West Africa
Theological Seminary

Scripture

18"All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Mat. 28:18-20 NIV

Establishment of the General Assembly at West Africa Theological Seminary

The revised constitution of West Africa Theological Seminary (WATS) calls for the establishment of a WATS General Assembly. Any person who is qualified constitutionally and who has paid annual dues of N5,000 (five thousand naira), or $50.00 (fifty US dollars) will be warmly welcomed to this meeting.

WATS has four principal organs:

• General Assembly
• Board of Trustees
• Governing Council
• Administrative Council

The constitution states that the General Assembly will consist of people who have duly registered as General Assembly members, including "the founding members, all academic and administrative staff, Friends of WATS, all former students, members of the Board of Trustees and the Governing Council and any other person invited by the president of the general assembly."

The constitution further states that members of the WATS General Assembly must:

1. Be a born-again evangelical Christian who believes in the core doctrines of the Bible.
2. Be an active member in good standing of their church.
3. Believe in, share and own the founding vision of WATS.
4. Be financially committed to WATS by way of dues, levies as agreed to by the members and by freewill donations.

Also, a member of the General Assembly of WATS will cease to be such if:

1. He/she resigns in writing.
2. He/she deliberately over a reasonable period withdraws from and fails to participate in the required activities of WATS, including non-payment of dues and attendance of meetings, in spite of notices being validly sent to him/her.
3. He/she does anything that may be considered by the members as being contrary to the ethos and core values of WATS and therefore capable of tarnishing the image of WATS.

The General Assembly will meet yearly, on the eve of the WATS annual graduation exercises. The next meeting will be in May 2010. The duties of the General Assembly include the following:

1. Election of members of the Board of Trustees
2. Making of any recommendations to the Board of Trustees and Governing Council.

The WATS Founder, or any other person elected at his nomination or in his absence elected by the General Assembly, shall be the President of the General Assembly. There shall be a Secretary, a Publicity Secretary, and any other officers as needed, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees and the Governing Council.

Our initial goal is to have a founding General Assembly of 1,000 persons. Enrollment is now open.

Application for Membership

To apply for membership in the General Assembly, you need to fill out the application form and pay the annual dues. Once your application has been processed and the dues received, you will be notified that you have been approved.

If you would prefer to mail in your application, you can download the General Assembly Application for Membership form.

Payment of Dues

Annual dues are N5,000 or $50 USD and are payable within 30 days of submitting your application. You can pay your dues using any of the following methods:

• Directly to the WATS Accounts Office on campus.
• By crossed cheque in naira to the WATS Accounts Office
  West Africa Theological Seminary
  P.M.B. 003
  Ipaja, Lagos
• In Nigeria, you can make a cheque or cash deposit directly into the WATS account:
  UNITED BANK FOR AFRIC PLC
  WEST AFRICA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
  #035-503100-00-5-44
  
• By check, in US dollars, to the Friends of WATS office
  Friends of WATS
  

After you pay your dues, you can check the membership roll to see your status. This should be available within 7 days of your application, so check back.