The BPS (Baptistische Pfadfinderschaft, wich means Baptist Scout Association) originated in 1986. At the beginning of its history was the youth club of the older EFG (Union of Evangelical Free Church Congregations in Germany) in Reutlingen and their explicit desire to stay together as they age. Common considerations with the youth group of the EFG Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen led in February 1986 to the decision to form the BPS. At first, the Scouting started at the age of 14 years, but soon smaller groups emerged for the younger ages, because it became clear that the Scout education is most successful "from the beginning". The Search for traditions led to the rediscovery of a piece of Baptist history:

From 1932 onwards there was a Baptist Scout Association, which had its roots partly in a baptist youth group called Baptistischer Jugendbung (BJB), but also in the work of the YMCA. After strong growth the scouts had to dissolve their association in 1934 to prevent the "cooperative integration", the statutorily ordered transfer of the Scouts into the HJ. Nevertheless, the work was continued in secret until the war had ended. In 1948 Baptist scout groups emerged in different places again within the Christian Scout Association (Christliche Pfadfinderschaft). They participated in many international Scout Camps in Europe. In addition to the Scouts, another youth group called „Jungmannenarbeit“ was created by the EFG. Écternal efforts aimed to integrate the Scouts into this work, and eventually led in 1962 to the fragmentation and in the late 60s finally to the dissolution of the community. In subsequent years, Germany had no Baptist Scouting, but it continued in Denmark, Norway and Sweden – Countries where this form of youth work is traditionally widespread. The former BPS maintained intensive contacts with these groups.

These contacts were resumed in the summer of 1987, when due to the invitation from the Norwegian Baptist Scouts 15 BPS-Scouts participated in the "Nordisk Baptistspeiderleir" on Tromøy in Norway. There arose communication to Baptist Scout groups in Sweden and Denmark, which subsequently led to joint camps in Germany and Scandinavia. Also the encounters with the old Scouts of the former BPS become a major help.
Auch die Begegnungen mit den Altpfadfindern der BPS wurden zu einer wichtigen Quelle und Hilfe.

Today the BPS is part of the federation of free evangelical churches in Germany (Bund Freier evangelischer Gemeinden in Deutschland). The BPS supports scouting in other churches outside of the federation too.

Currently, there are about 1000 Baptist Scouts in 30 troops, distributed in 8 states.