Troop 144 was chartered on February 28, 1986 at Saint Stevens Church in Hurst. The first charter organization representative and driving influence was Mr. The troop moved to Davis Memorial United Methodist Church in April 1988. Hansard was the first Scoutmaster and he served from February 1986 to July 1989. Torres, who joined the troop in 1988, then became Scoutmaster and served until May 1995. G
rindley joined the troop in 1989 and followed Mr. Faanes who joined the troop in 1996 served as Scoutmaster until November 2001. Webber stepped up as Scoutmaster in 2001 and continued in that capacity until 2004 when he and his family moved to the Houston area. Buie served as Scoutmaster from 2005 until the end of 2007. Myers served as Scoutmaster from December 2007 to December 2009. In December 2013, the troop moved to City Point United Methodist Church. Ash took over as Scoutmaster and served from January 2010 through May 2014. Beltran served from April 28th, 2014 to January 2, 2023 becoming the longest tenured Scoutmaster in Troop 144 history. Troop 144 Eagle Scout and alumni member Mr. Whitlock now serves as the Scoutmaster for Troop 144. Troop 144 has historically enjoyed steady growth, and at one point peaking at 99 registered boys. Since that time the troop has settled to about 50 but that has only fostered a closer relationship between all the boys. In all, more than 600 boys have been or are now registered with Troop 144. Troop 144 has produced 110 Eagle scouts in its 25 year history. That is more than 16% of the all-time troop membership. The national average is less than 4%. We have earned the National Quality Unit Award every year and earned the National Camping Award several times. In 2013 we earned the Journey to Excellence Gold Award. Scouts of Troop 144 have attended at least 33 Camporees, 27 summer camps, and 15 different High Adventure Treks to Philmont, Seabase, Northern Tier and attended 5 National Jamborees. Scouts have served on many Cub Scout Day camp, Resident Camp, Webelos Woods, and Boy Scout Summer Camp staffs. They have served on National Youth Leadership Training staffs and in various offices in the Order of the Arrow including Chapter Chief and Lodge Chief. Many have participated in the O.A. Ceremonies Teams even winning several first place in the Southern Region Section II ceremony team competition.
