Single Friendly Church Network

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If your church is planning a Mother's Day service, we've put our five top tips for making it as inclusive as possible for everyone into our latest YouTube videos! Watch it here: youtu.be/RnxyR647RuU?si…

It is important to have some positive teaching on singleness in your church. We’ve gathered some ideas which may be helpful when writing a talk or discussion on being single and being a Single Friendly Church. Read the full article at singlefriendlychurch.com/news-and-resou…

Our Mother's Day resource zoom is NEXT Tuesday! Come along to discuss your experience of Mother's Day and to share ideas about how churches can make Mother's Day services inclusive for everyone. Sign up at singlefriendlychurch.com/events-trainin… #SingleFriendlyChurchNetwork #MothersDay

In two weeks it's our resource zoom! Join us to discuss your thoughts and experiences of Mother's Day in church, as well as positive ideas for making services sensitive and inclusive. We'll also share tips and findings from our research. Sign up at singlefriendlychurch.com/events-trainin…

Regular informal events are such a good way to help ALL people feel part of community at church. This could look like a coffee morning, a pub visit, a meal, a walk - whatever suits the needs of your church! What events like this does your church run?

Many churches use the word family to describe their church community - this is not a bad thing! But for some single people the word can trigger negative emotions so it is important that it is explained and put into context when used. Read more at singlefriendlychurch.com/news-and-resou…

All age services are important - it's great for all generations to worship together! What are some ideas of how churches could ensure that their all age services are relevant to single people? #SingleFriendlyChurchNetwork #ChurchOfEngland #MethodistChurch #BaptistsTogether

Wishing all our followers a blessed Christmas Day!

Christmas can be a difficult time for some single people. Here’s some prayer points to help pray for those that find this time of year hard… #SingleFriendlyChurchNetwork #SingleFriendlyChurch #SingleAtChristmas #Prayer #PrayerPoints #ChristmasPrayer

We've put together a short devotional exercise for you to use over the Christmas season. Find it at singlefriendlychurch.com/examen #SingleFriendlyChurchNetwork #SingleFriendlyChurch #Prayer #Devotional #ChristmasPrayer #ChristmasDevotional #ChristmasExamen #God #Jesus

Choosing who you spend time with at Christmas is such a blessing of being single! This is something that came up lots in our Christmas survey of reasons to be thankful for being single over Christmas! #SingleFriendlyChurchNetwork #SingleAtChristmas #SingleChristian #Single

In our December newsletter we are sharing our top tips on how to have a single friendly Christmas - for both churches and invdividuals! If you would like to receive our monthly newsletter, sign up at #newslettersignup" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">singlefriendlychurch.com/contact-us#new… #SingleFriendlyChurchNetwork #SingleChristian

Here's what you told us about how you find the week between Christmas and New Year. What would you like to see churches do for those who find this week difficult? #SingleFriendlyChurchNetwork #SingleFriendlyChurch #SingleChristian #SingleAtChristmas #Betwixmas #Church

In our recent survey we asked what you'd like to see churches do over Christmas and here's what you said! Is there anything else you'd add? #SingleFriendlyChurchNetwork #SingleFriendlyChurch #Church #UKChurch #ChristmasAtChurch #Carols #FollowTheStar

Welcome to the network North Church, Leeds! North Church is a church in the heart of Leeds that wants to be a church for the city, that helps people find hope in Jesus! We are delighted to have them as part of our Single Friendly Church Network. #SingleFriendlyChurchNetwork

It can be so hard when speakers in church focus on family life. This is why part of our audit for churches focusses on teaching - are single people teaching from the front? Are speakers using illustrations relevant to single people as well as families and couples?

In our recent survey of the single experience at Christmas we found that carol services are the most single friendly event churches hold at this time of year! What do you love about a carol service? #SingleFriendlyChurchNetwork #SingleFriendlyChurch #Carols #CarolService #Church

Liz is going to be in BRISTOL next week so if you are local to the area and want to find out more about becoming a Single Friendly Church, drop in to Pinkman's Cafe between 12:30-13:30! singlefriendlychurch.com/events-training #SingleFriendlyChurchNetwork #BristolChurches #BristolCathedral

We've published our first article on our website from the end of life survey we conducted in June. In it you can see the findings of the survey and read the experiences of some respondents. singlefriendlychurch.com/news-and-resou… #SingleFriendlyChurchNetwork #SingleChristian #EndOfLife