Every year the worship service focuses on a different country and a specific theme. World Day of Prayer National/Regional Committees of that country prepare the order of worship on these themes to be used on the next World Day of Prayer.
On the first Friday of March, then, in services all over the world that country becomes the focus of prayer and understanding. Through preparation and participation in the worship service, women worldwide learn how their sisters of other countries, languages and cultures understand the biblical passages in their context. They learn of the concerns and needs of those women and to empathize and feel in solidarity with them
Upcoming Worship Themes
| Year | Theme | Writer Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | I Have Heard About Your Faith |  Taiwan |
| 2024 | I Beg You – Bear With One Another in Love |  Palestine |
| 2025 | I Made You Wonderful |  Cook Islands |
| 2026 | I Will Give You Rest: Come |  Nigeria |
Previous Worship Themes
| 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
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| 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 |
| 2021 | Build on a Strong Foundation |  Vanuatu |
| 2022 | I know the plans I have for you | England, Wales, Northern Ireland |
