[1] In 2023 the organisation voted to rename itself to "Verband Christlicher Pfadfinder*innen" to make the name gender neutral.

Since then, roughly every four years a national jamboree has taken place: In 1990, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the first groups of Protestant Scouts and Guides were formed in the still existent German Democratic Republic.

There is also a special branch for adults in Scouting, the Erwachsenenarbeit, which aims at all members older than 21 years including leaders and non-leaders.

The International Creative Workshop[7] (German: Internationale Musische Werkstatt (IMWe))[8] is an annual Scouting and Guiding event run by the VCP.

[7] As a Wood Badge training event,[9] the aim of IMWe is to give leaders of Guide and Scout groups the opportunity to explore their creative talents in a relaxed setting.

[7] IMWe is prepared on behalf of the VCP by an international group of scouts[11] who meet several times a year to organize the workshop, which is held around Easter.