Grandparenting

Become a Trustee with Faith in Later Life

By Faith in Later Life | 27/08/2025

The UK is entering a time of huge demographic change, with older people making up an ever-growing proportion of society and church life. This presents both remarkable opportunities for the…

A Lighthouse, not a Spotlight

By Faith in Later Life | 19/08/2025

In our passion to see God at work among younger people, have we forgotten to share Jesus with those in later life? In this urgent call to the UK Church,…

Empowering the older generation to share their stories

By Michelle Heritage | 18/08/2025

In every church, there are people who carry the weight of a lifetime of faith. They are the quiet prayer warriors, the steadfast saints, the ones who have seen both…

Bridging the Generations

By Karen Frost | 15/08/2025

We are delighted to share this excerpt from an article first published by Rural Ministries for their quarterly magazine MOSAIC, featuring inspiring intergenerational work in a rural setting by one…

Holiday at Home

By Liz Stacey | 28/07/2025

For older people who may not be able to get away, a Holiday at Home brings all the fun and refreshment of a holiday – without leaving town. With themed…

Bringing the generations together with Sparkle

By Emma Chisholm | 21/07/2025

One of the things we’re increasingly being asked about at Faith in later Life is ‘Intergenerational Ministry’ – bringing people together as the family God designed the church to be.…

Wrapped in God’s Love

By Sally Bates | 21/07/2025

It may seem almost sacrilegious to mention the ‘C’ word this early in the year. However, it took two years of planning to prepare for our Christmas ‘scarves of blessing’…

Ministry Among People Living with Dementia

By Jennifer Bute | 25/06/2025

Jennifer Bute is a former GP who retired early with early onset Alzheimer’s Disease. Jennifer continues to see this as a God given opportunity to help people understand more about…

Care Home Ministry Goes Big in Aberdeen!

By Martin Neale | 18/06/2025

Martin Neale is the Care Home Ministry Lead at Kings Church, Aberdeen, a vibrant and steadily growing multicultural church family with a typical Sunday morning congregation of around 1000 and…

Unseen and Unexpected: Caring at Home in Later Life

By Sarah Smith | 02/06/2025

“I never really thought about being a carer”, says Jo, who first looked after her husband following a diagnosis of dementia when she was in her eighties. “He’s my husband…