Tuesday, November 13, 2007

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.

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