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5 March, 2026
Christians across the regions to unite for World Day of Prayer this Friday
Christians from all denominations of churches across the regions will gather this Friday at various times to remember World Day of Prayer 2026.
Christians from all denominations of churches across the regions will gather this Friday at various times to remember World Day of Prayer 2026.
The host country for 2026 is Nigeria, with the World Day of Prayer (WDP) Nigeria committee organising the theme, which this year is from the book of Matthew in the Bible, chapter 11 verses 28 – 30, “I Will Give You Rest: Come.”
Seventy percent of internally displaced people in Nigeria live in overcrowded camps, with inadequate access to food and water, sanitation and medical care.
The Bible Society of Australia (BSA) is partnering with the Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN) to support these internally displaced people affected by violence and poverty.
Churches participating in World Day of Prayer across the regions include:
Southern Highlands: Connect Church, 18 Spring St, Moss Vale (1:30pm)
Southern Tablelands: St Saviour’s Cathedral, 170 Bourke St, Goulburn (10am), Christ the King Catholic Church, 15 MacArthur St, Taralga (2pm), St Edmund’s Anglican Church, 30-32 Biala St, Gunning (10am), Yass Uniting Church, 2 Cliff St, Yass (2pm), and St Bartholomew’s Anglican Church, 17 Denison St, Crookwell (10am).
Wollondilly: St Anthony’s Catholic Church, 20 Stratford Rd, Tahmoor (10am); and
Campbelltown: Campbelltown Uniting Church, 8 Allman St (10:30am)
The origins of World Day of Prayer date back to the 19th Century, when Christian women from the United States and Canada initiated a variety of cooperative activities in support of women’s involvement in missions at home and in other parts of the world.
These activities were related to the following areas:
Concern for women and children;
The role of prayer in mission work;
Women having a vision of Christian unity;
Study being everyone’s responsibility; and so much more.
First known as the Women’s World Day of Prayer, it came to Australia in 1927, with Queensland and NSW taking up the mantle first.
The Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Union was responsible for the service in both states.
It was followed four years later by Victoria in 1931, with South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania in 1936.
A National Committee was formed in 1968 with a National Liaison Officer (NLO) appointed.
The committee would then meet every four years in a different state on a rotating basis with an NLO appointed from that state.
For more information on World Day of Prayer, visit the website at https://www.worlddayofprayeraustralia.org/.
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