YEAR | THEME | Writer Country |
1927 | Pray Ye Therefore | USA |
1928 | Breaking Down Barriers | USA |
1929 | That They May All Be One | USA |
1930 | That Jesus May Be Lifted Up | Korea |
1931 | Ye Shall Be My Witnesses | Canada |
1932 | Hold Fast in Prayer | India |
1933 | Follow Thou Me | China |
1934 | Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem | South Africa |
1935 | Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens | Holland |
1936 | On Earth, Peace, Goodwill Toward Men | Chile |
1937 | Thou Art The Christ, The 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 | USA |
1940 | In Quietness and in Confidence Shall Be Your Strength | England |
1941 | Thy Kingdom Come | Shanghai |
1942 | I Am the Way | Refugee Women in NYC |
1943 | Father, I Pray That They May All Be One | USA |
1944 | God Wondered That There Was No Intercessor | Missionaries in 100 Countries |
1945 | That Ye Should Show Forth the Praises of Him Who Hath Called You Out of Darkness into His Marvelous Light | England, Wales, Ireland |
1946 | The Things That Make for Our Peace | Africa |
1947 | Make Level in the Desert a Highway for Our God | India |
1948 | The World at Prayer | USA |
1949 | The Lord Is Thy Keeper | China |
1950 | Faith for Our Time | Japan |
1951 | Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear | Germany |
1952 | Christ, Our Hope | Sharecoppers/Native Americans USA |
1953 | Walk As Children of Light | Africa |
1954 | That They May Have Life | India |
1955 | Abide in Me | Argentina |
1956 | One Flock, One Shepherd | USA |
1957 | Who Shall Separate Us…? | Hungary |
1958 | The Bread of Life | Australia |
1959 | Lord, I Believe | Egypt |
1960 | Labourers Together with God | Canada |
1961 | Forward Through the Ages ( 75th Anniversary) | USA |
1962 | For God So Loved the World | Uruguay |
1963 | More Than Conquerors | South Korea |
1964 | Let Us Pray | France |
1965 | What Doth the Lord Require? | USA |
1966 | You Are My Witnesses | Scotland |
1967 | Of His Kingdom There Shall Be No End | Tonga Islands |
1968 | Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens | Ceylon |
1969 | Growing Together in Christ | West & Southern Africa |
1970 | Take Courage! | Egpyt/India/Jamaica/Philippines/USA |
1971 | New Life Awaits | Jamaica |
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 for All of Life | Mexico |
1977 | Love in Action | German Democratic Republic |
1978 | Community Spirit in Modern Life | Canada |
1979 | Spiritual Growth | Africa/Mindola Ecumenical Foundation |
1980 | Responsible Freedom | Thailand |
1981 | The Earth Is the Lord’s | Native American Women of USA |
1982 | The People of God-Gathered for Worship,Scattered for Service | Republic of 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! (Centennial Anniversary) | World Day of Prayer International Committee |
1988 | Open Doors | Brazil |
1989 | Lord, Teach Us To Pray | Burma (Myanmar) |
1990 | A Better Tomorrow, Justice For All | Czechoslovakia |
1991 | On the Journey Together | Kenya |
1992 | Living Wisely with Creation | Austria/Germany/Switzerland |
1993 | God’s People: Instruments of Healing | Guatemala |
1994 | Go, See and 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 | South Korea |
1998 | Who Is My Neighbor? | Madagascar |
1999 | God’s Tender Touch | Venezuela |
2000 | Talitha Kumi – 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 | 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? | The 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 |