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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 6, 2021
- 4 min
A Progress Report
On 11 February 2021, Australian Church Women (ACW) celebrates 56 years since this wonderful organisation was inaugurated. Many changes...
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- Jan 30, 2021
- 4 min
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...
donnabryan
- Jan 24, 2021
- 5 min
Something to Report
In 1989 Shirin Samuel, Executive Secretary of the FLC (Fellowship of the Least Coin), issued a report to FLC members. The FLC had been...
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- Jan 16, 2021
- 2 min
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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- Jan 9, 2021
- 1 min
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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- Dec 12, 2020
- 2 min
What Does Christmas Mean for You?
Christmas is fast approaching, and people are coming out of isolation and lockdown to tackle their annual preparations for this busy...
donnabryan
- Dec 6, 2020
- 3 min
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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- Nov 29, 2020
- 3 min
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 16, 2020
- 5 min
‘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 7, 2020
- 3 min
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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- Oct 31, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 6 min
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 17, 2020
- 4 min
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 10, 2020
- 3 min
Encouraging FLC Report
I find it fascinating to look in the National Archive files of Australian Church Women (ACW) and see how our organisation developed over...
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- Oct 3, 2020
- 3 min
‘Called to Change—Committed to Service’
‘To share with 106 women of 22 countries, living with them, talking with them, experiencing some of their hopes and aspirations was a...
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- Sep 26, 2020
- 3 min
‘Walk by Faith, not by sight’
Next month we celebrate World Community Day, and next week, on 1 October, we begin a month of prayers leading up to this event. This...
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- Sep 19, 2020
- 2 min
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 12, 2020
- 2 min
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 5, 2020
- 4 min
1978 WKS Scholars — Part 2
Barkat Dass, our second Winifred Kiek Scholar for 1978, was from Karachi, Pakistan. She was a member of the Church of Pakistan and the...
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