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Featured from Single Friendly Church:
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
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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
In episode 4 of our series on Friendship, we speak with Rev. Eleanor Jeans about what it takes to build deep, lasting friendships as a single Christian. Eleanor authored the Securely Single course.
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
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
In episode 3 of our series on Friendship, we speak to Jess Avery about spiritual friendship, shared life and creating churches where everyone can experience genuine belonging.
How well do you know the people in your church? What do single people look for in a friend? As part of our series exploring friendship, we asked single people about their experiences of friendship both in and outside of church.
Book your tickets now for our first ever in-person ‘Belonging Conference: Every single person: loved, welcomed and valued’ on Saturday 26th September!
Whether you’re a regular attendee or a newcomer, heading to a Christian festival can be a wonderful, welcoming place to meet like-minded people. Our friends Christian Connection share their top tips with us for making the best of festival season.
In this podcast episode we speak to Phil Knox, an evangelist and missiologist at the Evangelical Alliance and author of the book ‘The Best of Friends’
Attending church after bereavement can be challenging for many who are widowed. Edwina from St Nic’s Church shares her story with us of navigating this journey.
In this first Podcast episode of our series on Friendship, we speak with Sheridan Voysey, founder of the Friendship Lab.
We’ve started a podcast! In our first episode on Friendship, we speak with Sheridan Voysey, founder of the Friendship Lab.