Year |
Theme |
Writer Country |
1932 |
Hold Fast in Prayer |
India |
1933 |
Follow Thou Me |
Republic of China |
1934 |
Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem |
South Africa |
1935 |
Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens |
Holland |
1936 |
On Earth, Peace, Goodwill Toward Men |
Chile |
1937 |
Son of the Living God |
Africa |
1938 |
The Church – A World Fellowship |
New Zealand |
1939 |
Let Us Put Our Love Into Deeds – and Make it Real |
United States of America |
1940 |
In Quietness and in Confidence shall be Your Strength |
England |
1941 |
Thy Kingdom Come |
Shanghai |
1942 |
I Am The Way |
 French Refugees
German Refugees
|
1943 |
That They all May Be One |
United States of America |
1944 |
Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens |
Unknown |
1945 |
The Church Universal |
 England
 Wales
 Northern Ireland
|
1946 |
The Things That Make for our Peace |
Central African Republic |
1947 |
Make Level in the Desert a Highway for our God |
India |
1948 |
The Lord’s Prayer – The Prayer Universal |
Unknown |
1949 |
The Lord is Thy Keeper |
China |
1950 |
Faith for our Time |
Japan |
1951 |
Perfect Love Casteth out Fear |
Germany |
1952 |
Christ our Hope Migrants |
Sharecroppers & Indian Americans |
1953 |
Walk as Children of the Light |
Africa |
1954 |
That They May Have Life |
India |
1955 |
Abide in Me |
Buenos Aires |
1956 |
One Flock, One Shepherd |
Cook Christian Training School for Indian Christian Leaders |
1957 |
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ….? |
Hungary |
1958 |
The Bread of Life |
Australia |
1959 |
Lord, I believe |
Egypt |
1960 |
Labourers together with God |
Committee of the Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada |
1961 |
Forward through the Ages: In everything give thanks |
United States of America |
1962 |
For God So Loved the World |
Uruguay |
1963 |
More than Conquerors |
Korea |
1964 |
Let us Pray |
Switzerland |
1965 |
What doth the Lord require? |
United States of America |
1966 |
Ye are my Witnesses |
WWDP Committee of Scotland |
1967 |
Of His Kingdom there shall be no end |
Tonga |
1968 |
Bear ye one another’s Burdens |
Ceylon |
1969 |
Growing Together in Christ |
 Sierra Leone
 Ghana
 South Africa
 Congo
 Zambia
 Kenya
|
1970 |
Be of Good Courage |
 Jamaica
 Egypt
 United States of America
 Philippines
 Guyana
|
1971 |
A New People for a New Age |
Caribbean |
1972 |
All Joy Be Yours |
Europe |
1973 |
Alert in our time |
New Zealand |
1974 |
Make us builders of peace |
Japan |
1975 |
Become perfectly One |
Egypt |
1976 |
Education through Living |
 Mexico
 South America
|
1977 |
Love in Action |
German Democratic Republic |
1978 |
Community Spirit in Modem Living |
Canada |
1979 |
Spiritual Growth |
East Africa |
1980 |
Responsible Freedom |
Thailand |
1981 |
The Earth is the Lord’s |
USA |
1982 |
The People of God: Gathered for Worship- Scattered for Service |
 Ireland
 Northern Ireland
|
1983 |
New persons in Christ |
Caribbean |
1984 |
Living Water from Christ our Hope |
Sweden |
1985 |
Peace through Prayer and Action |
India |
1986 |
Choose Life |
Australia |
1987 |
Come and Rejoice |
International Committee of WWDP |
1988 |
Open Doors |
Brazil |
1989 |
Lord, Teach us to Pray |
Burma |
1990 |
A Better Tomorrow, Justice for All |
Czechoslovakia |
1991 |
On the Journey Together |
Kenya |
1992 |
Living Wisely with Creation |
 German Speaking Switzerland
 Austria
 Germany
|
1993 |
God’s people instruments of healing |
Guatemala |
1994 |
Go, See & Act |
Palestine |
1995 |
The Earth is a House for all People |
Ghana |
1996 |
God Calls Us To Respond |
Haiti |
1997 |
Like a Seed Which Grows into a Tree |
Korea |
1998 |
Who is My Neighbour? |
Madagascar |
1999 |
God’s Tender Touch |
Venezuela |
2000 |
Talitha Koum: Young Woman Stand Up |
Indonesia |
2001 |
Informed Prayer, Prayerful Action |
Samoa |
2002 |
Challenged to Reconcile |
Romania |
2003 |
Holy Spirit, Fill Us |
Lebanon |
2004 |
In Faith, Women Shape the Future |
Panama |
2005 |
Let Our Light Shine |
Poland |
2006 |
Signs Of The Times |
South Africa |
2007 |
United Under God’s Tent |
Paraguay |
2008 |
God’s Wisdom Provides New Understanding |
Guyana |
2009 |
In Christ, There Are Many Members, Yet One Body |
Papua New Guinea |
2010 |
Let Everything that has Breath Praise God |
Cameroon |
2011 |
How Many Loaves Have You? |
Chile |
2012 |
Let Justice Prevail |
Malaysia |
2013 |
I was a Stranger and You Welcomed Me |
France |
2014 |
Streams in the Desert |
Egypt |
2015 |
Jesus Said to Them: Do You Know What I Have Done to you? |
The Bahamas |
2016 |
Receive children, Receive me |
Cuba |
2017 |
Am I being unfair to you? |
Philippines |
2018 |
All God’s creation is Very Good |
Suriname |
2019 |
Come everything is Ready |
Slovenia |
2020 |
Rise, Take your mat and Walk |
Zimbabwe |