The Girls' Brigade crest

The Girls' Brigade is an international and interdenominational Christian youth organization. It was founded in 1893 in Dublin,^[1] Ireland. The modern organization was formed as the result of the amalgamation of three like-minded and similarly structured UK-based organizations in 1964.^[2] 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.^[3]
The organization operates in over 60 countries worldwide and is divided into five Fellowships: African, Asian, Caribbean and Americas, European, and Pacific.^[4] International Conferences are held every four years, this has been happening since 1998 when the conference was in Australia.^[2] It was in Thailand in 2002 and Northern Ireland in 2006^[5] The Queen Mother and Princess Alice were Girls' Brigade's patrons until their deaths in 2002 and 2004 respectively. There are, at the moment, no living patrons.^[6]
Girls' Brigade England & Wales have recently teamed up with Viz-A-Viz ministries^[7] to do the new initiative that has been called Arise.^[8] It involves events such as roadshows and is a different way of spreading the Christian message. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Consolidation is the act of merging many things into one. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Glaswegian redirects here. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon later Queen Elizabeth (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite; 4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was the Queen Consort of George VI from 1936 until his death in 1952. ... Princess Alice of Gloucester The Lady Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas-Scott, later Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester GCB CI GCVO GBE (December 25, 1901 – October 29, 2004) was the wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester — the third son of King George V and Queen Mary. ... The Girls Brigade crest The Girls Brigade is an international and interdenominational Christian youth organization. ...

Girls' Brigade principles and motto

The Girls' Brigade's principles are as follows:^[9]

• 1) The Brigade acknowledges Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord according to the Scriptures and seeks to fulfil its aim to the glory of one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit
• 2) The Brigade witnesses to the standard set by Jesus Christ and gives positive teaching on the Christian attitude to life
• 3) The Brigade promotes a just society where all people are equally valued.
  
  

The motto of the Girls' Brigade is "Seek, Serve and Follow Christ" and its Aim is "To help girls become followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, and through self control, reverence and a sense of responsibility to find true enrichment of life".^[10] Discipline is any training intended to produce a specific character or pattern of behaviour, especially training that produces moral or mental development in a particular direction. ...

Girls' Brigade programme

The GB programme follows four themes: Spiritual, Physical, Educational and Service. These words spell SPES which is latin for Hope. It was said that each girl in Girls' Brigade was a hope for the future.^[11] Also the girls are encouraged to participate in activities other than just badge work. These include leadership courses for 14-21 year old, and most companies or districts arrange camps or holidays, usually one per year. Moreover, GB helps its members with the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme.^[12] The logo of the Duke of Edinburghs Award. ...

Girls' Brigade projects

The most recent project that Girls' Brigade England & Wales has undertaken is "Arise". This project involves many different events such as roadshows and the like. Arise is often quoted as standing for: Activities, Resources, Ideas, Support and Equipping. These mean that the children will be able to attend activity days to learn about Jesus and meet up with other GB members, they will also have resources adapted to meet the specific child's needs. Moreover, the ideas for activities will be new and made in a better way to encourage children, as well as supporting children with their work and helping to set up further youth groups. And the final idea of Arise is to train people to work with children so they are equipped for anything the children may do.^[8] Premier Radio helped to promote Arise on their radio shows.^[13] Arise is a joint project with Viz-A-Viz Ministries.^[7] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... Premier Radio is a British Christian Broadcasting radio station. ... Radio broadcasts have been a popular entertainment since the 1910s, though popularity has declined a little in some countries since television became widespread. ...

Sections in Girls' Brigade

• 4 to 8 years - Explorer^[14]
• 7 to 12 years - Junior^[15]
• 13 to 18 years - Brigader^[16]
• Optional 14-15 years (Year 10 in English school's system) - Leadership Training One
• Optional 15-16 years (Year 11 in English school's system) - Leadership Training Two
• Optional 16-17 years (Year 12 in English school's system) - Leadership Training Three^[17]
• Optional 18+ years - Leader (Can take only after completing the three above stages as a Young Leader)^[18]

However if just joining Girls' Brigade later in life and did not particapate in Girls' Brigade when young you can complete Officer Training in order to gain Leader status.

As of 31 March 2005, there were 6109 Explorers, 7534 Juniors, 4016 Seniors, 1913 Brigaders, 405 Warrant Officers, 124 Supernumary Officers, 1967 Officers in 707 Companies within England & Wales.^[19] NB, all Officers are now called Leaders. March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (91st in leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Two Bermuda Regiment Warrant Officers. ...

The Girls' Brigade crest

The crest is a registered trade mark of Girls' Brigade England & Wales. However, all Girls' Brigade companies around the world have the right to use it.
In the centre is a Cross, which represents the symbol of Christ and his Church. Below the cross is a Lamp, which represents the light of the Girls' Brigade shining upon the World. Above it is a Crown, so that people recognize Christ as a King. Behind it all, is a Torch, the flame of Christ's living spirit, so all members can be devoted to him.
The badge incorporates symbols from the three original organizations and is, therefore, in itself a symbol of union, as well as faith and allegience to the Lord Jesus Christ.^[20]. These organizations are: The Girls Brigade which formed in Ireland in 1893 which brought in the Cross. Next was The Girls' Guildry which formed in 1900 in Scotland which brought in the Lamp. Lastly we have The Girls' Life Brigade which formed in 1902 in England and brought in the Crown. They amalgamated in 1964. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A trademark or trade mark[1] is a distinctive sign of some kind which is used by an individual, business organization or other legal entity to uniquely identify the source of its products and/or services to consumers, and to distinguish its products or services from those of other entities. ... Christ is the English of the Greek word (Christós), which literally means The Anointed One. ... St. ... Christ is the English of the Greek word (Christós), which literally means The Anointed One. ... A monarch (see sovereignty) is a type of ruler or head of state. ... Christ is the English of the Greek word (Christós), which literally means The Anointed One. ... The English word spirit comes from the Latin spiritus (breath). // The English word spirit comes from the Latin spiritus, meaning breath (compare spiritus asper), but also soul, courage, vigor, ultimately from a PIE root *(s)peis- (to blow). In the Vulgate, the Latin word translates Greek (πνευμα), pneuma (Hebrew (רוח) ruah), as... A 6th century mosaic portraying Jesus as a Greco-Roman priest. ...

