Well, I was partly correct. The primary goal was to teach missions to young
women, which is pretty close to what I said (way below). Here is the
history of Missionettes from the Missionette web page
(http://ag.org/missionettes/index.cfm):
History of Missionettes
Early in the 1950s, women began to see a need for a program to teach
missions to young women and to prepare them for future involvement in Women'
s Ministries. The national Women's Ministries Department developed the
Missionettes program in response to this need.
The first Missionettes club was officially chartered in January 1956. Since
then, Missionettes clubs continue to be organized across the United States
and in many foreign countries. Along the way, revisions have been made, such
as age- and grade-level changes, additions, and modifications in the
achievement programs. But the ultimate purpose of Missionettes-winning girls
to Jesus Christ and teaching them to live victoriously-has never changed.
Still, the main thrust is NOT an outdoors program. My daughter is in Stars
and I looked through her book - it is basically bible study. My point,
which I could have perhaps said better, is that while Rangers is comparable
to Boy Scouts, Missionettes is not comparable to Girls Scouts, which was
formed so girls could have a scouting program like the boys had in boy
scouts. The ultimate goal is the same - get boys and girls saved.
Kelvin Pier
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> Kelvin,
> Missionettes was started to train girls by the older women in a
> systematic way based on Titus 2:3,4. Winning girls to Christ is the top
> priority. The girls learn about missionaries but not neccesarily learn
how
> to be missionaries unless the girl wants that. It is not just a
> Bible study but teaching the girls to be strong well rounded women. Most
of
> my girls feel camping is a part of that and it is a big emphasis.
> TIFFANI :)
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>
> > > I think that we have to realize that we must acknowledge the history
of
> > > RR's in the US.
> > > Now the woman developed the Missionettes.
> > > Very logical.
> >
> > One thing missing from the discussion is the nature of the programs -
> Royal
> > Rangers is Christian boy scouts while Missionettes is bible study for
> girls.
> >
> > Royal Rangers was founded to evangelize boys for Christ, develop the
total
> > boy for Christ (spiritually, physically, mentally, and socially), to
keep
> > boys in our churches, and to provide an alternative activity to counter
> > those offered by secular society.
> >
> > Missionettes was started to prepare girls to be missionaries; hence,
the
> > name mission-ettes.
> >
> > Thus, while Missionettes can go camping, it is an aside and not their
main
> > feature.
> >
> > Kelvin Pier
> > OP 34
> > Penn-Del
> >
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