>> Is the message they're hearing one of hope or despair? Despair. The average age at most churches now seems to be 80+, and those who are younger are there

>> Is the message they're hearing one of hope or despair? Despair. The average age at most churches now seems to be 80+, and those who are younger are there to support their older relatives. There is no chatting or mingling. Once the service is over it is time to begin the process of loading grandma back into the car. What I see of single people at church is the exhaustion common to all caregivers.