Velma Wilson
Pathfinder Director
Pathfinder Club
Growing Leaders Through Faith, Service, and Adventure
Pathfinders is a global youth ministry sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Young people from any faith background, or with no religious affiliation, are welcome and encouraged to participate.
Pathfinders includes a wide variety of activities such as:
- Camping and camping/survival skills.
- Leadership training that is appropriate for each grade level.
- Community pride and involvement through outreach—serving in downtown soup kitchens, collecting food for those in need, cleaning and maintaining city and county parks, visiting and encouraging the elderly, and much more.
- Interactive training in recreational, artistic, nature, conservation, vocational, and outreach areas, with honors awarded for successful completion.
Each Pathfinder receives personal care and encouragement from a dedicated staff member. Unlike many classrooms with 10-30 students per teacher, Pathfinders keeps a ratio of at least one staff member for every five Pathfinders.
"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path."
— Psalms 119:105 (NKJV)
The Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE) is the Official North American Division Pathfinder Bible study program, affectionately known as The Bible Bowl.
Pathfinder Pledge, Law and Song
Pathfinder Pledge and Law:
By the grace of God, I will be pure, and kind, and true. I will keep the Pathfinder Law. I will be a servant of God and a friend to man.
The Law is for me to:
Keep the morning watch
Do my honest part
Care for my body,
Keep a level eye
Be courteous and obedient
Walk softly in the sanctuary,
Keep a song in my heart,
Go on God's errand.
Pathfinder Song:
Oh, we are the Pathfinders strong,
The servants of God are we.
Faithful as we march along,
In kindness, truth, and purity
A Message to tell to the world,
A truth that will set us free!
King Jesus the Savior's coming back
For you, and me!
Pathfinder Levels
Children, Youth & Family Life
Club Ministries is part of our Children, Youth & Family Life family. Discover how these ministries work together to nurture the next generation and find other ways to support families.
Explore Pathfinder Paths
Learn more about club ministries and K-8 education.