BSA Troop 78
BSA Troop 78
A family Troop in Edmond, OK

TROOP 78 OF EDMOND, OKlahoma HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY CHARTERED WITH BSA THROUGH FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF EDMOND SINCE 1931.

THE TROOP BOASTS OVER 389 EAGLE SCOUTS…AND GROWING!

Troop Overview

Troop 78 is a family troop that meets every Monday evening. We are a very active Troop, and participate in overnight campouts at least once a month across Oklahoma or neighboring states. Troop 78 also attends an annual BSA sanctioned summer camp and a high adventure activity each year.

The adult leadership has a strong commitment to teaching the core values of Scouting and building the foundations for life-long leadership, service to others, and integrity within each of our Scouts.

Currently BSA Troop 78 is under the leadership of Scoutmaster Chad Gatz.

 

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389+

troop 78 eagle scouts since 1931

Since 1931, Troop 78 has been continuously chartered with First Presbyterian Church of Edmond in Oklahoma. In that time, the Troop has celebrated more than 389 Scouts who have achieved Eagle Scout rank, the highest level of Scouting.

11-17

youth age for scouting

We invite local Edmond youth (boys and girls) ages 11-17 to participate in Scouting with Troop 78. You aren’t required to have participated in Cub Scouts or any other program prior to joining. You can visit an upcoming Monday night meeting to check it out and meet the other Scouts.

15+

Troop 78 campouts per year

With monthly camps, summer camp, and a high adventure camp throughout the year, Troop 78 Scouts have the opportunity to experience a variety of outdoor activities like hiking, kayaking, rappelling, shooting, fishing, and more.

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Troop Highlights

 

Philmont 2025 & WEMINUCHE Wilderness 2026

In 2025, we were fortunate enough to take a large group of Scouts and adult leaders from Troop 78 to high adventure camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. Philmont is a highlight of many Scout’s journey towards Eagle.

In the summer of 2026, the Troop enjoyed a week-long, 50-mile, backpacking trek in the Weminuche Wilderness in Colorado.

Labor Day weekend campout: Kayaking

Each fall the Scouts and family members kayak the Lower Mountain Fork River over Labor Day weekend.

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thanksgiving & shooting

Scouts and their families look forward to the fall campout at the OKC Gun Club where we cook a delicious Thanksgiving meal and practice shooting.

The Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation's largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations. The BSA provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness.

For over a century, the BSA has helped build the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. The Boy Scouts of America believes — and, through over a century of experience, knows — that helping youth is a key to building a more conscientious, responsible and productive society.