| 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 |
