“I tried going back to an in-person church, but as a single adult during COVID, I didn’t want to take the seat of a family who may need it.”
“My job moved fully remote, I live alone, and in two years, I have only been out to social events a handful of times.”
“As a single adult during COVID, I struggle with being alone. The pandemic and quarantine have made me even more alone and even harder to reconnect.”
“Being a single parent was hard already when COVID hit. I was already alone, and it was like a double hit of loneliness with no childcare available.”
“I lost my wife to COVID 32. I didn’t want to be a single adult during COVID, and now I am a single parent and a widower.”
“I started going to church online to stay safe. Now I’m not sure how I would even start going back.”
Singles POV.
We hear you, and we are your advocate in the local church. We exist to build a community for single adults through discipleship, as we have done for 10 years. Your voice is heard, and we have dedicated our ministry to helping your pastor, leaders, community, and friends re-engage you in 2022.
All the quotes above are from real people who need authentic community now more than ever. Singles were already 51% of the adult population in the US before 2020, and the average age of widows was 57. With over 1 million passed away from covid, there are even more singles in our communities than we realize waiting to find a community to connect in.
Leaders to singles.
You have done an amazing job these past two years. You learned how to do relational ministry in ways we never imagined and may need to do again in the future. But at this moment, will you be bold enough to take action and reach singles in your church and your community? Singles are not a ministry your church used to have years ago. They are searching online and talking to friends to see where they can connect with people in their life stage. While your church should be the destination where they learn to be complete in Christ, are they driving past your building to find friends?
We are two years in, but the work has just begun for you to connect.
Singles, you will need to re-enter a rhythm of joining in a safe environment focused on Christ. We hear your pain, but we were made in the image of God to be in community and complete in Christ. Take a step to try to engage with a new church family. You may find new friends and relationships to help you be a disciple. Leaders, there are many things on your plate to do in 2022. Still, if you are bold enough to be single-friendly, you may just find half your community will now feel welcome to join you in the new initiatives. Email us at info@tfoministries.org to learn ways to connect with singles and be single-friendly.
