The Winifred Kiek Scholarship (WKS) is a wonderful opportunity for young Christian women to be financially supported for a year of further study. This scholarship programme was the second project to be considered by the Interim Committee of Australian Church Women (ACW), and they launched the WKS in 1964. Once the first ACW National Committee was inaugurated, in 1965, the Working Committee began work on developing a policy for the Winifred Kiek Scholarship. This policy was ne

An item from the June 1973 Australian Church Women (ACW) newsletter caught my eye because of its relevance to Pentecost and the gift of God’s Holy Spirit. It is a report on the ‘Induction of New President for the Women's Inter-church Council of N.S.W.’ ‘On Monday, 21st May at a "service of celebration and dedication" the induction took place of Mrs. Win Dougherty in the Chatswood Central Methodist Church as the Federation of Methodist Women's nominee of President of the Women

During the early years of Australian Church Women (ACW), a close relationship was established with the women’s groups of the United Churches in Northern Australia, which included Papua New Guinea (PNG). The first links were with Alice Springs, Batchelor, Darwin, Katherine, Kununurra, Tennant Creek, and Woomera in Australia, and Lae and Port Moresby in PNG. ACW National/Working Committees had a member responsible for corresponding with these distant, and often remote, fellowsh

Sunday 9 May 2021 is the day that many countries will celebrate Mother’s Day, including Australia. Not only are mothers honoured on this day, but also women who have shown motherly love in their care and support of others. In the ‘Honouring Australian Church Women (HACW)’ book, there are many past and current members who have contributed much to the lives of children and young adults. Their love for these young people is unconditional, and they often make personal sacrifices

My post this week has been prompted by the new website for the Fellowship of the Least Coin (FLC) prayer movement. This website is well designed and visually appealing. It is also easier to navigate to the information it holds. Many of you are very busy women and have little time to spend keeping up with changes on the Internet. Thus, you are sometimes unaware of advances in web design and technology. But you do faithfully support and participate in the Fellowship of the Leas