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You can run but you can’t hide! Why the fear of old age is making aliens of the frailest

By Debs Peyton / 28/09/2023 /

One of Faith in Later Life’s Ambassadors, Silver Cord‘s Debs Peyton shares some of her findings from studies and research she undertook for her recent dissertation… To avoid too much…

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The Great Escaper

By Jeremy Sharpe / 28/09/2023 /

National Director of Linking Lives UK, Jeremy Sharpe was recently able to attend a preview of the film ‘The Great Escaper’ starring Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson: Only weeks after…

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Churches Encouraged to Challenge Ageism in Society Ahead of the International Day of Older Persons

By Faith in Later Life / 22/09/2023 / Comments Off on Churches Encouraged to Challenge Ageism in Society Ahead of the International Day of Older Persons

This Sunday, 1st October, marks the United Nations International Day of Older Persons, with a focus this year on fulfilling the promises of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for…

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Discover Fresh, God-given Purpose in Retirement

By Sophie Sanders / 15/09/2023 /

We recently asked Sophie Sanders at the London Institute of Contemporary Christianity (LICC) to tell us more about their free resource for people who have retired from paid employment. In…

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Championing the Cause of Older People 

By Faith in Later Life / 21/08/2023 / Comments Off on Championing the Cause of Older People 

This article was originally published on the Baptists Together website. Reposted with permission. Alex Drew, Former Operations Manager at Webnet has moved on to lead the work of Faith in…

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Taking Communication for Granted

By Faith in Later Life / 26/07/2023 / Comments Off on Taking Communication for Granted

A few weeks ago I was invited to speak with Dave Piper from TWR-UK about the loss of communication in the UK, as well as how we as churches should…

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New Lead Officer Appointed at Faith in Later Life

By Faith in Later Life / 11/07/2023 / Comments Off on New Lead Officer Appointed at Faith in Later Life

Press Release Faith in Later Life has announced the appointment of a new Lead Officer, Alexandra Drew to take forward it’s work to inspire and equip Christians to reach, serve…

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Advice for those Preparing for Media Interviews

By Faith in Later Life / 26/06/2023 / Comments Off on Advice for those Preparing for Media Interviews

Over the past few months, I’ve had the pleasure of talking to a number of Faith in Later Life Church Champions who have been invited to speak on local and…

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Understanding Dementia with Louise Morse

By Faith in Later Life / 23/06/2023 / Comments Off on Understanding Dementia with Louise Morse

Last week we were thrilled to welcome Louise Morse to come and speak to us about how we as individuals, and as the church, should understand dementia. Furthermore, Louise gave…

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