Early 1900s: Troop 2

• Troop 2, chartered to St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in College Point, New York, becomes active. It stands today as one of the 15 oldest Boy Scouts of America (BSA) troops in the United States.

1941: Formation of the National Lutheran Committee on Scouting

• The National Lutheran Committee on Scouting is officially formed. It includes representation from various Lutheran churches, encompassing approximately 95 percent of all U.S. Lutherans.

1943: Resource Foundations & First Protestant Emblem

1967: Incorporation into LCUSA

• The ongoing work of the National Lutheran Committee on Scouting is formally incorporated into the Lutheran Council in the U.S.A. (LCUSA). This solidifies administrative backing across the broader church bodies.

   

Late 1966 - 1967

• Responsibility for facilitating relationships between participating Lutheran churches and civic scouting groups passes to the Department of National Youth Agency Relationships (DNYAR) of the LCUSA. DNYAR is supported by the American Lutheran Church, the Lutheran Church in America, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, and later, the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches.

1978: The Chicago National Forum

• A forum of local Lutheran Scouter Associations (LSAs) convenes in Chicago to discuss establishing a national support network to serve as an arm of the DNYAR.

1980: Establishment of the NLAS

• The National Lutheran Association of Scouters (NLAS) is officially established, with Ronald L. Adolphi, PhD, serving as its first president. Working cooperatively with DNYAR, NLAS develops the "Lutheran Living Faith" recognition (which later evolved into the high school level God and Life emblem administered by P.R.A.Y.).

Late 1980s: Church Mergers & The LCCYAR

• As three of the four major Lutheran member-bodies merge to form the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the DNYAR is phased out. Official scouting liaison duties continue under the newly formed Lutheran Committee on Civic Youth Agency Relationships (LCCYAR), which is jointly responsible to the youth ministry departments of the ELCA and LCMS.

1994: Shift to Individual Memberships

• NLAS restructures its organizational model, shifting from an association of local, regional LSAs into a national individual membership organization.
   

2005: The Modern NLAS Merger

• The LCCYAR and NLAS officially merge to form the unified National Lutheran Association on Scouting (NLAS) as it exists today. The unified board includes members from both the ELCA and LCMS, continuing active youth ministry partnerships with Scouting America (BSA), Girl Scouts of the USA, Camp Fire USA, and 4-H.