Glendale Presbyterian Church

125 S Louise St, Glendale, CA 91205
(Louise and Broadway)
(818) 242-8873
www.glenpres.org

We attended this church twice, both times at the 10.45 am service. There's a small parking lot directly across the street from the church on Louise, and there's validated parking in the structure behind the church building itself (tickets are validated at the Visitor desk).

The 10.45 am service has a casual feel. There were a mix of older people and young people, including families, and people were wearing casual clothes. In the music there was also a mix of traditional hymns and modern songs, led by a small band. At the 10.45 am service there is no Sunday School: the first time we went, our son stayed with us, and the second time we sent him off to what we thought was Sunday School, but in fact turned out to be Children's Choir, which he hated (and I have to say, I wasn't very impressed). So beware - if you want Sunday School for your child, attend the earlier 9 am service.

People in general were very friendly. A few people came and introduced themselves to us, and we were told about the activities at the church. The sanctuary was fairly large, and could have held perhaps 200 or 300 people, including the balcony above. It was fairly full - there were perhaps 100 or so people there.

The sermon both times was given by the minister, Craig Hall, and both times they were disappointing. Only very loosely Bible-based, but good for real-life application.

First United Methodist Church of Glendale

134 N Kenwood St, Glendale, CA 91206
(Kenwood and Broadway)

(818) 243-2105
www.glendalemethodist.org

We went to the Traditional Service, which meets at 10.45 am in the main church building. The building itself is a large building with a 60's Anglican styling, and the parking lot is behind the building, further north along Kenwood.

When we attended there were approx. 30 other people in the service, mostly older people. There were a few children who left mid-way through the service, after a "Children's time". Our son stayed with us, so we can't comment on the children's Sunday School.

The service itself was traditional Methodist, with hymns and liturgy. It was led by Pastor Rich Garner, and his assistant (a children's minister?). I don't remember the style of the sermon particularly, but I do remember most of it was about the book "To kill a mockingbird" and not very Bible-based.

There were good snacks after the service, made by the congregation, and people in general were very friendly. We were easily recognised as visitors because we were so young in amongst a congregation aged 50+, but we weren't inundated with greetings.

This church also has a Contemporary Service at 9.15 am which may have a younger demographic, but we haven't visited it at the time of writing.