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Missionary Volunteer Society was founded |
1908 |
Junior Reading Course |
First Missionary Volunteer Day January 26, 1908 |
1909 |
Junior Missionary Volunteer Societies organized (JMV) |
1911 |
MV Leaflet Series began |
1913 |
First Spanish Reading Course Books |
1914k |
unior Manual by Ella Iden-Edwards published |
1917 |
Junior Bible Year begun; |
1920 |
Harriet Maxson Holt becomes the 1st Junior Secretary (1920-1928) |
1922 |
JMV (now AJY) Progressive Classes introduced Friend and Companion classes, MV classes (now AY Classes) Comrade and Master Comrade (now Guide and Master Guide — 1951).A. W. Spalding and Harriet Hold advocate basic idea of Pathfinder Clubs |
1924 |
Junior Manual authored by Harriet Maxson Holt |
1926 |
The first junior camp was held in USA (Town Line Lake, Michigan |
1927 |
The first Conference Sponsored Pathfinder Club – Anaheim/Fullerton Churches begum” John McKim – director, Willa Steen Girls director. Guy Mann Southeastern California Conference Youth Director and Laurence A. Skinner associate youth director |
1928 |
Southern California’s first youth camp, San Gabriel Canyon |
First 16 Vocational Merits (now AY Honors) were introduced |
1927/1928 |
At some point the term “pathfinder” was first used — early notable was John McKim in Southeastern California Conference. |
1930 |
Pre-JMV Classes, Busy Bee, Sun Beam, Builder and Helping Hand developed |
1931 |
Early Master Comrade Investiture held at GC to highlight / encourage program (first Investiture of Master Comrades occurred earlier |
1932 |
First JMV Pathfinder Camp, Idyllwild, purchased< |
1938 |
Master Comrade Manual published |
1946 |
The first conference-sponsored Pathfinder Club in Riverside, California |
Pathfinder Club emblem designed by John H. Hancock |
1947 |
The first North American Division Youth Congress was held in San Francisco |
1948 |
Helen Hobbs made the Pathfinder flag |
First area Pathfinder coordinators appointed (Central California Conference) |
1949 |
Henry Bergh composed the Pathfinder song |
1950 |
General Conference authorized the JMV Pathfinder clubs for world field |
Pathfinder Staff Training Course and How to Start a Pathfinder Club booklet was published |
Explorer class added |
1951 |
The first Pathfinder Fair was held on September 23 in Dinuba, California |
Master Comrade was changed to Master Guide |
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1952 |
Pathfinder song copyrighted |
1954 |
The first Pathfinder Camporee was held on May 7-9 in Idyllwild, California |
1957 |
JMV Pathfinder Day was added to the church calendar |
1960 |
The first Union Camporee was held on April 11-14, Lone Pine, California |
1962 |
MV Pathfinder Field Guide published |
Pathfinder Drill Manual published |
1963 |
John Hancock elected as World Pathfinder Director |
1965 |
JMV Handbook was combined with Master Guide Manual as MV Handbook |
1966 |
Pioneer Class was added |
The first North American MV Camp Directory was published |
1970 |
Pioneer Class name was changed to Ranger Class (8th Grade) |
1974 |
The Pathfinder Staff Manual was revised and expanded |
1979 |
Missionary Volunteer (MV) was changed to Adventist Youth (AY) |
Junior Missionary Volunteer (JMV) was changed to Adventist Junior Youth (AJY) |
The Pre-AJY class was changed to Adventurers Club(4 yrs. – 4th grade) |
1980 |
Les Pitton was elected as North American Division (NAD) Youth Director |
MV Camp Directory was changed to World Adventist Youth Camp Directory |
1981 |
Pathfinders Sing Songbook was published |
1982 |
The New Pathfinder World replaced the MV World |
Voyager Class added |
NAD Pathfinder uniform revised |
1985 |
Norm Middag appointed as NAD Pathfinder Director |
The first NAD Pathfinder Camporee was held in Camp Hale, Colorado, USA |
1987 |
The current NAD Pathfinder emblem was designed by Norm Middag |
1989 |
NAD Pathfinder Honors Manual revised, new were honors added |
Friendship Camporee in Pennsylvania, sponsored by the Columbia Union |
New AY Classwork Curriculum integrated in Pathfinder curriculum |
Adventurer Program became an independent program from Pathfinders |
1993 |
Restructuring resulted in Office of Pathfinder Ministries |
1994 |
“Dare to Care” International Pathfinder Camporee, August 2-6, Denver, Colorado |
1995 |
Teen Leadership Training (TLT) Program established for training High school students (grades 9-12) |
First Pathfinder Web Site established |
First Pathfinder Club web page, Fort Worth Eagles, Fort Worth, Texas |
1996 |
Basic Staff Training, Pathfinder Leadership Award (PLA), & Pathfinder Instructor Award (PIA) curriculum developed |
1997 |
Willie Oliver became a NAD Director of Pathfinder & Camp Ministries |
NAD Pathfinder Honors Manual revised, new honors added |
NAD Pathfinder Staff Manual updated |
1999 NAD Pathfinder Web Site established |
Discover the Power International Camporee held in Osh kosh WI (USA) |
2000 |
Elder James Black appointed to be NAD Youth Ministries director, overseeing Youth, Pathfinder, Adventurer, and Camp Ministries |
Pathfinder Uniform changed to Black & Tan |
2001 |
AY Honor Handbook added 17 new Honors as well as several International Honors. |
2003 |
NAD Youth Ministries developed a Website Community ministering to Youth, Pathfinders, Adventurers, and Camping Ministries (YPAC). |
2004 |
NAD Pathfinder Ministries (under the leadership of James Black and Ron Whitehead) hosted the “Faith on Fire” International NAD Pathfinder Camporee in Oshkosh, WI (USA) on August 9 – 14, 2004. |
2009 |
NAD hosted “Courage to Stand” International Pathfinder Camporee in Oshkosh, WI (USA) on August 11-15, 2009. |
2014 |
“Forever Faithful” International Pathfinder Camporee in Oshkosh, (WI, USA) |
