Foreword to the CWM 2020 Election

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

As previously conveyed by Moderator, Rev Darchonhaia Darnei, and General Secretary, Rev Dr Collin Cowan, CWM has sought legal advice to navigate the Covid-19 pandemic situation, which rendered our physical Assembly impossible. After due diligence on this matter, CWM decided to conduct the election and Annual Members Meeting electronically to ensure that the regulatory requirements of the Charities are met. According to Article 2.1.4 of the CWM Corporate Governance policy, it states “The Assembly shall elect and appoint the Board of Directors and Board of Trustees.” This is the process that we are about to begin. Article 38 of the CWM Constitution states “The Directors may meet together either in persons or by telephone, radio conference televisions or other similar communication equipment or any other form of audio or audio-visual instantaneous communications by which all Directors and/or persons participating in the meeting are able to hear and be heard by all other participants for the dispatch of business and adjourn and otherwise regulate their meetings as they think fit.”

The lawyer’s interpretation of the Constitution is that any governance-related business is covered under this clause. As such, the elections proceedings, as a function of governance, fits within this mechanism, in the circumstances of Covid-19, or any such crisis.

I further advise that CWM will conduct its Annual Members’ Meeting electronically on 18 June 2020, at which time the outcome of the elections will be presented, and the respective Boards declared and affirmed.

Nominees for Moderator and Treasurer

The Nominations Committee is pleased to announce the nominees for Moderator and Treasurer as nominated by member churches. All of the candidates have accepted their nomination by written consent to the General Secretary. Please take the time to prayer-fully consider the persons, from the list below, best suited to serve CWM as Moderator and Treasurer at this time as you prepare to participate in the elections process. As you consider your choice, please be reminded that the Moderator and Treasurer must come from two separate regions.

We pray with you for God’s guidance in this important decision that you will make for the leadership within CWM.

MODERATOR

NAME	CHURCH AND REGION
Rev. Lydia Neshangwe	Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa, Africa
Rev. Dr Cliff Bird	United Church in Solomon Islands, Pacific
Rev. Eric Shing Yit So	The Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China, East Asia.
Mrs. Mina Tupu Saifoloi	Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa, Pacific

Voting date: 27 May 2020 (Wednesday)
Voting time: 6am to 6pm in your local time

TREASURER

NAME	CHURCH AND REGION
Mr. Siliga Atiake Kofe	Ekalesia Kelisiano Tuvalu, Pacific
Mr. Innocent Bwalya Kangwa	United Church of Zambia, Africa

Voting date: 1 June 2020 (Monday)
Voting time: 6am to 6pm in your local time

Your Delegate ID and how to vote

Your Delegate ID has been sent to you by CWM staff, Ms Joreen Wun. Please keep your Delegate ID strictly private and confidential. Please also take time to read the voting instructions and familiarise yourself with the process. Joreen is available to answer your queries and you may reach her at Joreen.wun@cwmission.org.

We encourage you to mark “vote@cwmission.org” as a trusted email address to ensure that you receive our emails.

As we pray for God’s wisdom to guide each one of us, we assure you of the Nominations Committee’s unequivocal commitment to this process and our intention to enable full participation and maximum confidentiality throughout this electronic elections.

Pob bendith.

Blessings.

Miss Llinos Mai Morris
Chair of the Nominations Committee