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ANZAC Day—lest we forget
In a week's time, Australians and New Zealanders will pause to remember and honour the service of our Anzacs on Anzac Day, 25 April. This...
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Apr 18, 20215 min read


Progressive Church Women of Queensland
In this week's dive into the archives, I came across an interesting report that was featured in the working papers of the first national...
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Mar 27, 20214 min read

Did You Know?
Did you know that Australian Church Women (ACW) has been using the term ‘herstory’ since at least 1987? I discovered this during my...
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Mar 20, 20212 min read

She Helped Assemble Aeroplanes
We’re only a few days into the annual March Women’s History Month and one full day away from International Women’s Day (IWD), which takes...
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Mar 6, 20214 min read

Every Organisation Needs a Good Treasurer
This week, I'm dipping back into our Honouring Australian Church Women (HACW) files to present another of our past ACW members who made a...
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Feb 13, 20213 min read

Committed to Making Life Better for Young People
With all that is currently happening on the frontline of vaccination, I thought you may be interested to know of the part that Pat...
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Jan 30, 20214 min read


Nothing Much to Report?
The 8th Quadrennial Assembly of the Asian Church Women’s Conference (ACWC) was held from 2-7 November 1986 in Bangkok, Thailand, and...
donnabryan
Jan 16, 20212 min read

Who can Apply for a Winifred Kiek Scholarship?
The Winifred Kiek Scholarship (WKS) is an important component of the program of Australian Church Women (ACW), and it has been awarded...
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Jan 9, 20211 min read


Is This What Christmas is all About?
On Christmas Day in 2003, one of our ACW members was a guest at a church service in Colares, 37 kms from Lisbon, Portugal. On Christmas...
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Dec 19, 20201 min read


First President of the WA Unit of ACW
For 55 years Australian Church Women (ACW) has been blessed to have some wonderful women as members. Women who are and were very active...
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Dec 6, 20203 min read


Come, Holy Spirit, Come
I always find it interesting to look at the photos and reports of past national conferences of Australian Church Women (ACW). I’m always...
donnabryan
Nov 29, 20203 min read


‘Co-workers in Christ for Renewal’
In 1982, another exciting assembly was held by the Asian Church Women’s Conference (ACWC) from 15–20 October. It was the 7th Quadrennial...
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Nov 16, 20205 min read


ACW and Faith and Risk-taking – Part 2
Marjory Verco’s outline of the beginnings of Australian Church Women (ACW) continues this week with the progress made after the formation...
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Oct 31, 20203 min read

The Previous Generation Always Seems Old
Australian Church Women (ACW) is fortunate to hold some great testimonies in our National Archive, especially from our earliest members....
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Oct 24, 20206 min read

Deaconess Catherine Ritchie
Updated: 3 June 2021* Deaconess Cath Ritchie was the 2nd National President of Australian Church Women (ACW), and she served admirably in...
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Oct 17, 20204 min read


Who Were They and What Did They Do?
I’ve stated previously on this blog that Australian Church Women (ACW) began on 11 February 1965 after functioning as an Interim...
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Sep 19, 20202 min read


Keelah Pulsford Dey
Keelah Pulsford Dey (née Dickson) is another past member of Australian Church Women (ACW) who appears in our Honouring Australian Church...
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Sep 12, 20202 min read


Mary Wood and the Founding of the Tasmanian Unit of ACW
Let’s journey down to Tasmania today and have a brief look at the part that Mary Seavington Wood played in the founding of firstly, the...
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Aug 8, 20204 min read


Eileen Dingle
This week we’re going to travel to Queensland to find out what the Queensland Unit of Australian Church Women (ACW) had to say when they...
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Aug 1, 20202 min read


Founding the ACW Memorial Bursary
It was decided at the ACW National Meeting in February 1972 to establish a Memorial Bursary Fund for contributions received in tribute to...
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Jul 4, 20202 min read
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