International
Link - The World Conference http://www.world-conference.org
As a BB member you
enjoy friendship in your own company. Do you realize that through your
BB membership you are linked with thousands of other Boys, not in
Malaysia, but also in many land overseas.
The Brigade now exists in
some 60 countries throughout the world and almost half its strength is
outside the United Kingdom where it began.
Boys of many different races
and languages are linked together in worldwide Christian fellowship. The
life of companies everywhere follows the same basic principles, with
some variation in uniform and activities to suit local conditions.
The World Conference is a
family of Christian Youth Organizations which grew out of the
international work of The Boys' Brigade founded in Scotland in 1883.
The Organizations, with a
worldwide membership of over 400,000, come together through The World
Conference to share their faith, experience, ideas and resources.
International relationship
and interdependence are encouraged through exchange visits, workshops,
conferences, literature and projects.
While each national body is
autonomous with its own programme for different age groups, the one
common aim is to advance Christ's Kingdom among the Youth of the World.
In 1963, at a meeting in
Dundee, Scotland, the World Conference of The Boys' Brigade was formed.
A World Conference committee consisting of representatives from Regional
Fellowship around the world has been set up.
The aim of the Fellowship
was:
(I) To strive in every way
possible to make real the wider B.B. fellowship to the Boys and Officers
of the member countries and
territories.
(II) To promote closer
relationships and to provide; mutual help and assistance.
(III) To foster the
extension of The Boys' Brigade.
In 1976, The World
Conference was reorganized to include FDF/FPF of Denmark, the
Ansgarsforbundet of Sweden,
the Poikien Keskus of Findland, the United Boys' Brigade of America and
the Boys' Brigade Neenah-Menasha, U.S.A., The Junior Ministry of the
Arcot and Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Churches India is now a member.
(From BB Hand Book Malaysia, Third Edition)
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