"The Activity Days and Personal Progress programs of the church have long been in place to meet the needs of girls and young women in these age groups, and no change will be made in church programs,” Hawkins said. ”We recognize that the desire of the BSA is to expand their programs to serve more young people in the United States. The church, too, continues to look at ways to serve the needs of our youth worldwide."
The church has also expressed concerns with the loosening of membership restrictions for the BSA, particularly the 2015 decision to allow gay men to serve as Scouting leaders.