Reverend Elizabeth Alfred
I’ve said many times that Australian Church Women (ACW) has had some legendary women in its ranks over the 56 years since it began....
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- Apr 17
- 5 min
ANZAC Day—lest we forget
In 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...
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- Mar 6
- 4 min
She Helped Assemble Aeroplanes
We’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...
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- 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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- 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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- 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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- Jul 31, 2020
- 2 min
Eileen Dingle
This 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...
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- Jul 24, 2020
- 2 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...
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- Jun 5, 2020
- 3 min
Another Wonderful Surprise
Yesterday, I received another unexpected email; this time from the grandson of Edna Roughley Beales. If you read last week’s blogpost,...
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- May 16, 2020
- 2 min
Moving Forward in Faith
In the early days of Australian Church Women, our newsletter was called Women at Work. The following 1970s description of women at work...
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- Mar 7, 2020
- 4 min
International Women’s Day
‘International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The...
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- Feb 14, 2020
- 3 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....
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- Jan 31, 2020
- 4 min
Honouring Australian Church Women
Each year on Australia Day, Australia celebrates and honours the significant achievements and contributions of various Australians by...
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- Jan 24, 2020
- 4 min
Getting to Know The Reverend Winifred Kiek
In the National Archives of Australian Church Women, there is an inspirational bio of The Reverend Winifred Kiek MA, BD, that was...
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- Jan 2, 2020
- 1 min
An Old New Year Message
This New Year message is from the January 1972 ACW National newsletter 'Women at Work'. ANOTHER YEAR has dawned and for all of us in...