our history

Christian Women Communicating International (CWCI) began with one small group of women meeting for Bible study in Sydney, Australia, in 1957 under the leadership of Mrs Grace Collins. The spiritual hunger of that small group made them ask for more than just their weekly meeting, so they had a weekend away just for Bible teaching. This proved such a success that it was repeated the next year with double the numbers. The word spread and in a few years weekend Bible teaching conventions for women were being held all over Australia, and across to New Zealand.

Thousands of women who had attended the weekend conventions once or twice a year began asking for regular teaching at a local level. In 1972, Jean Raddon was invited by CWCI to write Bible study materials for women to use in small groups. Know Your Bible (KYB) had begun. 

As the ministry of CWCI grew, National Management Boards were formed in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. These Boards took responsibility for CWCI work in their own countries, including distributing KYB studies to KYB groups, conventions, retreats and events. CWCI International is the organisation responsible for the writing and production of KYB studies. 

The KYB ministry has continued to expand and there are now KYB groups meeting in countries throughout the world.  Translated studies in several languages are available and selected studies are available in an Easy English format. We praise God for the many lives that are being transformed, as people around the world gather to study God’s word together.