WSCF held its 34th General Assembly in Montreal from August 1-9, 2008. The Assembly brought 200 students and young leaders from national Student Christian Movements in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Latin America and Caribbean and North America regions together for an intensive programme of study, training and action on the theme "Your sons and daughters shall prophesy" (Joel 2:28). Set to invigorate the global Christian student Movement and the wider ecumenical movement, the GA focused attention on social and political justice, solidarity and advocacy and theological and Biblical reflection on contemporary issues for youth and people’s movement building.
Founded in 1895, WSCF is a global Federation of 105 national Student Christian Movements committed to justice, peace and empowerment of Christian students in their call to live out Gospel values as leaders in today's world.


Senior Friends rejoice in WSCF renewal

Senior friends join in solidarity and advocacy planning
 22 Dec 2008

The global Senior Friends Gathering held in tandem with WSCF’s General Assembly has reconnected, inspired and energised friends of the Federation.

Former WSCF Secretary attends general meetings - 70 years apart

Dr John Coleman
 22 Dec 2008

An extraordinary story from this year’s General Assembly is that of Canadian senior friend, Dr John Coleman, who attended this year’s Assembly exactly seventy years after attending his first WSCF General Meeting in 1938.

Opening Worship sermon fires prophecy in the Spirit

Rev Dr James Forbes
 15 Aug 2008

The Opening Worship of the WSCF 34th General Assembly was fired up by the stirring preaching of New York preacher Rev.Dr James Forbes.

Dr Forbes delivered his sermon to the Assembly in testimony to his experience of the WSCF's role as a catalyst and resource to empower young people into world changing prophetic action.

His sermon focused on the community-creating power of the Holy Spirit and recalled the history-making actions that came as a result of his and many other students' attendance at a WSCF Conference in Athens, Ohio in 1959.