Twin Bayou District Packs

Cub Scouting is a program for boys and girls in kindergarten through fifth grade whose overall mission is to help young people build character, learn citizenship, develop personal fitness, and contribute to the academic development of the children who participate. Cub Scouts are part of a pack. The Cub Scout pack belongs to a church, a school, or some other group of people in the community or neighborhood. This group makes sure your pack has good adult leaders, a place to meet, and exciting things to do. The pack is divided into smaller groups called dens. Each den has about six to eight youth. All of the Cub Scouts in your den are in the same grade and may even go to the same school.

Cub Scouts Website

Pack (click for contact)	Type*	Location of Meetings	Pack Meetings	Feeder School / Church	School District	Commissioner*	Join Now (Register)	More Information (click  for contacts)
Pack 11	Family Pack	First Presbyterian Church - Houston	Mondays 6:00 pm	Presbyterian School, Poe Elementary	Houston ISD	Christopher Gray
Pack 34	Boy Pack	St. Marks Episcopal Church	Wednesday 7:00 pm	Mark Twain Elementary, St. Marks Episcopal Church	Houston ISD	Jim McGinness	Katie Thomason
Pack 46	Family Pack	St. Luke's United Methodist Church	Sundays 3:00 pm	River Oaks Elementary, St. Luke's United Methodist Church	Houston ISD	David Moore-Jones	Katie Thomason
Pack 55	Family Pack	The Church of St. John the Divine	3rd Thursday 6:45 pm	St John's School, River Oaks Baptist School	Houston ISD	Frank Neukomm
Pack 167	Family Pack	St. Stephens Episcopal Church	Sundays 4:00 pm	St. Stephens Episcopal School, Gregory-Lincoln Education Center, MacGregor Elementary, Young Scholars Academy for Excellence	Houston ISD
Pack 266	Boy Pack	West University United Methodist Church	3rd Tuesday 6:00 pm	West University Elementary, West University United Methodist Church	Houston ISD	Chris Heard
Pack 505	Family Pack	St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church	2nd Thursday 7:00 pm	Roberts Elementary, St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church	Houston ISD	Debra Verret
Pack 511	Family Pack	Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church	3rd Thursday 6:30 pm	Baker Montessori School, Mark White Elementary, Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church	Houston ISD	Dale Fitz
Pack 730	Family Pack	St. Anne Catholic Community	Sundays	St. Anne Catholic School	Private School	Chris Heard

*Packs are either all-girl packs, all-boy packs or family Scouting packs (with both boy and girl dens).

    
Twin Bayou District Troops

Scouts BSA is available to youth who have earned the Cub Scout Arrow of Light Award and at least 10 years old or have completed the fifth grade and are at least 10, or who are 11, but not yet 18 years old. The program achieves the BSA's objectives of developing character, citizenship, and personal fitness.

Boy Scouts of America Website

Troop (click for contact)	Type*	Zip	Location of Troop Meeting	Troop Meeting Day and Time	Commissioner*	Join Now (Register)	More Information (click  for contacts)
Troop 11	Boy Troop	77004	First Presbyterian Church - Houston	Mondays	Christopher Gray	Katie Thomason
Troop 12	Girl Troop	​77004	First Presbyterian Church - Houston	Mondays	Christopher Gray	Katie Thomason
Troop 46	Boy Troop	​77027	St. Luke's United Methodist Church	Tuesdays 6:30 pm	David Moore-Jones	Katie Thomason
Troop 54	Girl Troop	​77019	The Church of St. John the Divine (Episcopal)	Mondays 7:00 pm	Frank Neukomm
Troop 55	Boy Troop	​77019	The Church of St. John the Divine (Episcopal)	Tuesdays 7:00 pm	Frank Neukomm	Katie Thomason
Troop 125	Boy Troop	​77005	St. Andrews Presbyterian Church	Mondays 7:30 pm	Dale Fitz	Katie Thomason
Troop 211	Boy Troop	77025	St. Marks Episcopal Church	Mondays 7:30 pm	Jim McGinness
Troop 266	Boy Troop	​77005	West University United Methodist Church	Tuesdays	Chris Heard	Katie Thomason
Troop 354	Boy Troop	​77056	St. Martins Episcopal Church		Ellis Vachon	Katie Thomason
Troop 505	Boy Troop	77025	St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church	Mondays 7:15 pm	Debra Verret	Katie Thomason
Troop 511	Boy Troop	77030	Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church	Tuesdays 6:30 pm	Dale Fitz
Troop 730	Boy Troop	77098	St. Anne Catholic Community		Colby Williford
Troop 1190	Boy Troop	​77005	Brotherhood of Congregation Emanuel			Katie Thomason
Troop 1211	Girl Troop	77025	St. Marks Episcopal Church	Mondays	Jim McGinness	Katie Thomason
Troop 1511	Girl Troop	77030	Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church	Tuesdays 6:30 pm	Dale Fitz

*Troops are either all-girl troops or all-boy troops.

