We hope the first Single Friendly Church week has given you the opportunity to speak about our work to friends, family members, church leaders, or colleagues.
If you have been inspired this week, we have some fantastic resources on our website and social channels for people to engage with such as our podcast, YouTube channel, blogs, seasonal and specialised resources and of course our 5 Steps Guide to becoming a Single Friendly Church.
If your church, or a church you know about, is keen to find out more about our 5 Steps, across the year we regularly hold an online event for people to dig a bit deeper into the details of the 5 Steps, to hear some ideas of what other churches have done and to have a chance to interact in a group setting.
Our next "How to become a Single Friendly Church" online event is on:
It is aimed at those in church leadership and anyone who is wanting to champion single friendliness in their church. If you are not a leader in your church, we advise that you inform your church about the webinar and follow up with them afterwards. If you want to become a Single Friendly Church, you'll need them on board!
We will be discussing:
Know your community: Who is “single” in our communities?
Messaging: How to adapt church language to ensure everyone feels valued
Welcome and Belonging: How to welcome and include people coming on their own
Teaching: How to ensure teaching is relevant for everyone
Leadership: How and why to include single people in leadership positions
This event is completely free and will last around 60 minutes, with a group discussion and time for questions at the end.
“I really enjoyed the session - the team presented useful content but there were also polls, a chance to ask questions in the chat and an optional breakout room”
Register for your spot on our events and training page. It gets recorded and sent to you after the event and so if you missed a bit or could not make it on the day, you can still engage with the content.
If you have not yet registered your church so that you can get a link to our free resources, receive our 5 Steps Audit and opt to go on our map then register here.
If you’ve been inspired over Single Friendly Church Week, find out about the next steps to becoming a Single Friendly Church.
We chatted to one of our Single Friendly Churches - The Hub Church in Hitchin about why being single friendly is important to them.
What are the experiences of single Christians, and those Churches working towards becoming Single Friendly? Explore our latest short interviews reels, which can be used in your contexts
We chatted to one of our Single Friendly Churches - Christ Church Hipperholme and Lightcliffe about why being single friendly is important to them.
In this special episode celebrating Single Friendly Church Week, we talk to our founder Jackie Elton about the unexpected journey from launching Christian Connection to starting a movement for change in churches.
Sarah Mullally, the Archbishop of Canterbury, endorses Single Friendly Church Week and the Belonging Conference with this supportive video
We are thrilled that we have messages of support from church leaders across denominations for Single Friendly Church Week!
Could you pray and share the Single Friendly Church Week Prayer? Join us as we look to a future where all in congregations can truly flourish
Our Belonging Conference has some fantastic speakers and panel discussions on the 26th September - check them out
Our conference on 26th September not only has speakers and panel discussions, but also 6 workshops covering prayer, sharing, mission and community topics. Find out more
You are invited to take part in Single Friendly Church Week! Download our free resource pack to get started. Together we can build a church where everyone belongs.
Book your tickets now for our first ever in-person ‘Belonging Conference: Every single person: loved, welcomed and valued’ on Saturday 26th September!