How to reimagine your church for later life members
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Across the UK, we’re seeing what many are calling a hidden crisis: loneliness among older people. But alongside that challenge sits a remarkable opportunity for churches to become places not just of community, but of deep love, dignity, and life-giving faith in later years. Pippa Cramer MBE, Founder of the Silver Hope Trust and Pastoral Care and Seniors Minister at Holy Trinity Church Claygate, joined Mal Pope to discuss this.
Released on 18 May 2026
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