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Devotional from Rev. Winifred Kiek
As the annual Fellowship Day service approaches, we are reminded of Rev. Winifred Kiek and her many contributions to highlighting the...
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Jun 21, 20222 min read
The Effects of Change
As Australian Church Women (ACW) emerges from two years of lockdowns and other disruptions associated with the coronavirus pandemic, our...
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Dec 7, 20215 min read
Remembering the Advent Service
We are now in the season of Advent as Christmas approaches with its message of hope for the world because of the birth of Jesus Christ,...
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Nov 24, 20213 min read
Looking back at the Vic Unit
The Victorian Unit of Australian Church Women (ACW) continued to be known as the Women’s Inter-Church Council (WICC) of Victoria until...
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Nov 2, 20213 min read
Second things first
A couple of ‘second’ things have occurred lately for Australian Church Women (ACW) as we continue the journey through the second year of...
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Oct 25, 20215 min read
Birth of the ACT Unit
I like to look at past minutes of Australian Church Women (ACW) because they are historical documents that record an on-the-spot view of...
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Oct 18, 20213 min read
'4 Corners' and an ACW decision
The television programme Four Corners influenced the choice of project for Australian Church Women’s 1972 World Community Day. According...
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Oct 4, 20214 min read
From Australia to India
In the month of October, Australian Church Women (ACW) hold a service for the second of their two annual special days. This event is...
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Jul 19, 20213 min read
Fellowship Day
With the 2021 Fellowship Day not far away, this week’s post is focused on this Special Day on the calendar of Australian Church Women...
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Jun 27, 20217 min read
Reports at Ten Years
Staying with 1975 this week, we will look at annual reports for three of our Units of Australian Church Women (ACW). What was happening...
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May 29, 20213 min read
The Beginning of a Wonderful Opportunity
The Winifred Kiek Scholarship (WKS) is a wonderful opportunity for young Christian women to be financially supported for a year of...
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Mar 27, 20214 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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Nov 7, 20203 min read
Saints Alive!
Since its earliest days, Australian Church Women (ACW) has distributed and produced numerous non-denominational resources for women. Some...
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Jul 25, 20202 min read
‘bridges to Asia’
This week, let’s have a closer look at some of the preparations for the 1965 Fellowship Day. 1965 was the year that Australian Church...
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Jun 27, 20203 min read
Fellowship Day
A couple of weeks ago, my attention was caught when I was reading some of our old newsletters in the archives of Australian Church Women...
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May 2, 20202 min read
Some Needs Haven't Changed
Almost 12 months old, the infant National Committee of Australian Church Women (ACW) held its second gathering in January 1966 at St...
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