Church Champion Articles

Stories of Spiritual Renewal, Reconciliation, and Healing

By Ruth Preston | 18/12/2020

Wendy Dodson, one of our Church Champions, recently sent an email to us sharing an interview she did for BBC Three Counties Radio. During the interview, Wendy shared about her…

You are Not Forgotten | Hope is Not Lost

By Ruth Preston | 11/12/2020

Over 65s are said to fear loneliness more than COVID-19 this Christmas after a difficult year of self-isolating, shielding, and being physically cut off from their loved ones.   According…

With God, it is never too late

By Ruth Preston | 04/12/2020

Faith in Later Life Church Champion Mavis has shared with us before about her ministry with older people (you can read more here). But Mavis had so many wonderful stories…

Sharing outside our Christmas Bubbles to encourage the most vulnerable

By Alex Drew | 02/12/2020

When my granddaughter came home for the weekend from university with masses of laundry, we expected her to return, all washed and ironed, on Monday.  Instead, she said she had…

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Navigating through a Covid Christmas

By Alex Drew | 17/11/2020

  Did you know that 5,800,000 older people say that the television or their pet is their main form of company? 5.8 million people. And that was before the devastating…

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Advance Care Planning and End of Life Care

By Ruth Preston | 13/11/2020

People in the fourth age (those over 80) may need support and encouragement to look forward and consider future decisions regarding their health, care, and potential or likely treatments. Whether…

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Older people are the archives of the church

By Ruth Preston | 23/10/2020

Singing hymns to God in our church   We recently had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Reverend Tom from Kenya. Reverend Tom has been diligently serving the older people…

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Spirituality and the over 80s

By Ruth Preston | 12/10/2020

For many older people, faith and religion are important aspects of their spirituality – allowing the person to hold onto real meaning in their life, have confidence in their personhood,…

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Spiritual Care at End of Life

By Ruth Preston | 01/10/2020

Spirituality and religion are not synonymous with each other. Whilst religious aspects of a person’s life will usually involve and affect their spirituality, there are many people whose spirituality has…

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Ten Simple Ways Churches Can Support People Living with Dementia and Their Families

By Faith in Later Life | 17/09/2020

For most people, living with Dementia can have a huge emotional, psychological, and practical impact on a person. Many people living with the condition feel a sense of loss regarding…