04/11/2026
Root, Reflect, Rise: Celebrating 100 Years of World Day of Prayer
As the World Day of Prayer approaches its Centennial milestone, the WDPIC Executive Committee is putting out a special call to the worldwide movement — one that honors nearly 100 years of women gathering across culture, language, and denomination, united by a shared commitment to prayer and action: Root, Reflect, Rise.
We want to hear what you do. Share your stories with us by email, tag us on social media, and use so we can celebrate everything this call inspires around the world.
ROOT - Plant a special Centennial tree in your community — a living symbol of what World Day of Prayer has grown to represent. Like the movement itself, a tree takes time to establish, sends roots deep into the ground, and becomes shelter and sustenance for those around it. By planting this tree, you are making a promise: that WDP will continue to take root in communities around the world for the next hundred years. When you plant, share a photo with us — tag us on social media or send us an email — so we can see the movement taking root, one community at a time.
REFLECT - Every movement is carried forward by the people who gave it their care and love. This Centennial year is an opportunity to share and celebrate those stories. Write the history of World Day of Prayer in your country. Sit down with the elders of the movement — the women who showed up year after year, who organized and prayed and led when no one was watching — and listen. Record what they remember. Honor the faithful work of women whose contributions have built this movement and preserve their legacies for the generations of women who will follow. Then share what you find with us. Send us your histories, your photographs and your memories. These stories belong to the whole movement.
RISE - To carry World Day of Prayer into its next century, we must invest in the next generation. The newly established WDPIC Young Women's Fund exists for exactly this purpose: to open doors, create opportunities, and equip young women to take their place in this movement. Our Centennial goal is bold: $1 million for the next generation. Initiate local fundraisers and direct the proceeds to WDPIC. Make your own gift. Invite your congregation, your community, and your corner of the worldwide movement to contribute. For instructions on how to contribute funds, reach out to us at [email protected]. Together, we can meet this goal. And as you do, tell us about it — use , tag us, or send us an email so we can celebrate what this movement makes possible together.
Root. Reflect. Rise. One hundred years of prayer — and the next century begins now.
