About Troop 17

    Boy Scout Troop 17 was first chartered in March 1922 at the Broadway Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth, Texas. In 1948 the church moved to its current location above Forest Park Zoo in the TCU area and changed its name to St. Stephen. So important was the Scout program at the church that the scout lodge was the first building completed on the new church site. The lodge was paid for largely with funds from the sale of scrap paper, which the boys in the troop collected. Troop 17 has a long and interesting history as one of the leading Boy Scout troops in the Fort Worth Area.

    Troop 17 is a unit of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) under charter sponsorship of St. Stephen Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth, Texas. The troop is a member of the Longhorn Council Trinity Trails District of the BSA. Troop 17 is a boy-run troop; the mission of which is to offer boys in the community a program designed to accomplish the three aims of scouting: To build character, foster citizenship, and encourage physical, mental, and spiritual fitness. These aims are designed to be delivered through a program that stresses the acquisition of a variety of outdoor skills and also through the pursuit of a structured program in which meritorious achievement is rewarded through rank advancement. Above all, the mission of Troop 17 is to ensure that Boy Scouts have fun.

    The troop currently has a membership of about 70 boys. Troop 17 is open to all boys who meet the requirements of the BSA, and who agree to accept, subscribe, and live by the aims and ideals of the troop. The troop meets every Tuesday evening from 7:30 until 9:00. The troop is divided up into 5 patrols: Eagle, Flaming Arrow, Hawk, Pedro, and Unknown. There is one campout per month and the troop owns its own bus, so all boys are taken to and from the campouts together. The troop sets aside one week each summer for camp and there is a planned High Adventure also during the summer months. In 2000, the troop traveled to Europe, in 2003 Red River, New Mexico, in 2005 Belize, and in 2007 Colorado. For 2007, the troop has trips planned to Philmont and the Bahamas.
POC: Troop Admin | admin@troop17.net Last Updated: 4/15/2007