Religious Emblems

Religious Emblems​

To encourage members to grow stronger in their faith, various religions and religious denominations have developed the following religious emblems programs. Scouting America has approved of these programs and allows the emblems to be worn on the official uniform, but the emblems themselves are governed by the respective religious organization. 

Scouting America allows anyone who has earned one of these emblems as a youth to wear a square knot emblem on their uniform (left). If a scout has earned more than one emblem, they may wear devices on the knot to indicate multiple awards.

Updated Religious Emblems Brochure

Did you know that Scouting America recognizes 42 different religious organizations that have developed Religious Emblems programs? These are programs owned by the faith organizations that are eligible to be worn on Scouting America Uniforms.

The last updated files were completed in 2026 by The National Religious Relationships Committee. They have spent the last several months gathering updated images, contact information, website links, and new emblems to create this new version of the flyer.

Features:

  • A four page format (8.5″ x 11″) that can be printed from home printers AND a two-sided (11″x17″) format for larger printers.
  • Hyperlinks throughout the document to websites for each faith group that take you directly to the Religious Emblems information. (Some links even directly download the PDF Nomination Forms.)
  • More specific age group explanations for each emblem. They now list either B.S.A. program levels, age levels, or grade levels, specific for each emblem. “Senior Scouts” means Venturers, Sea Scouts, and Explorers between 14-20.
  • All of the Protestant Faiths that utilize P.R.A.Y. Emblems are grouped together for their common emblem information. If the specific faith has an extra emblem for unit level youth or adults, those are listed in the Alphabetical Section.
  • The Venturing TRUST Award is included.

How Can You Help?

  • Share this blog article with all of your Scouting contacts, and contacts within your faith group. Most of these emblems can be earned by non-Scouts (verify for each emblem). Any time we update the PDF as changes happen, we’ll attach the new version to this blog article. If you think your edition of the PDF is out of date, check back here for the newest version.
  • Develop a class in your local area. We need more of these programs running for local units to send individuals to the classes.

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