Date: August 25, 2019
To: WSCF Executive Committee, Regional Committees, and member movements (Affiliated and Associated)
Re: WSCF 37th GA Invitation Letter and Registration Form
From: Necta Montes, Out-going General Secretary WSCF

Dear friends,

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, our saviour and liberator!

I hope you received our email letter dated April 1st 2019 announcing the holding of our 37th General Assembly on June 4 to 11, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. It is my great pleasure to send this invitation letter [pdfENG pdfFRA pdfSPA] and registration form [pdfENG pdfFRA pdfSPA] to the forthcoming GA. In this regard, I would like to share with you the following information for the preparations of our Assembly.

1. Delegates to the Assembly

Our WSCF Constitution Article IV Section 2 states the following categories and composition. The General Assembly shall be composed of the following:

  1. Persons with the right to propose and vote:
    1. The official representatives of the Affiliated Movements, known as voting delegates;
    2. Voting members of the retiring Executive Committee;
  2. Persons with the right to speak, but not to propose or to vote:
    1. Representatives of Associated Member Movements;
    2. Chairpersons and/or representative of regional and inter-regional standing committees;
    3. Resource Persons
    4. Delegates from partner organizations
    5. Observers
    6. Staff persons of the Federation
  3. Persons without the right to speak, propose or vote:
    1. Guests

According to this provision, I would like to invite you to nominate two names, using the attached Registration Form for the delegates to the 37th General Assembly.

Delegates are NOT AUTOMATICALLY accepted to the GA. The Executive Committee reserves the right to ensure that the GA follows the principle of balance representation with gender and students well represented. Successful official delegates will be informed two weeks after all the registration forms are received.

Please be informed that official delegates to the Assembly NEEDS ENDORSEMENT by the head office of the member movement, church or organization. Please see page 6 of the Registration Form attached for the Endorsement Form.

DEADLINE OF SENDING THE REGISTRATION FORM: NOVEMBER 10, 2019.

2. WSCF 37th General Assembly web-portal

I am pleased to introduce to you that we have created a portal for our 37th WSCF General Assembly. The portal provides news, information, materials about the upcoming Assembly and will be the repository of preparatory materials and information for the delegates as we draw close to the GA.

Please visit the following link: http://www.wscf.ch/wscf-in-action/governance/37th-ga-2020-berlin

3. Scholarship for delegates thru the GA Solidarity Fund

It is our hope and prayer that we will all have equal representation in the GA and we will all have the chance to experience participating in the GA. In April, we have already requested you to begin raising funds to support your delegates. We acknowledge that opportunities and conditions are not the same for all. To help movements and delegates especially those coming from the farthest location, we offer Scholarships to support up to 70% of the airfare cost of the official delegates.

The GA Solidarity Fund is a fund collected from the contributions of senior friends, partners, movements, individual contributing to the All In One Boat Campaign and well-wishers which aims provide a solidarity platform for those who wants to help our students participate in the GA.

You can participate by contributing any amount by using our online Paypal through our website or apply for Scholarship to the GA Solidarity Fund by indicating in your Registration Form.

4. WSCF General Assembly Preparatory Secretariat (Manila office)

If you have further questions and inquires about the General Assembly preparations, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.

Necta Montes, General Secretary:
Christine De La Cruz, WSCF General Assembly support staff:
WSCF office, 3rd Floor, UCCP Building
877 EDSA, West Triangle, Quezon City, Philippines

We will send further details in the coming months. I look forward to receiving your Registration Forms on or before November 10, 2019!

With kind regards,

Necta Montes
Out-going General Secretary WSCF

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