International

The International President of GB is Mrs Ruth Chikasa from Africa. The International Treasurer is Ms Joyce Evans from England & Wales. The International Vice-Presidents are the Chairmen from each Fellowship^[4] Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...

All figures next to country names are of the number of GB members within the country, they are accurate as of 2004^[21]

African Fellowship

Bridget Leher (Zimbabwe) is the Fellowship Chairman.
There are 14 African countries that have GB companies:^[22]
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Botswana (149) Democratic Republic of Congo Ghana (6000) Kenya (4050) Malawi (184) Namibia Nigeria (14961)

Sierra Leone (338) South Africa (1664) Swaziland (125) Tanzania (600) Uganda (1217) Zambia (3090) Zimbabwe (671)

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Asian Fellowship

Sally Chew (Singapore) is the Fellowship Chairman.
There are 12 Asian countries that have GB companies:^[23]
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Bangladesh (215) Brunei (65) Cambodia Hong Kong (1700) India (125) Malaysia (3145)

Mongolia (55) Philippines (1100) Siberia (20) Singapore (3695) Thailand (1205) Western New Guinea (43) Siberian Federal District (darker red) and the broadest definition of Siberia (red) arctic northeast Siberia Udachnaya pipe Siberia (Russian: , Sibir; Tatar: ) is a vast region of Russia constituting almost all of Northern Asia and comprising a large part of the Euro-Asian Steppe. ... West Papua is also the name of the province of Indonesia formerly called West Irian Jaya. ...

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Caribbean and Americas Fellowship

Andrea Stevens (Cayman Islands) is the Fellowship Chairman.
There are 22 countries in the Americas that have GB companies:^[24]
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Anguilla (132) Antigua (210) Bahamas (653) Belize (67) Bermuda (20) Brazil (216) British Virgin Islands (181) Canada (20) Cayman Islands (299) Curacao Dominica (82) Curaçao and Bonaire are two Caribbean islands Curaçao [pronounced koo-rah-sow] (population 150,000) is an island in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea, one of the Windward Islands of the Netherlands Antilles, a self-governing part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. ...

Haiti (40) Jamaica (1032) Montserrat (24) Nevis (92) Sint Eustatius (28) Saint Kitts (296) Saint Martin (215) Saint Vincent (64) Trinidad & Tobago (86) United States (105) Official language English Political status State in the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis Premier Joseph Parry Deputy Governor-General[1] Eustace John President, Nevis Island Assembly Marjorie Morton Capital Charlestown, Nevis Area  - Total (Not ranked) 35. ... Map showing location of Sint Eustatius relative to Saba and Sint Maarten/Saint Martin. ... Country Saint Kitts and Nevis Archipelago Leeward Islands Region Caribbean Area 65 sq. ... St. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

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Europe Fellowship

Vivienne Aitchison (England and Wales) is the Fellowship Chairman.
There are 7 countries within the Europe fellowship that have GB companies:^[25]
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Note: Currently England & Wales run as one country for Girls' Brigade even though they are distinct countries.
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Pacific Fellowship

Janice Zachan (New Zealand) is the Fellowship Chairman.
There are 13 countries within the Pacific Fellowship that have GB companies:^[26]

American Samoa (98) Australia (5703) Cook Islands (400) Kiribati New Zealand (3934) Niue (154) Papua New Guinea (1000)

Samoa Solomon Islands (1877) Tonga (93) Tokelau Tuvalu Vanuatu

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See also

• Boys' Brigade

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References

1. ^ About GB. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
2. ^ ^{a b} History of GB & info on International Conferences. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
3. ^ Address of HQ. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
4. ^ ^{a b} International GB. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
5. ^ Newsletter mentioning where the 2006 ICGB conference was held (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
6. ^ Patrons of GB. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
7. ^ ^{a b} Viz-A-Viz Ministries partnership page. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
8. ^ ^{a b} All information about Arise. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
9. ^ Information on principles. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
10. ^ Information on motto and aim. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
11. ^ SPES files - GB Award Handbook
12. ^ Further part of the GB proramme. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
13. ^ Premier Radio and Arise. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
14. ^ Explorer's Section on GBEW. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
15. ^ Junior's Section on GBEW. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
16. ^ Brigader's Section on GBEW. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
17. ^ Information on all three stages of young leader training. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
18. ^ Information on becoming a Leader of GB. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
19. ^ Statistics of 2005 Members of GB. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
20. ^ Leadership Training booklet 2001 (contains all information about the crest)
21. ^ Anuual Report 2004. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
22. ^ Information on African Fellowship. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
23. ^ Information on Asian Fellowship. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
24. ^ Information on Caribbean & Americas Fellowship. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
25. ^ Information on Europe Fellowship. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
26. ^ Information on Pacific Fellowship. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.

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External links

• The Girls' Brigade Australia
• The Girls' Brigade Malaysia
• The Girls' Brigade New Zealand
• The Girls' Brigade Singapore
• The Girls' Brigade England and Wales
• The Girls' Brigade Scotland
• The Girls' Brigade International Council