History
The association was formed in 1973 through the merger of three Protestant associations:
- Bund Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen (founded in 1922; only in Bavaria; girls only)
- Christliche Pfadfinderschaft Deutschlands (first groups in 1910, founded in 1921; boys only until 1969)
- Evangelischer Mädchen-Pfadfinderbund (founded in 1926; not in Bavaria; girls only)
In 1976, some traditional Scouting groups left and formed a separate association, using the former name Christliche Pfadfinderschaft Deutschlands again.
Two years later, the VCP held his first national jamboree. Since then, roughly every four years a national jamboree has taken place:
- 1978 - Kirchberg, near Koblenz
- 1984 - Eschwege
- 1988 - Ruhpolding
- 1992 - Ferschweiler Plateau, near Trier
- 1998 - Rheinsberg in Brandenburg
- 2002 - Rehau, near Nuremberg
- 2006 - Großzerlang, near Rheinsberg in Brandenburg
- 2010 - Wolfsburg
In 1990, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the first groups of Protestant Scouts and Guides were formed in the still existent German Democratic Republic. Today, the VCP is present in all Federal States of Germany.
Read more about this topic: Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen Und Pfadfinder
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