The major-one day conference was hosted by Pilgrim Homes, a charity devoted to caring for elderly Christians, and brought together more than 400 Christians around the theme of 'The World, The Church and Older People'.
In a welcoming letter to the event, Pilgrim Homes Chief Executive, Peter Tervet, said, "The way we care for one another particularly for our older brothers and sisters in Christ, is not only a response to Scripture, but a witness to those around us in the world."
He added, "Society's values are based on Darwinian thinking that says the elderly have had their day, and the needs of younger people should be given priority. The Bible says otherwise."
The conference consisted of eight different workshops dealing with the spiritual and physical aspects of care for elderly people and for terminally ill patients.
Workshops dealt with subjects such as dementia, government policies affecting old age, housing and care for elderly people as well as pastoral and spiritual care.
Peter Saunders, the General Secretary of the Christian Medical Fellowship led a workshop on "Euthanasia and the Value of Life" in which he spoke against the arguments for euthanasia from a Christian perspective.
