What's New:
Royal Rangers History
August 8, 2018
Do you have any history for your activities at outpost, sectional, district, regional, or national events for 2018 or 2017?. We would love to get a copy and get it posted on the history site. Whether is it Pow Wow packets, FCF packets, posters, documents, patch scans, staff listings, etc. All history for your district and section can be posted. Please contact Mark Oliver and it will get updated quickly. We ask that patch scans/photos be a minimum resolution of 300x300. If you take a photo, please put one patch per picture and take the photo close to the patch so we get it up close.
Current News:
Updates
October 6, 2018
The Royal Rangers History website, in conjunction with the Royal Rangers national office, is issuing a set of 61 commemorative district patches over 21 months to raise funds for a project at Camp Eagle Rock. More informaton may be found here.
Site Support:
This site is managed by the North Texas Royal Rangers on behalf of and is the exclusively authorized history site of the national Royal Rangers ministries office, Springfield, MO. Contacts for this site include Mark Oliver and Jonathan Trower.
Historical Heritage
Our History & Heritage
Royal Rangers is a church-based mentoring ministry for future men. Since its inception in 1962, millions of boys in the United States and around the world have been guided through the ministry. Today, they are successful businessmen, public servants, pastors, church leaders, missionaries, etc.
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| Johnnie Barnes Founder & first National Commander |
In January, Rev. Johnnie Barnes, the Assemblies of God youth director from the North Texas district, is invited by the Executive Presbytery to birth a new ministry for boys and young men. Rev. Charles Scott suggested the name Royal Rangers, and Johnnie Barnes is appointed as national commander.
1963
The Royal Rangers Leadership Training Course is developed.
1964
The first district-wide camps (then called Pow Wows) are held. The Gold
Medal of Achievement, Royal Rangers highest achievement, and the Medal of
Valor, awarded to men and boys who risk their own lives to save the life of
another, are first offered.
1966
Frontiersmen Camping Fellowship (then called a Fraternity) is formed,
offering boys and young men the opportunity to relive America’s frontier
past. The first Royal Rangers week is held in October to spotlight the Royal
Rangers ministry and honor its members in churches across the nation.
1968
The first National Training Camps for Royal Rangers leaders are held in the
states of California, Colorado, Missouri, and New York.
1974
The first National Camporama, a camping extravaganza that now attracts
thousands of boys every four years, is first held at the Air Force Academy
in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
1977
The National Royal Rangers Council is formed and meets in Springfield,
Missouri. To this day organizational leaders continue to gather annually for
instruction, fellowship, and inspiration.
1986
The National Royal Rangers Training Center near Eagle Rock, Missouri, is
dedicated. The 1,400-acre center is often referred to as Camp Eagle Rock.
1989
Beloved founder, Johnnie Barnes, dies after leading the ministry from its
inception for twenty-seven years. Rev. Ken Hunt is named national commander,
and he guides the ministry skillfully for ten years.
1999
Rev. Richard Mariott is appointed national commander, and he ably guides the
ministry for eight years.
2002
Royal Rangers International is started to establish, strengthen, and serve
Royal Rangers development around the world. Today, Royal Rangers is active
in over 70 nations.
2007
Rev. Doug Marsh is appointed national director. His vision is to “Take Royal
Rangers to the iPod® Generation” by helping current and potential leaders
enjoy ministerial success by mentoring future men, offering them and their
churches a simple and flexible yet robust and relevant ministry to boys and
young men.
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