Mecklenburg County Council Boy Scouts of America

The Boy Scouts of America charters local councils to serve specific geographic areas in the US. Currently, there are over 370 local councils serving our communities. The Mecklenburg County Council is part of the Southern Region, which is composed of four Georgia, five South Carolina, and three North Carolina councils.

Our council was chartered in 1915 and is charged with serving the needs of Scouting’s community in Mecklenburg County. Over 499 packs, troops, teams, crews and posts are registered through our council, with a membership of more than 16,760 youth and adult participants!

Our Mission

The mission of the Boy Scouts of America and the Mecklenburg County Council is to prepare young people to make ethical choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

On my honor, I will do my best

To do my duty to God and

my country and to obey the Scout Law;

To help other people at all times;

To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake

and morally straight.

The Service Center
The Council’s Service Center is located at the corner of East Independence and East 7th Street. Recently renovated, the Service Center is your source for information, literature, videos, advice and guidance about all things Scouting.

Located in the Service Center is the Scout Shop, your one stop shop for all your Scouting needs. The Scout Shop is an official BSA distributor, fully stocked with uniforms, handbooks camping equipment, recognition items, badges and much more. Hours are Monday through Friday, from 8:45 am to 5:00 pm. For your convenience, the Scout Shop will open special Saturdays in September and October to meet the demands of the new school year.

The Service Center also houses our expanded Heritage Room. A library of Scouting books, Council history and Scouting memorabilia.

Our Leadership
The Mecklenburg County Council is led by an Executive Board. The board meets bi-monthly and the officers of the board meet in the month between. Each year the council’s major business is conducted at an Annual Meeting, to which all Chartered Organization Representatives are invited. Here the board adopts a budget and formulates a plan of action for the upcoming year. The council employs a Scout Executive and a staff who serve Mecklenburg County’s Scouting community. The council is divided into five geographical districts, two special initiative divisions, Scoutreach and Learning for Life, as well as an Exploring division. Each district is provided with a professional staff member who works hand in hand with an appointed commissioner, chairman, paraprofessional staff, as well as a host of volunteers who operate the best Scouting programs we can to help the youth in our service area become solid upstanding citizens and leaders.

Executive Committee

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