Arise and Shine for the Glory of God is Upon You

25th-29th August 2026 - Auckland, New Zealand

The 15th World Assembly was held at the Due Drop Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand.

The theme for the 15th World Assembly, 2026, of the World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women Assembly was “Arise and Shine for the Glory of God is Upon You” and is taken from Isaiah 60:1 (“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.”)

Thursdays in Black ambassadors: “We must enable and promote safe spaces for all” East Asia AreaEurope: Britain and Ireland AreaEurope: Continental AreaLatin America AreaNorth America AreaSouth Asia AreaSouth Pacific AreaSouthern and East Africa AreaWest Africa Area
April 23, 2020

Thursdays in Black ambassadors: “We must enable and promote safe spaces for all”

World Council of Churches (WCC) ambassadors of the Thursdays in Black campaign are standing behind a joint statement that urges both awareness and protection from the “dual pandemics” of COVID-19 and gender-based violence. “As countries respond to COVID-19 with necessary restrictions on movements and activities, more people are calling violence…