2024 Lenten Reflection and Message Fellowship of the Least Coin (FLC) HEALING Mark 1:29-31 (NIV) As soon as they left the synagogue, they...

Joan Coates was the National Publicity Officer of Australian Church Women (ACW) in 1969 and '70, and in the December '70 national...

As the annual Fellowship Day service approaches, we are reminded of Rev. Winifred Kiek and her many contributions to highlighting the...

Thirty years after the Asian Church Women’s Conference (ACWC) was formed, this organisation’s news bulletin frequently published reports...

This year’s Easter message from our blog was written in April 1982 by Edith Ridge, a much-loved past member of Australian Church Women...

We’re now entering the last week of the 2023 Women’s History Month. I trust that you’re not going to say ‘Women’s what?’ as I did, about...

As February slips away, another birthday – number 58 – is acknowledged for Australian Church Women (ACW) and a new ACW year begins....

On 11 February, it will be the 8th anniversary of the annual observance of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. It is a...

Most mornings, coffee in hand, I venture out into my little garden with expectancy and gratitude – expecting it to look different from...

It has been very quiet on our Herstory blog for some weeks – mainly due to computer and electronic storage issues. Hopefully, a new...

Would you believe that the statement above came from Canberra? This surprising statement was made in the 1969 working papers of...

As Christians, we know ‘grace’ to be the unmerited favour of God; it is a gift that we cannot earn. The world knows ‘grace’ as kindness,...

Going through more records of the ACW National Archives, I came across a second report by Marie Price on the celebrations held in Manila...

As Australian Church Women (ACW) emerges from two years of lockdowns and other disruptions associated with the coronavirus pandemic, our...

Until 1989, the Australian representative to the Asian Church Women’s Conference (ACWC) had never resided so close, geographically, to...

Today, I’m featuring another member from the first National Committee of Australian Church Women (ACW) – Lieut-Colonel Hazel Violet...

Pauline Crosby was an Australian who served in the British Women’s Voluntary Service* during World War II. The experience she gained from...

The Christian calendar has been preparing us, both Christians and non-believers, for Easter. It is a significant event, even if looked...

‘She was not an “upfront” person, but always there behind the scenes – lending a listening ear – offering a helping hand or a gentle word...

The World Day of Prayer is over for another year, or is it? The service may be over, but the prayers must continue for the world, by the...

In just under two weeks time, Christians around the globe will gather for the 2022 World Day of Prayer (WDP) service on Friday 4 March....

Previously, I published the greater part of Rev. Winifred Kiek’s report to Australian Church Women (ACW) after she attended the third...

‘The New Year is still in its infancy. It is unknown territory to all of us. We do not know what it may hold of joy or pain. For some it...

Sometimes I wonder if people have any idea what is being celebrated at Christmas, especially now that the emphasis is on holiday, not...