Single Parent, Children and Church

                                                                                                 5/12/15



Being a single Father, it is always a task to find play friends for my son. My network is not large and doesn't really include friends with children around my son's age. I have been to several play times with other Mothers, but friendships were hard to build and none really turned into more than a one time deal. The same for Father's that I met and had play times with, it seems that it is just plain hard building lasting play groups with parents that are pre-occupied. The one place that has been great for interaction for my child has been church.

I understand you would need to have some kind of spiritual grounding for attending church or at least the want for some spiritual grounding. Still, church does provide a good opportunity to get a minute away while your child can enjoy fun activities with other children around their age. Many churches have fun activities and teach many different things to children including biblical stories. My child has always enjoyed it and I have found that he actually learns in those environments.

Recently, I have found that church is also a good place to find possible babysitters. I have been in need of responsible people in case of emergency and the church provides an opportunity  to find some people willing to help. The help my family has received from different churches is tremendous and many times when I needed it the most.


Beyond help with interaction for your children, churches provide other types of extra support. Often churches, do different donation drives and volunteer activities to help those in the community. Local churches are important in helping families provide in many different ways  including food, clothes and toys.

The church has helped me on occasion and I understand it is difficult for some to accept help, but in some cases it  might be needed. My hope with this post was to provide the answer of going to a church if you are a single parent in need for you or your child in any way.  I am sure you can find a church that will accept you and help you get  the support you need.