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44% of Adults are Single Never Married 48 M 26% Divorced 20.5 M 10% Widowed 13.5 M 6.8% Separated

44% of Adults are Single Never Married 48 M 26% Divorced 20.5 M 10% Widowed 13.5 M 6.8% Separated 7.2 M 3.6% (marital/military/other) Single Adult Ministry Journal-Issue 130, page 7. Growth of Single Person Households 1900 5% of all households

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44% of Adults are Single Never Married 48 M 26% Divorced 20.5 M 10% Widowed 13.5 M 6.8% Separated

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  1. 44% of Adults are Single Never Married 48 M 26% Divorced 20.5 M 10% Widowed 13.5 M 6.8% Separated 7.2 M 3.6% (marital/military/other) Single Adult Ministry Journal-Issue 130, page 7

  2. Growth of Single Person Households 1900 5% of all households 1960 13% of all households 2000 26% of all households Single Adult Ministry Journal-Issue 124, page 4

  3. Median Age at First Marriage Men Women 2000 27.1 25.4 1990 26.1 23.9 1980 24.7 22.0 1970 23.2 20.8 1960 22.8 20.3 U. S. Census Bureau, Internet-Jan. 2000

  4. Increasing % of Single Parents Percentage of Single Parent Families in the US: 1970 13.0% 1980 22.0% 1990 28.0% 2000 36.0% Single Adult Ministry Journal-Issue 113, page 1-Gary Sprague-Director, Kids Hope

  5. A SURVEY OF SINGLENESS IN THE CHURCH • IF YOU ARE SINGLE OR SINGLE-AGAIN… BETWEEN 18 - 90 YEARS OLD… • NEVER MARRIED • FORMERLY MARRIED • WIDOWED • SINGLE PARENT • SEPARATED • Please stand & stay standing (all at once) • Do you see how singleness affects the church?

  6. SINGLENESS IN THE CHURCH • IF YOU ARE MARRIED NOW BUT WERE SINGLE-AGAIN DUE TO … • DEATH OF A MARRIAGE • DEATH OF A SPOUSE • Please stand & stay standing • Do you see how singleness affects the church?

  7. SINGLENESS IN THE CHURCH • IF YOU HAVE A RELATIVE WHO IS… • DIVORCED • WIDOWED • NOT MARRIED-21 YRS OR OLDER • SEPARATED • Please stand & stay standing • Do you see how singleness affects the church?

  8. SINGLENESS IN THE CHURCH • YOU MAY THINK YOU WILL NEVER BE SINGLE, BUT BY FATE OR BY MATE YOU COULD BE! • YOU MAY NOT NEED THE SINGLE ADULT MINISTRY TODAY, BUT YOU MAY BY TUESDAY! • YOU MAY BE ONE HEARTBEAT AWAY FROM SINGLENESS! • DO YOU SEE HOW SINGLENESS AFFECTS THE CHURCH?

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