Author: Boys Brigade Lagos South Battalion
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Biography of Sir William Alexander Smith, KBE
Sir William Alexander Smith (27 October 1854 – 10 May 1914), the founder of the Boys’ Brigade, was born in Pennyland House, Thurso, Scotland. He was the eldest son of Major David Smith and his wife Harriet. He had one sister and two brothers. Education Smith was educated at the Miller Institution, known as the “Thurso Academy.” There is now…
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History of Boys’ Brigade
The Boys’ Brigade (BB) is an international interdenominational Christian youth organisation, conceived by the Scottish businessman Sir William Alexander Smith to combine drill and fun activities with Christian values. Following its inception in Glasgow in 1883, the BB quickly spread across the United Kingdom, becoming a worldwide organisation by the early 1890s. As of 2018, the Boys’ Brigade claimed 750,000 members in 60 countries. The…
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THE BOYS BRIGADE, LAGOS SOUTH BATTALION PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES FOR 2025 SESSION
Date Activity Venue Jan 15 Annual Battalion Prayer And Fasting Virtual Jan 12 State Rededication Service City Mission Methodist Church, Surulere Jan 19 Battalion Rededication Service RCCG Peace Assembly, Victoria Island Jan 25th Saturday Trainer’s Retreat T & E February State Online & Physical Competitions Begin Battalions State Hq February 8 Battalion AGM & Elections…
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BATTALION SECRETARY REPORT PRESENTED AT THE 2025 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD AT WESLEY CHAPEL LEKKI ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2025
PREAMBLE HYMN 313 of the precious English Methodist Hymn Book says that “To God be the glory, great things he hath done”. We are very grateful to God for all the wondrous things He has been doing in our midst as one big army advancing Christ’s kingdom in Lagos South Battalion despite all situations around.…
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The Bye Laws of Lagos South Battalion Council, Boys Brigade Nigeria
THE BOYS’ BRIGADE NIGERIA LAGOS SOUTH BATTALION COUNCIL BYE-LAWS 2025 PREAMBLE WHEREAS: NOW THEREFORE, WE THE MEMBERS of the Lagos South Battalion Council hereby enact these Bye-Laws as our guiding principles. ARTICLE 1: SUPREMACY ARTICLE 2: NAME AND JURISDICTION The Council shall be called Lagos South Battalion Council of The Boys’ Brigade Nigeria, with jurisdiction…
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History of Boys Brigade in Lagos State
INTRODUCTION: Lagos appears to have been taking the lead in many of the historical events in Nigeria. Lagos State is an administrative division of Nigeria, located in the south-western part of the country. The smallest in area of Nigeria’s states, Lagos State is the second most populous state (after Kano State) and arguably the most…
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History of Boys Brigade Lagos South Battalion Council
Formation and Inauguration (2013 – 2017) Although the idea to break the old Lagos battalion and create a new Battalion council within the Eti-Osa and Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Areas was proposed and approved by the State Executive Committee in 2013, no official action was taken toward its actualisation until 2015 when a fallout of disagreement…
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