* Mrs. Shanti Solomon (India) Mother, Founder and the First Executive Secretary of the ACWC and the FLC, 1956-1982
* Dr. Margaret Shannon, (PW, CWUUSA) Pioneer and Founding member of the FLC Miss Dorothy Wagner (PW, CWUUSA) Midwife to the FLC and promoter of FLC
* Mrs. Rayann Ma (Hong Kong), Chairperson of the 1st ACWC Meeting 1958
* Mrs. Jael Cruz (Philippines), Chairperson of the ACWC 1958-1962
* Mrs. Juan Suriyakham (Thailand ), President of the ACWC 1962-1966
Mrs. Rathie SElvaratnam (Sri Lanka), President of the ACWC 1966-1970
Ms. Esther Bautista (Philippines), President of the ACWC 1970-1974
Ms. Agnes Loyall (India), President of the ACWC 1974-1978
Mrs. Gloria Santos (Philippines), President of the ACWC 1978-1982
Mrs. Boonmee Julkiree (Thailand), President of the ACWC/
Chairperson of ICFLC 1982-1986
Mrs. Maya Michael (India), President of the ACWC/
Chairperson of ICFLC 1986-1990
Ms. Monika Mannon (Bangladesh), President of the ACWC/
Chairperson of ICFLC 1990-1994
Mrs. Woranut Pantupong (Thailand), President of the ACWC 1994-1998
Mrs. Nancy Lin (Taiwan), President of the ACWC 1998-2002/ Chairperson of ICFLC 1999-2002
Ms. Annamaney Arumanayagam (Malaysia), President of the ACWC 2002-2006
Ms. Nareeboon Rachkeeree (Thailand), President of the ACWC 2006-President
Ms. Shanti Soloman (India), Executive Secretary, ACWC 1970-1981
Ms. Eunic Kim (Korea), Executive Secretary, ACWC 1982-1994
Rev. IIuminada A. Domingo (Philippines), Executive Secretary, ACWC 1994-2002
Ms. Chiang, Shu-Wen (Taiwan), Executive Secretary, ACWC 2002-Present

Australia: Australian Church Women, ACW
Bangladesh: The Department of Women of National Council of Church in Bangladesh, NCC-Bangladesh
Cambodia: Women Desk of the Kampuchea Christian Council, KCCWD
Hong Kong: Women Christian Council, Hong Kong , HKWCC
India: All India Council of Christian Women, AICCW
Indonesia: The Women and Children Department of Communion of Churches in Indonesia, CCI (or PGI)
Japan: ACWC-Japan
Mongolia: ACWC-Mongolia
Korea: The Korea Church Women United, KCWU
Malaysia: The Council of Churches of Malaysia, CCM
Myanmar: Council of Churches Myanmar, CCM
Nepal: 2002-Isai Nari Samaj, Kathmandu, (Christian Women Society)
Since 2008-ACWC-Nepal
New Zealand: Church Women United Aotearoa New Zealand
Pakistan: National Council of Churches Pakistan
Philippines: Church Women United Philippines, CWUP
Singapore: Singapore World Day Prayer Committee
Sri Lanka: National Association of Church Women ( NACW) in Sri Lanka
Taiwan: The Women’s Ministry Committee of the Presbyterian Church of Taiwan, PCT
Thailand: The Women of the Church of Christ in Thailand, CCT

1958: Come, See, Go, Quickly and Tell, HK
1962: Launch out into the Deep, Thailand
1966: Abide in Me—Bear Rich Fruit, Japan
1970: Who is my Neighbor? Indonesia
1974: Fellow Christian, Thailand
1978: Called to Change—Committed to Service, Japan
1982: Co Workers in Christ for Renewal, Indonesia
1986: I Can Do All Things Through Christ, Thailand
1990: In Christ—Freedom, Growth, Hope, Indonesia
1994: Partnership Through Christ in a Changing World. Taiwan
1998: Rejoice, Reclaim, Response, Thailand
2002: Restore, Reconcile, Rejoice, Korea
2006: Celebrating the Legacy, Visioning the Future, Living the Jubilee, Malaysia

Background of ACWC

In 1956, the Presbyterian Church Women of the USA invited churchwomen from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe to their Assembly at Purdue University. At this meeting in Stony Point, many Asian church women leaders met for the first time, and they realized how little they knew about their own Asian situations. Miss Felicia Sunderal from India challenged other Asian women delegates to have as big a meeting as the one at Purdue.

With this discovery of a new Asian selfhood, there was an urge for ecumenical fellowship among the Asian Church Women. It was their prayerful wishes and beautiful dreams to have a fellowship gathering in Asia arranged by Asian sisters. God listened and heard their prayers and made it possible to have a conference in Hong Kong on November 12, 1958.

Since then, ACWC has continued to meet every four years. These women have been bound or sheltered too long by tradition and culture and have taken the role of the second-class citizens at home, in church and in society. Currently, in some countries, the women still struggle with the above plight. The ACWC has been a supportive fellowship in Christ. These women can reach out and share what is most dear in their hearts with their sisters in faith.

Vision of ACWC

The Asian Church Women’s Conference envisions itself as a full partner with individuals and organizations that are dedicated to the enabling of women and the whole of humankind in the struggle towards the creation of a society where there is more meaningful peace, justice and love.

As an organization, ACWC envisions Asian women in unity become more capable of discovering themselves, and realizing their gifts and potentials, they contribute more forceful and sustained efforts towards the development of a stronger family and community, rooted in faith and sustained by the Holy Spirit so the Shalom may finally be attained.

As an advocate of women’s rights and welfare, ACWC sees itself working beyond the boundaries of culture and creed, color and race so that stronger regional networks of women leaders and organizations may emerge that together and in unity recognize in action their role and responsibility in the family, the society and the church.

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