Scouting

General Church
A judge has given partial approval to the Boy Scouts of America’s sex abuse-related bankruptcy reorganization, including a $30 million United Methodist contribution to a fund for abuse survivors. United Methodist congregations have long been partners of the BSA. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Church's part of BSA bankruptcy approved

A judge has given partial approval to the Boy Scouts of America’s sex abuse-related bankruptcy reorganization, including a $30 million United Methodist contribution to a fund for abuse survivors. United Methodist congregations have long been partners of the BSA.
General Church
The United Methodist Church and the Boy Scouts of America will continue their longstanding relationship but with significant changes following two years of challenges that included the pandemic and the BSA’s bankruptcy. File photo by Mike DuBose.

New era for church and Boy Scouts of America

After a difficult stretch, The United Methodist Church and Boy Scouts of America are committed to continuing their close relationship but with significant changes.
Human Rights
Negotiators for The United Methodist Church have reached a settlement in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy reorganization plan. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

$30 million from United Methodists in BSA bankruptcy

The United Methodist Church has long been a key sponsor of Boy Scout troops, and a settlement negotiated by church leaders commits the denomination to compensating and in other ways supporting victims of Scouting-related sexual abuse.
Congregations
United Methodist churches that sponsored Boy Scout troops are being advised to vote against a reorganization plan in the Boy Scouts of America’s sexual abuse-related bankruptcy proceedings. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Churches advised to oppose BSA bankruptcy plan

A United Methodist legal team is still negotiating but says the current Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy plan doesn’t adequately protect churches that sponsored Scouting troops and could be liable in sex-abuse claims.

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