We are referred to as IAWM for short.

November 21, 1919 we were organized as the International Association of Women Preachers in the Y.M.C.A. building in St Louis, Missouri. Rev. Madeline Southard was the founder and first President.

We are an International and Interdenominational support group for Women Ministers and women preparing for ministry.

We advocate for and celebrate the ordination of women in all areas of ministry.

We honor the heritage of the past, celebrate the gains of the present, and work to shape a glorious future for women ministers.

We have members in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Cuba, Europe, New Zealand, North and South America. They are from all different Christian denominations and even some who are ordained interdenominational or nondenominational.

Some of the Assembly Sites since 1971:
1971 Bolton, Ontario, Canada
1974 Swanwick, Derbyshire, England
1982 Camrose, Alberta, Canada
1983 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1987 Bristol, England
1991 Musselburgh, Scotland
1994 Memphis, Tennessee, USA
1996 Budapest, Hungary
1997 Saskatoon, Canada
1998 Seneca Falls, New York, USA
1999 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (80th year)
2001 Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand
2002 Silver Lake, New York, USA
2003 Santa Fe, New Mexico
2004 Matanzas, Cuba
2005 Princeton Theological Seminary, New Jersey, USA
2006 Bernaird, Germany
2007 Sinsinawa, Wisconsin, USA
2009 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (90th year)