Kenya Anglican Youth Organization
B... sure and steadfast... - Hebrews 6:19
The Boys' Brigade was founded on October 4th 1883 by William A, Smith in the North Woodside Mission Hall Glasgow.
The First Glasgow, the original Company was based in the North Woodside Mission Hall, later known as the Reith Halls
for over 90 years until 1972 when the building was sold. The Company then moved to Kelvin Stevenson Memorial Church where
they continue to meet on Friday evenings, the traditional parade night. The First Glasgow Boys' Brigade was the first of
all the voluntary uniformed youth organisations, represented in 60 countries worldwide.
For the first year of the Company's formation it was the only one however shortly thereafter this new organisation for boys
began to spread and by 1886 the movement numbered 2,000 mostly in Scotland although centered around Glasgow, companies had been
formed from Ayr in the southwest to Inverness in the north. From then on the movement filtered southward to England soon reaching as
far south as London. In 1887 the BB had spread to all points in the British Isles crossing the English Channel to the Channel Isles where
the 1st Jersey was formed and then across the Irish Sea where the 1st Belfast was formed in 1888 and the 1st Dublin in 1890. The First overseas
company was formed in St. Louis, Missouri USA in 1887.
Boys' Brigade Objectives
- To empower boys to remain pure
- To involve boys in physical exercises
- Empowering boys
- To socialize
- To assist boys to grow spiritually
- To empower boys to bear one another's burden
- To increase our growth in numbers
- To serve in the church
- To nurture talents
- To promote Anglicanism