The Girls' Brigade is an international and interdenominational Christian youth organization.

It was founded in 1893 in Dublin Ireland. The modern organization was formed as the result of the amalgamation of three like-minded and similarly structured U.K. based organizations in 1965. These organizations were The Girls' Brigade of Ireland The Girls' Guildry of Scotland ^*. The International Headquarters are currently based in Glasgow. The organization operates in over 60 countries worldwide and is divided into five Fellowships - African, Asian, Caribbean and Americas, European and Pacific. International Conferences are held every four years with the next to be held in Northern Ireland in August, 2006.

The motto of The Girls' Brigade is "Seek, Serve and Follow Christ" and its Aim "To help girls become followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, and through self control, reverence and a sense of responsibility to find true enrichment of life." The Girls' Brigade principles are 1) The Brigade acknowledges Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord according to the Scriptures and seeks to fulfil its aim to the glory of one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit; 2) The Brigade witnesses to the standard set by Jesus Christ and gives positive teaching on the Christian attitude to life; 3) The Brigade promotes a just society where all people are equally valued.

See also

• Boys' Brigade

External links

• The Girls' Brigade in Australia
• The Girls' Brigade in Malaysia
• The Girls' Brigade Singapore
• The Girls' Brigade in England and Wales
• The Girls' Brigade Scotland

Evangelical parachurch organisations | Youth organisations of the United Kingdom | Non-aligned Scouting organizations