th grade) and Rangers (5th grade and up).
Boys who attend the Boy's Adventure Corps take part in activities such as hiking, swimming, biking, canoeing, making model rockets and solar heaters, learning about photography, leatherwork, computers, and ocean life. They also learn to work with others, provide service within the community, educate themselves about other cultures, meet new people and build friendships. The Boys Adventure Corps program is exploring God's world and how we fit into it. It's trusting in God who loves us and discovering how He can help us to be the young men He created us to be. In a word it's "ADVENTURE."
The Ravenna Boys Adventure Corps Program meets
on Thursday evenings from 5:30 - 7:00 pm,
supper is provided at The Ravenna Salvation Army.
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