Australian Church Women Inc.

AUSTRALIAN CHURCH WOMEN INC. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 9 NOVEMBER 2010 PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Please click on the "Attachment" at the bottom of this page to read this report.

Prayer Requests: Please click on the "Attachment" at the bottom of this page to read the latest prayer requests for Korea and Philippines. Thank you.

The 23rd National Conference of Australian church Women Inc. will be held from 10–14 October 2011 at Immanuel Lutheran College in the suburb of Novar Gardens, Adelaide. (See National Events Page for further information and registration form).

Australian Church Women became incorporated on March 3, 2009. Congratulations to all those who worked so hard to bring this matter to a successful conclusion, especially Mrs Helen Raymond, who as a resident of the ACT will be the National Public Officer. It should be noted that the National Public Officer is required to reside in the ACT.

Acknowledgement: Australian Church Women Inc. wish to acknowledge that all images of the State Floral Emblems portrayed on this website are the copyright of the Australian National Botanic Gardens. See their home page for conditions of use at www.anbg.gov.au

Welcome to the National Australian Church Women Inc. website which was launched on September 27, 2007 at the 21st National Conference held in Geelong, Victoria. Australian Church Women Inc. has branches in every State and Territory in Australia. Information relating to the individual State Units and Territories can be viewed by clicking on the links located under the heading "State Units" on the left hand side of this page. To check the most recent updates please click on "Recent posts".
Links to World Day of Prayer and Asian Church Women's Conference are as follows:
(See website at www.worlddayofprayeraustralia.org)
(See ACWC blog at www.acwc.blogspot.com).
The International Committee for the Fellowship of the Least Coin now has a web site which can be found at http://flc.net.ph
FLC Messages and Reports 2011 can be viewed and downloaded via the following link: http://www.flc.net.ph/resources.html The Report is the first resource on the list. Click on the "FLC Messages and Reports 2011" and the file will start downloading. To save, right-click on the file and then left-click "Save Target As''. A screen dialogue will open in Windows Explorer and you can save the file in any folder or create a new folder to save it in.

"This net symbolizes our connectedness in God's love. Through this net may we be able to support and strengthen each other in prayers and actions." (Extract from January-March 2010 Asian Church Women Newsletter). For a print-out of the 2011 FLC Grants please open the attachment at the bottom of this page.

The National Conference of Australian Church Women is held biennially. Each State and Territory has the right to host the National Conference and provide the National Executive in rotation. The 22nd National Conference of Australian Church Women was held from 21-25 September, 2009 in Canberra, ACT.
The National Executive for October 2009 to October 2011 will be based in South Australia. Their Theme for these two years is "Turning Darkness into Light".
The 23rd National Conference will be held from 10–14 October 2011 at Immanuel Lutheran College in the suburb of Novar Gardens, Adelaide. (See National Events Page for further information).
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GREETINGS to all ACW Members and friends. "We, being many, are one in the Lord, each one is different but we're trusting in His word. For we are part of God's family through Jesus Christ His Son. We being many, yet in Christ we are one. 'Though we are many, in Christ we are one".(The Late Lucelle King).

If you would like to send details of your forthcoming events and any other website content, including your Annual Reports to your State Unit Website Manager, these can be added to your web pages. My email address as National Website Manager is: brendad2@optusnet.com.au.

Australian Church Women Inc. (ACW)

Beginnings

In 1960 plans were made to facilitate the linking of Women’s Inter-Church Councils already existing in all States and Territories. An Interim Planning committee was set up by the then Australian Council of Churches to draft a Constitution, which was ratified in 1965. The strong
Christian foundation of the Women’s Inter-Church Councils is appreciated and continued by
Australian Church Women today.

Aims/Objectives

Australian Church Women Inc. (ACW) is an umbrella organization of Christian church women’s groups throughout Australia which aims to provide opportunities for women from different denominations to worship, study and serve the community together.

The aims and objectives of ACW are to:
• Promote the ecumenical spirit in everything undertaken by Australian Church Women;
• Unite Christian women;
• Promote co-operation, understanding and reconciliation between men and women in Church, family and society;
• Help Christian women to take a more effective place in the total life and mission of the Church, and
• Encourage fellowship, service and understanding nationally and internationally.

Australian Church Women Inc. supports :-
• The Fellowship of The Least Coin, a global movement of prayer for peace, justice and reconciliation;
• And is responsible for the Winifred Kiek Scholarship Fund which enables women to do further study in an area which will better equip them for service in the church and community
• Encourages the observance of the World Day of Prayer;

(See website at www.worlddayofprayeraustralia.org)

• Participates in the Asian Church Women’s Conference through an Australian representative on the General Committee

(See ACWC blog at www.acwc.blogspot.com).

• Maintains relationships and dialogue with the National Council of Churches and other ecumenical bodies and member denominations.

Membership:
Women’s organizations from most of the mainstream churches are affiliates, including Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, Churches of Christ, Presbyterian, Salvation Army and Uniting Church in Australia.




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AUSTRALIAN CHURCH WOMEN INC PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2010.doc	41.5 KB
Brief Description Project Grant 2011.doc	100.5 KB
Prayer request for Korea & Philippines.doc	24 KB