Los Alamos Scout completes Eagle project with benches for White Rock church

Brendan Treat completed his Eagle project with benches on the Prayer Walk at White Rock Baptist Church, adding a visible improvement in White Rock that church members and visitors can use right away. Photos from the project show Treat supervising volunteers as they assembled the benches, putting his leadership role at the center of the work.

Treat is a member of Los Alamos Scout Troop 122, and the project marked the capstone service requirement for scouting’s highest rank. Eagle projects are designed to test more than carpentry or cleanup skills; they require the scout to plan the work, organize people and see the job through for a community organization. In Treat’s case, that meant turning a bench assembly into a finished feature on the church’s Prayer Walk.

The finished bench gives White Rock Baptist Church a practical addition that fits the setting. A bench along the Prayer Walk offers a place to sit, pause and reflect, and it leaves behind a permanent improvement that will remain part of the church grounds long after the volunteers finished their work. For a faith community in White Rock, the bench is both functional and easy to see, a small project with a lasting footprint.

White Rock Baptist Church has an established leadership structure, and the church has also shown community involvement beyond its campus. A 2021 story on the church’s youth group documented local fundraising activity, showing that the congregation has already been part of civic life in Los Alamos County. Treat’s Eagle project fits that same pattern of youth-led service tied to a local institution.

The project also reflects a familiar strength in Los Alamos County, where volunteer labor often produces the most visible neighborhood improvements. In this case, Brendan Treat’s work did not end with a badge requirement; it left White Rock Baptist Church with a finished bench on the Prayer Walk that people can see, use and remember.