Who better to understand the struggles of single parents than another single parent who has been there and grown closer to the Lord because of the experience?” When you openly share how you overcome, It gives HOPE. When you openly share your struggles with those Christian Single parents it will bring you hope too.
Thirty-one percent of American families are headed by single parents. Married couples only comprise 25% of households.·
Twenty-two million children in the United States go home to one parent; of those, 83% are moms.·
Single parents consist of divorced, widowed and never-married parents.
Never-married comprise the largest group. (40%) ·
Most single parents are between the ages of 27 and 34.
Single parents over 40 are increasing in numbers because of the trend by many women to delay childbearing.·
One-half of all single moms receive no child support.
Half of all children involved do not see their fathers on a regular basis two years after the breakup of the family. ·
Seventy percent of single-parent mothers live in poverty making less than $13,000 annually.·
Of those single parents who profess to be Christian, only 5 percent attend church. (Why? Is a good question.)·
In 1970, fathers accounted for only about one in 10 single parents. In 1998, it's one in 6.·
The number of single parent families headed by fathers has grown from 1.7 million to 2.1 million.·
There are currently 9.8 million mothers in the single-parent role.·
Single-parent families increased in number in the past three years and now account for 27% of all families with children according to a new census report.
America single parent families ARE today’s church field. We have to ask ourselves, “What am I doing here?” More than that you need to ask yourself, “Why has Jesus placed me here and what am I going to do about it?”
“Put in the Sickle, for the harvest is Ripe.” Joel 3:13
Thirty-one percent of American families are headed by single parents. Married couples only comprise 25% of households.·
Twenty-two million children in the United States go home to one parent; of those, 83% are moms.·
Single parents consist of divorced, widowed and never-married parents.
Never-married comprise the largest group. (40%) ·
Most single parents are between the ages of 27 and 34.
Single parents over 40 are increasing in numbers because of the trend by many women to delay childbearing.·
One-half of all single moms receive no child support.
Half of all children involved do not see their fathers on a regular basis two years after the breakup of the family. ·
Seventy percent of single-parent mothers live in poverty making less than $13,000 annually.·
Of those single parents who profess to be Christian, only 5 percent attend church. (Why? Is a good question.)·
In 1970, fathers accounted for only about one in 10 single parents. In 1998, it's one in 6.·
The number of single parent families headed by fathers has grown from 1.7 million to 2.1 million.·
There are currently 9.8 million mothers in the single-parent role.·
Single-parent families increased in number in the past three years and now account for 27% of all families with children according to a new census report.
America single parent families ARE today’s church field. We have to ask ourselves, “What am I doing here?” More than that you need to ask yourself, “Why has Jesus placed me here and what am I going to do about it?”
“Put in the Sickle, for the harvest is Ripe.” Joel 3:13
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