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Church Champion Story: Oasis, Stockport

By Andy Brown / 20/03/2024 /

Andy Brown is the deacon for Oasis at Emmanuel Community Church in Stockport.  Here he tells us more about some of the ‘nuts and bolts’ of what it might look…

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DailyHOPE Restored

By Faith in Later Life / 15/03/2024 /

In January we shared the news that the DailyHOPE telephone line would have to close after almost four years of ministry, due to a lack of funding to keep the…

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Making Mother’s Day better for people living with dementia

By Peter Crumpler / 06/03/2024 /

This Mother’s Day many tens of thousands of sons and daughters will be spending time with a mum who does not recognise them or remember who they are. I know…

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Church Champion Story: Angels of Blessing

By Sally Bates / 21/02/2024 /

Faith in Later Life Church Champion Sally, is the Associate Minister at Frinton Free Church in Essex, and leads a vibrant seniors ministry there. Here she tells us more about…

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Later Life and the Mission Field

By Alex Drew / 20/02/2024 /

Following my appearance on Episode 10 of London City Mission’s the Everyday Evangelism podcast on the same topic, I was invited to further explore the major gospel impact of older…

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50 and Fearful?

By Alex Drew / 08/02/2024 /

Well if I haven’t already been in ‘the second half’ for a while now, I’m definitely in it now! To some people, 50 is the proverbial ‘spring chicken’, but for…

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Loneliness and Grief In Older Age

By Jane Woodward / 02/02/2024 /

In our first blog from AtaLoss, Executive Director, Jane Woodward shares some helpful thinking about the relationship between loneliness and grief in later life, and how to get good support.…

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Is your town a good place to grow old?

By Peter Crumpler / 30/01/2024 /

Rev Peter Crumpler is associate minister at St Paul’s Church, Fleetville, St Albans. In his first blog for Faith in Later Life, Peter reflects on the challenges of later life…

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Church Champion Story: Reminiscence

By Jan Coleclough / 12/01/2024 /

Faith in Later Life Church Champion Jan, leads the Senior Moments work at Emmanuel Church Leftwich in Cheshire. Here she tells us more about how to plan a Reminiscence programme…

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