BSA Troop 628 is chartered at Gonzalez United Methodist Church, located in Cantonment, Florida.

Our Mission:

The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical choices over their life times by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

Our Meetings:

Troop 628 meets every Monday night at "The Scout Hut" at the Gonzalez United Methodist Church.

Troop meetings generally follow the format:

6:45   Opening, Pledge, and Announcements

7:00    Patrol Meetings

7:20    Instruction Time \ Merit Badge work

7:50    Inter-patrol Activity

8:15    Closing

Scoutmaster's Minute:

You are the last, great, best, hope for America. You are! You believe in HONOR, in a world where honor has lost much of its meaning. You believe in doing your duty to God and your Country, in a country where school prayer has been outlawed and many Americans don't even bother to vote. You believe in a scout law, with 12 very demanding and very specific points, and you commit to ALL of them....when your non-scout friends commit to NOTHING. You believe in helping other people, and at all times...and you do this in a world where liability is so feared that when someone cries out for help many people literally run away. You believe in keeping yourself physically strong. You believe in staying mentally awake, in a country where recreational marijuana is becoming common place and binge drinking by teenagers is considered by some to be a thrill. And, you believe in keeping yourselves morally straight, and you do this in a country where some of our own leaders don't even know the meaning of the term. Yes, You ARE, the last great, best, hope, for America......you are the Future of the World...the world of Today...and of the World to Come. As your Scoutmaster, I feel privileged to know you.