Our work is based on extensive research on singleness and church in the UK, including a survey commissioned by Christian Connection where 3,000 single Christians shared their experiences of church. You can read more in this archive. We plan to commission new research in the near future.
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.
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.
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?
Dr David Pullinger reflects on how the family-focussed nature of the Church has - or hasn’t - changed over the 40 years since John Gladwin published his commentary ‘Happy Families’
The latest figures about marital status in England and Wales were published in September 2019 and showed how fewer numbers are choosing to get married. Here’s what we can learn from this new data…
Did you know 40% of UK adults are single? Here’s where that figure comes from and what we can learn from it about the single people who may be in our local areas
In the final article in our three-part series about gender imbalance in the church, we suggest practical ways to make your church more attractive to men.
In the first of three articles about gender imbalance in the church, we examine the facts and stats about men and church attendance
In the second of three articles about gender imbalance in the church, we consider male psychology and personality traits, and how these might relate to church attendance.
Single Christians can have happy, fulfilled and flourishing lives. Being on your own means being independent, having more freedom to make your own choices and increased spiritual growth.
We explore what single Christians said in our 2012 survey about what a good church for singles looks like.
What do single Christians think about sex outside of marriage? Here are the results from our 2012 research on ‘Singleness in the UK church’
Would single Christians consider marrying a non-Christian? Here are the results from our 2012 research on ‘Singleness in the UK church’
How do men and women experience singleness differently? We share findings from our 2012 research
Single adult Christians experience major changes at church at the ages of 30, 45 and 60, according to our 2012 Research
