Discipleship
Church Champion Story: Oasis, Stockport
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…
DailyHOPE Restored
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…
Making Mother’s Day better for people living with dementia
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…
Church Champion Story: Angels of Blessing
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…
Later Life and the Mission Field
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…
Past Event: Evangelism among older People with Ian Knox
Ian Knox, proudly our oldest Ambassador, has been a lifelong evangelist. Married to Ruth, with four married sons and ten grandchildren, he has allegedly “retired” to the lovely Northumbrian coastline.…
Past Event: Music & Dementia with Fi Costa
In May 2024 we welcomed Dr Fiona Costa to lead our Church Champion event on the subject of Music and Dementia, during which she inspired us to use music…
50 and Fearful?
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…
Loneliness and Grief In Older Age
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.…
Is your town a good place to grow old?
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…