Today, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints announced they will no longer utilize the Venturing and Varsity programs of the Boy Scouts of America, effective December 31, 2017.
While the Church remains committed to using the Cub Scout and Boy Scout programs, Church leaders felt they needed to make this change to best address the specific needs of young men in their educational programs. It is our understanding that the Varsity and Venturing programs will be replaced with activities and programs run by the Church. This represents approximately 130,000 youth members; however, the Church will maintain its current financial agreement at the 2017 level for the year 2018.
