Single Adult Ministries covers a wide age span and various lifestyles. While adult is the operative word in Single Adult Ministries, it is important to recognize that the individuals also reflect many stages of adult development. What is ministry to young adults may not meet the needs of middle-age or older single adults.

Single adults may be divorced, never-married, or widowed. Many will be single parents-some due to death or divorce. Others chose to become a parent by adoption. There will be common parenting issues, yet the method by which the individuals became single parents often requires ministry designed for specific groups.

Never-married adults tend to be overlooked in designing Single Adult Ministries. Since these individuals do not have a death certificate or divorce decree, it becomes easy to overlook ministry designed for them. Never-married adults face many challenges as they determine what it means to live life as a Christian never-married adult in a society that places great value of family.

Single adults comprise over 40 percent of the population over 18-years of age. Never-married adults account for 25 percent of this population segment. It has been estimated that over 53 percent of the unchurched population are single adults.

The articles and resources in this section will assist leaders and churches as they minister to single adults.