We urgently need to reach older adults with the gospel. I believe hymns can help

Older people are the fastest-growing age demographic in the Western world, but when it comes to church evangelism and outreach, they’re often overlooked. Pippa Cramer says if we want to share the gospel with them, the hymns they know and love can help

Older people have always held a special place in my heart. I think this stems back to my childhood, where I spent a lot of time with my incredible grandparents; I adored them, and just loved hearing their stories and learning from them. Later, having worked for many years as an occupational therapist in the NHS, I found that one of my favourite parts of the job was working alongside older patients.

We have so much to learn from our elders, all of whom have enormous amounts of life experience and wisdom, and all of whom deserve our respect, love and care. My heart aches when this precious generation gets overlooked and marginalised, especially in light of the fact that older adults are the fastest-growing age demographic in the Western world.