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A Gift for ACW
This week Australian Church Women (ACW) received a generous gift from a relative of Maisie McKenzie, the woman who began the Northern...
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Aug 7, 20213 min read
1971 FLC and WDP Drama
Shanti Solomon, founder of the Fellowship of the Least Coin (FLC), was the guest of Church Women United (CWU) USA in April/May 1971 when...
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Aug 1, 20213 min read
Agnes Loyall of ACWC writes to ACW
May of 1978 was a significant month for the Asian Church Women’s Conference (ACWC). The ACWC Executive Committee had been invited by...
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Apr 10, 20214 min read
Another devoted teacher
For 55 years some remarkable women have been awarded a Winifred Kiek Scholarship from Australian Church Women (ACW). This annual...
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Mar 13, 20213 min read
The Fellowship of the Least Coin
The Fellowship of the Least Coin (FLC) is a worldwide ecumenical movement of prayer for peace, justice and reconciliation. Through this...
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Jan 16, 20212 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...
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Nov 16, 20205 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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Oct 31, 20203 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 24, 20206 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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Sep 19, 20202 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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Jul 11, 20203 min read
‘Who is my Neighbour?’
At the 4th Assembly of the Asian Church Women’s Conference (ACWC), Mrs Betty (Elizabeth) Ashton was an observer for Australia. A brief...
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Jun 20, 20202 min read
The Future of Conferences?
For the first decade after the formation of Australian Church Women (ACW) in 1965, an annual national committee meeting was held and...
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Jun 13, 20202 min read
Would You Believe Another Wonderful Surprise?
We extend thanks again to the family of Edna (Roughley) Beales for supplying further information to give us a clearer picture of who Edna...
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Jun 6, 20203 min read
Another Wonderful Surprise
Yesterday, I received another unexpected email; this time from the grandson of Edna Roughley Beales. If you read last week’s blogpost,...
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May 30, 20202 min read
A Wonderful Surprise
[Updated 6 June 2020 and 29 July 2020] Another request for information, from our ACW blog, has been answered by the delivery of a very...
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Feb 7, 20202 min read
ACW is 55 Years Young
On Tuesday 11 February 2020, Australian Church Women will celebrate 55 years since our constitution was ratified and our national body...
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Dec 27, 20195 min read
First Ecumenical Assembly of Asian Church Women Held in Asia
[Updated 6 June 2020] In 1962, the Australian Council of Churches (ACC) received an invitation from Mrs Louise Paw, of Burma, for an...
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Dec 13, 20196 min read
The First Winifred Kiek Scholarship Holder
Miss Connie Tan Kwie Hwa, a social worker from Djakarta, Indonesia, was the first woman to be awarded a Winifred Kiek Scholarship for one...
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Nov 15, 20191 min read
Do you know the whereabouts?
Do you have a copy or know the whereabouts of a 'pictorial history of the ACW' prepared by Mrs Joan Coates of Melbourne? Apparently, it...
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Oct 28, 20192 min read
The Herstory of Australian Church Women
Welcome to the Herstory blog of Australian Church Women Inc. I’m Donna, the current National Archivist for Australian Church Women (ACW)
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