News and Blogs
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...
Church Champion Story: Reminiscence
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...
Church Champion Story: Good News
Faith in Later Life Church Champion Judi, leads the Seniors work at Clevedon Baptist Church in North Somerset. Here she tells us more about a midweek outreach event which the...
Offline
It wasn’t all that long ago that remote communication took time, money, and effort. I still remember standing in line for the payphone in halls at university, and eventually having...
Loving My Neighbour Living With Dementia
When it comes to loving our neighbours there are so many situations and so many different ways it reminds me of the Elizabeth Barrett Browning Sonnet, ‘How do I love...
Three Advent Stories: While Shepherds Watched
This carol reflects one of the most astonishing encounters of the Christmas story. On one level it is that familiar and well-loved story. Shepherds were in the fields among smelly...
Three Advent Stories: Good King Wenceslas
The story doesn’t end well for the ‘Good King’, but it is an inspiring story of kindness and service and tells a much-needed message, not just at Christmas, but for...
Three Advent Stories: O Holy Night
The central character of this stunning song was Placide Cappeau, a wine merchant and the mayor of Roquemaure, France. In 1847, to the surprise of people in his town, the...
Seniors Ministry: Where to Begin
Following on from our recent interview with one of our ambassadors, Fiona Costa, about the wonderful Cafe Concerts at her church, she shares a few helpful tips for those of...
Introducing the Torch Trust
Let me introduce you to David. Around four years ago he very suddenly lost the sight in one eye. No warning, it just stopped working. Investigations found a rare condition...
9 Ideas for Outreach to Rural Seniors
How can we reach out to older people over the Christmas period? Our church is in a village in Cheshire. A few years back we had a rethink about how...
Trustee Opportunities at Faith in Later Life
Could you be a Faith in Later Life Trustee? We are blessed to have a committed and experienced group of trustees who enjoy serving Faith in Later Life together. To...
Love My Neighbour – In Care Homes
Everyone gets a bit down when the days get colder, and the nights draw in. Most of us hunker down and suffer through the abominable ‘trick or treat’ season and...
Love love me do! Love My Neighbour 2023
How often do you hear of a lifesaving idea that will save someone’s life that you can do, and one that most people in the country can do. That was...
Press Release from Faith in Later Life: Love My Neighbour
Wednesday 1st November 2023 - Immediate Use Press Release from Faith in Later Life: Love My Neighbour to save lives this winter. Every winter there are around 25000-30000 excess deaths...
Love My Neighbour Campaign
Winter is on its way, and for some of us, with it come thoughts of cosy times by the fire, sipping hot chocolate, making Christmas plans with the family, and...
A Closer Look at Ageing – UCB and the Salvation Army
Ageing is a topic that affects us all, directly or indirectly, and at various times during our lives. Whether you're of Older Age yourself or you're supporting a loved one...
You can run but you can’t hide! Why the fear of old age is making aliens of the frailest
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...