donnabryanJun 19, 20213 minReverend Elizabeth AlfredI’ve said many times that Australian Church Women (ACW) has had some legendary women in its ranks over the 56 years since it began....
donnabryanApr 17, 20215 minANZAC Day—lest we forgetIn a week's time, Australians and New Zealanders will pause to remember and honour the service of our Anzacs on Anzac Day, 25 April. This...
donnabryanMar 6, 20214 minShe Helped Assemble AeroplanesWe’re only a few days into the annual March Women’s History Month and one full day away from International Women’s Day (IWD), which takes...
donnabryanDec 6, 20203 minFirst President of the WA Unit of ACWFor 55 years Australian Church Women (ACW) has been blessed to have some wonderful women as members. Women who are and were very active...
-Oct 17, 20204 minDeaconess Catherine Ritchie Updated: 3 June 2021* Deaconess Cath Ritchie was the 2nd National President of Australian Church Women (ACW), and she served admirably in...
-Sep 12, 20202 minKeelah Pulsford Dey Keelah Pulsford Dey (née Dickson) is another past member of Australian Church Women (ACW) who appears in our Honouring Australian Church...
-Jul 31, 20202 minEileen DingleThis week we’re going to travel to Queensland to find out what the Queensland Unit of Australian Church Women (ACW) had to say when they...
-Jul 24, 20202 min‘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...
-Jun 5, 20203 minAnother Wonderful SurpriseYesterday, I received another unexpected email; this time from the grandson of Edna Roughley Beales. If you read last week’s blogpost,...
-May 16, 20202 minMoving Forward in FaithIn the early days of Australian Church Women, our newsletter was called Women at Work. The following 1970s description of women at work...
-Mar 7, 20204 minInternational Women’s Day‘International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The...
-Feb 14, 20203 min‘Come, See, Go, Quickly and Tell’The ASIAN CHURCH WOMEN'S CONFERENCE was conceived by women of vision and women who dared to dream dreams in the post-World War II years....
-Jan 31, 20204 minHonouring Australian Church WomenEach year on Australia Day, Australia celebrates and honours the significant achievements and contributions of various Australians by...
-Jan 24, 20204 minGetting to Know The Reverend Winifred KiekIn the National Archives of Australian Church Women, there is an inspirational bio of The Reverend Winifred Kiek MA, BD, that was...
-Jan 2, 20201 minAn Old New Year MessageThis New Year message is from the January 1972 ACW National newsletter 'Women at Work'. ANOTHER YEAR has dawned and for all of us in...