Formation | 1950 |
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Type | Adventist youth organization |
Key people | Andrés J. Peralta |
Website | Pathfinder Site: clubministries.org |
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The Pathfinder Club, or simply Pathfinders, is a department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA), which works specifically with the cultural, social and religious education of children and teens. Children 10 years and older are eligible to become members of the club.[1][2][3]
Though similar in many respects to Scouting,[4][5] Pathfinders have a stronger religious emphasis.[6][7] The Pathfinder Club has been an official component of the SDA church's youth ministry since 1950. The current director of the program is Andrés J. Peralta.[8]
An estimated 38% of Adventist youth under the age of 18 "Are members of Pathfinders or a similar church-sponsored youth group", according to a 2002 worldwide survey of local church leaders.[9]