--- title: Finding Jesus 65 + report date: 2026-01-07T10:25:00+00:00 author: Lydia Lydia Gilbertson canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/resources/our-resources/reports/finding-jesus/supplemental-reports/finding-jesus-65-report" section: Pages --- We were interested to know the faith journeys of older people compared to those of the younger generation. It is relatively unusual for people to come to faith in later life, but of the 280 participants who completed the *Finding Jesus* survey, 25 were ages 65 or above (including five who were 75+). Although the sample is small, it still gives a useful glimpse into the priorities and experiences of people who come to faith later in life. This document is a supplement to the main *Finding Jesus* report. It won’t repeat everything in that. Instead, it contains some of the variations that emerged from responses given by these older participants. It highlights some interesting patterns for those ministering to that age group that may be useful to consider. #### Take a look at the report Download [ PDF Finding Jesus 65 segment 3.5 MB Download ](https://www.eauk.org/assets/files/downloads/Finding-Jesus-65-segment.pdf "Download Finding Jesus 65 segment") #### Explore related articles and resource [ ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/faith-in-later-life "Visit Faith in Later Life") [ ![Faith in Later Life](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![FILL](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=baseline-jpeg,quality=90,width=600,height=250,fit=contain/https://cdn.eauk.org/FILL.jpeg) ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/faith-in-later-life) [#### Faith in Later Life ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/faith-in-later-life) Faith in Later Life is a Christian charity encouraging and equipping churches to help people have faith in later life. 31 October 2019 [](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/faith-in-later-life) [ ![An ageing population – problem or opportunity?](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Maria Care Home Befriender NB only to be used with Embracing Age content](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/Maria-Care-Home-Befriender-NB-only-to-be-used-with-Embracing-Age-content.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/an-ageing-population-problem-or-opportunity) [#### An ageing population – problem or opportunity? ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/an-ageing-population-problem-or-opportunity) For the International Day of Older People, Paul Crowther from Embracing Age explores how we support older people – and encourage them to develop their gifts [ ![Paul Crowther](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/paul-crowther) [ Paul Crowther ](/author/paul-crowther) 29 September 2025 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/an-ageing-population-problem-or-opportunity)