Resources
We provide resources for churches, designed to help those in leadership as they seek to make their church more single friendly. We also provide resources for single Christians. Click here to access our Research Archive. You can also use the search function below to find articles.
Featured Resources:
Catch up on our inspiring conversation with Dani Treweek! Dani shared a vibrant vision for singleness from her new book ‘Single Ever After’, as well as answering your questions.
If you're a single parent - or if you used to be - we'd love to hear about your experience of church. Please fill in our new survey to share your thoughts.
Here are our top 5 tips on how to make summer a positive and community-focussed time for your church
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Catch up on our inspiring conversation with Dani Treweek! Dani shared a vibrant vision for singleness from her new book ‘Single Ever After’, as well as answering your questions.
Mother's Day (or Mothering Sunday) can be a difficult day for lots of people. But when churches handle it sensitively, Mother's Day services can become a comforting and uplifting experience…
If you're a single parent - or if you used to be - we'd love to hear about your experience of church. Please fill in our new survey to share your thoughts.
Single Friendly Church shared tips for welcoming single people this Christmas with Roots for Churches, in their magazine and podcast. Listen to their conversation here.
While many single people enjoy celebrating Christmas, they can also find it a difficult time of year. How can you plan Christmas services that are welcoming for everyone?
As a single person, holidays can sometimes be tricky. Who do you go with? Could you go somewhere on your own? We asked our followers their top tips for solo holidays, holidays with family or friends and group holidays. Here’s what they said!
Here are our top 5 tips on how to make summer a positive and community-focussed time for your church
Over summer many churches stop their usual timetable of activities, which can leave single people feeling disconnected. How can you ensure that everyone feels connected to church community over the summer?
A course for single Christians. We recommend Securely Single as a way to encourage and support the single people in your church
How can churches help single Christians to plan for end of life? Here are some suggestions and resources for churches, based on our End of Life survey.
Hannah shares about her positive experience of being single and why it's so important for churches to celebrate the gift of singleness
Here are our top 5 tips on how to make Mother's Day as inclusive as possible for everyone
While some single people barely register Valentine’s day, others may find it a difficult time. Here are some ideas to help shape it into a positive day for you…
Christmas can be one of the hardest times of year for single people. There are lots of practical things your church can do to help…
What happens when single Christians pass away? We ran a survey to gather your thoughts and experiences on how churches can support people to plan practically and spiritually.
I’m married, how can I help my church become single friendly?
Over 3,000 single Christians shared their experiences of church in our 2012 survey, commissioned by Christian Connection. This is what they said…
40% of adults in Great Britain are single (unmarried and not cohabiting). This is higher than it used to be. Why are there so many more single people?
There are all sorts of events, groups and meet ups for single Christians across the UK, as well as organised Christian holidays.
A resource to help you connect with God, reflect and look forward to the New Year with hope…
For some single people Christmas is a social time, but for others it can be the loneliest time of the year. Here are some ideas to help you plan for a happy Christmas…
Suggested prayers to guide you and your church in praying for single people at Christmas
It is important to have some positive teaching on singleness in your church. We share some ideas which may be helpful when writing a talk or discussion on singleness.
A list of local groups for single Christians that (as far as we know) would welcome new members. If there’s not one in your area - could you set up a group yourself?
Although many single Christians are generally happy, there are times when they report feeling lonely. Some feel lonely a lot of the time, others at particular points.
In our recent Christmas survey, 80% of single people said they find at least some aspects of Christmas difficult, while others said it can be the loneliest time of year…
How church leaders can help single people in their congregation who want to adopt or foster.
Lots of single people say that Sunday after church is the loneliest time of their week. A popular way of avoiding this is to get together for a meal or a drink after the service.
If there isn’t a local group for single Christians in your area, could you consider setting one up yourself?