    
Twin Bayou District Venturing Crews

Venturing is a youth development program for young men and women who are 13 and have completed the eighth grade, or age 14 through 20 years of age. Venturing's purpose is to provide positive experiences to help young people mature and to prepare them to become responsible and caring adults. Venturing is based on a unique and dynamic relationship between youth, adult leaders, and organizations in their communities. Local community organizations establish a Venturing crew by matching their people and program resources to the interests of young people in the community. The result is a program of exciting and meaningful activities that helps youth pursue their special interests, grow, develop leadership skills, and become good citizens. Venturing crews can specialize in a variety of avocation or hobby interests.

Venturing Website

Crew (click for contact)	City	Zip	Location of Crew Meeting	Crew Meeting Day and Time	Commissioner*	Join Now (Register)	More Information (click  for contacts)
Crew 55	Houston	77025	St. John The Divine Episcopal Church		Frank Neukomm	Katie Thomason
Crew 211	Houston	77089	St. Marks Episcopal Church		Jim McGinness

Twin Bayou District Ships

Sea Scouts is a specialized program for young men and women who are 13 and have completed the eighth grade, or age 14 through 20 years of age. The program focuses on water high adventure and personal development. Sea Scout units, called ships, focus on sailing and cruising either sailboats, power vessels or paddle sports. Youth in these ships sail, row, canoe, keep boats in shape, cruise the local waters of Galveston Bay or sail on long cruises far from home. Some SCUBA dive, but all are active in camping, social events, regattas and annual seamanship contests or rendezvous.  

Sea Scouts Website

Exploring

Exploring is Learning for Life’s career education program for young men and women who are 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) or 15 to 21 years old. Exploring’s purpose is to provide experiences to help young people mature and to prepare them to become responsible and caring adults. Explorers are ready to investigate the meaning of interdependence in their personal relationships and communities. Explorer posts can specialize in a variety of career skills. Exploring programs are based on five areas of emphasis: career opportunities, life skills, citizenship, character education, and leadership experience. Fill out our career interest survey and we will notify you of open houses and when a new Exploring post is starting near you.

Find a Post    Career Interest Survey     Exploring Website

Commissioners*

Commissioners are district and council volunteers who help units succeed. They are available to coach and consult with parents and leaders of packs, troops, crews, and ships. Please feel free to contact your commissioner anytime with questions. Commissioners help maintain the standards of the Boy Scouts of America. They also oversee the unit recharter plan, so that each unit submits the recharter on time with an optimal number of youth and adult members.

A commissioner plays several roles, including friend, representative, unit "doctor," teacher, and counselor. Of all their roles, friend is the most important. It springs from the attitude, "I care; I am here to help, what can I do for you?" Caring is the ingredient that makes commissioner service successful. He or she is an advocate of unit needs. A commissioner who makes himself known and accepted now will be called on in future times of trouble.

• The commissioner is a representative. The average unit leader is totally occupied in working with kids. Some have little if any contact with the Boy Scouts of America, other than a commissioner's visit to their meeting. To them, the commissioner may be the BSA. The commissioner helps represent the ideals, the principles, and the policies of the Scouting movement.
• The commissioner is a unit "doctor." In their role as "doctor," they know that prevention is better than a cure, so they try to see that their units make good "health practices" a way of life. When problems arise, and they will, even in the best unit, they act quickly. They observe symptoms, diagnose the real ailment, prescribe a remedy, and follow up on the patient.
• The commissioner is a teacher. As a commissioner, they will have a wonderful opportunity to participate in the growth of unit leaders by sharing knowledge with them. They teach not just in an academic environment, but where it counts most—as an immediate response to a need to know. That is the best adult learning situation since the lesson is instantly reinforced by practical application of the new knowledge.
• The commissioner is a counselor. As a Scouting counselor, they will help units solve their own problems. Counseling is the best role when unit leaders don't recognize a problem and where solutions are not clear-cut. Everyone needs counseling from time to time, even experienced leaders.