Doris Mabel Mitchell was born in Victoria, in 1908, but spent most of her life in New South Wales (NSW). She attended Petersham Primary...

This week Australian Church Women (ACW) received a generous gift from a relative of Maisie McKenzie, the woman who began the Northern...

This blog post is number 100 for our ACW Herstory Blog, which means our blog will celebrate its 2nd birthday in four weeks. How quickly...

We’re travelling to Adelaide this week and going back to 1986 when South Australia celebrated their 150-year Jubilee. In that same year...

Elsa Warner was one of the early representatives of the Baptist Church on the Women’s Inter-Church Council of Victoria, the forerunner of...

As I’ve been working my way through the National Archives of Australian Church Women (ACW), I’ve been finding more and more snippets of...

The Northern Territory Unit of Australian Church Women (ACW) became inactive recently, after more than forty years of service. The unit...

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....

The Winifred Kiek Scholarship (WKS) is a wonderful opportunity for young Christian women to be financially supported for a year of...

An item from the June 1973 Australian Church Women (ACW) newsletter caught my eye because of its relevance to Pentecost and the gift of...

During the early years of Australian Church Women (ACW), a close relationship was established with the women’s groups of the United...

Sunday 9 May 2021 is the day that many countries will celebrate Mother’s Day, including Australia. Not only are mothers honoured on this...

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...

In this week's dive into the archives, I came across an interesting report that was featured in the working papers of the first national...

Did you know that Australian Church Women (ACW) has been using the term ‘herstory’ since at least 1987? I discovered this during my...

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...

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...

With all that is currently happening on the frontline of vaccination, I thought you may be interested to know of the part that Pat...

The 8th Quadrennial Assembly of the Asian Church Women’s Conference (ACWC) was held from 2-7 November 1986 in Bangkok, Thailand, and...

The Winifred Kiek Scholarship (WKS) is an important component of the program of Australian Church Women (ACW), and it has been awarded...