Terry L. Grove was the past chairman of the

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(ISCA). Grove was also a retired United Church of Christ minister and Scouter. He served on the executive board of the

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of the Boy Scouts of America. Grove graduated from

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and

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with a Masters of Divinity degree, then a Doctor of Ministry degree. He served as the minister of Altamonte Chapel in

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and was a former member of the board of

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for Seminole County and Greater Apopka.

Background

He was ordained in 1967, serving Church of the Brethren pastorates in Florida, Washington and Indiana. From 1973 to 1997 he was a regional director for the Church Rural Overseas Program of the Church World Service. Grove's life-long avocation has been Scouting. He first joined Cub Scouting in 1951, eventually moving to Boy Scouts and earning the rank of

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in 1956. As an adult, Grove has been awarded the God and Service religious award, the

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, the Silver Beaver and the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. Grove was a Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow and received the Founder's Award. Grove became interested in the history of the Eagle Scout Award when his son was awarded Eagle Scout in 1983. He became a member of the

(ISCA) and began writing articles for the association. In 2001, he received the first ISCA Scouting Memorabilia Distinguished Service Award. He has the largest known collection of Eagle Scout memorabilia and has written numerous articles and a book about the Eagle Scout Award. Grove's collection has been on display at the

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, the

2005 National Scout Jamboree The 2005 National Scout Jamboree was the 16th national Scout jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America and was held from July 25, 2005 through August 3, 2005 at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. Normally, the next jamboree would be held four years afterward ...

the

2010 National Scout Jamboree The 2010 National Scout Jamboree was the 17th national Scout jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America and was held from July 26 to August 4, 2010 at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. The 2010 National Scout Jamboree celebrated the 100th anniversary of the ...

and at every National Order of the Arrow Conference since 1995.

Published works

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grove, Terry L. 1942 births People from Seminole County, Florida American members of the Church of the Brethren 2020 deaths Church of the Brethren clergy United Church of Christ ministers