PLENARY ASSEMBLIES AND THEMES FROM INCEPTION TO DATE
| YEAR OF ACWECA Plenary Assembly | THEME | Chairperson | Where it was held |
| 1st 1974 | The Role of the Religious Women in Evangelisation. | Rev. Mother Marie Theresa Gacambi, ASN | Limuru – Kenya |
| 2nd 1975 | The African Sister: Our role as Women Consecrated for Mission Today. | Sr. Edel Bahati, OLC | Nairobi – Kenya |
| 3rd 1976 | Religious Formation. | Rev. Mother Marie Therese Gacambi, ASN | Nairobi – Kenya |
| 4th 19778 | Religious Formation and Communion. | Sr. Stephen Nkoitoi | Nairobi – Kenya |
| 5th 1980 | Building Christian Communities. | Sr. Edel Bahati, OLC | Lusaka – Zambia |
| 6th 1983 | Religious Apostolic Spirituality and Christian Formation in our constantly changing society of Africa. | Sr. Cecilia Nibyobyonka, OLGC | Nairobi – Kenya |
| 7th 1986 | Incarnational Formation of Religious Women for a prophetic call and Mission in African Society. | Sr. Mary Victoria Chirwa, MSIC | Lusaka – Zambia |
| 8th 1989 | The Challenge of our Mission – Inspired by Mary in Today’s World. | Sr. Celine Namalambo, HBVM | Kachebere-Malawi |
| 9th 1992 | Women Religious in Africa: Integral Formation for Effective Evangelisation in Partnership with the Local Church. | Sr. Catherine Asomugha, MSHR | Dar-es-Salam – Tanzania |
| 10th 1995 | The call of the Apostle: Response of the Women Religious in Eastern Africa Towards the 21st Century – Challenges and Perspectives. | Sr. Rita Matiku, IHSA | Kampala – Uganda |
| 11th 1997 | Inculturation and Millennium Tends: Consecrated Life of Women Religious in Eastern Africa. | Sr. Anne Nasimiyu, LSOSF | Lusaka – Zambia |
| 12th 2002 | Religious Formation in the New Millennium. | Sr. Helen Mwalye, FSS | Nairobi-Kenya |
| 13th 2005 | Empowerment of Women Religious in Light of our Past Heritage, Our Present Reality and Future Challenge. | Sr. Shukrani – Nkonde, OSB | Dar-es-Salaam – Tanzania |
| 14th 2008 | A radical Call For Religious Women to Live Prophetically the Gospel Values in the Third Millennium. | Sr. Marie Therese Gacambi, ASN | Lilongwe – Malawi |
| 15th 2011 | Called to an Identity of Rootedness in the Person of Jesus Christ as Consecrated Women: A Challenge for Mission and Formation Today. | Sr. Elizabeth Nampuntha, SBVM | Kampala – Uganda |
| 16th 2014 | “Go, Do Not be Afraid and Serve.” | Sr. Margaret Aringo, FSJ | Lusaka – Zambia |
| 17th 2017 | Revitalise our Solidarity for Deeper Evangelisation in Today’s Complex reality within the Region. | Sr. Prisca Matenga, DOR | Dar es Salaam – Tanzania |