333 E Colorado St, Glendale, CA 91205
(Colorado and Louise)
(818) 240-4380
** no website **
(Colorado and Louise)
(818) 240-4380
** no website **
This church is located on the corner of Colorado and Louise. Parking is available in front of the church building, and there seems to be plenty of space. We arrived for the service at 10.45 am (they also have a Bible study at 2.30 pm) and there were perhaps a dozen cars in the parking lot.
This church's building is very impressive. From the outside it's an almost Mediterranean-looking affair - a circular building with a terrace around it. Inside you come out into a mini stadium, with four entrances and stadium seating. It's very impressive - worth the visit in itself.
We were warmly greeted by a couple of people who realised that we must be visiting, and then increasing numbers of people came up to us to wish us a good morning. Pastor Jack came up, too, and also welcomed us by name over the microphone during the service.
The service itself was carried out from the pit in the centre of the auditorium. The music was mostly hymns, and the worship "band" seemed stuck in the 70's, with their tambourines and leather-jacketed leader. It fit in well with the decor inside. The pastor made very clear his views on church government (the sermon was about the service of deacons), and also that he was not a Minister: he was a pastor, and we all were ministers in our own right. It was a decent sermon. It had a very conservative feel - Pastor Jack almost got himself into a mess on the subject of female deacons (deaconesses) but managed to leave everyone in enough confusion as to escape any condemnation for narrow-minded views.
There were around 50+ people at the service, mostly older people. There were a couple of high-school aged girls, and a few younger children who left mid-way through the service. Everyone was very friendly throughout, and when we left we were urged to come back.
This church's building is very impressive. From the outside it's an almost Mediterranean-looking affair - a circular building with a terrace around it. Inside you come out into a mini stadium, with four entrances and stadium seating. It's very impressive - worth the visit in itself.
We were warmly greeted by a couple of people who realised that we must be visiting, and then increasing numbers of people came up to us to wish us a good morning. Pastor Jack came up, too, and also welcomed us by name over the microphone during the service.
The service itself was carried out from the pit in the centre of the auditorium. The music was mostly hymns, and the worship "band" seemed stuck in the 70's, with their tambourines and leather-jacketed leader. It fit in well with the decor inside. The pastor made very clear his views on church government (the sermon was about the service of deacons), and also that he was not a Minister: he was a pastor, and we all were ministers in our own right. It was a decent sermon. It had a very conservative feel - Pastor Jack almost got himself into a mess on the subject of female deacons (deaconesses) but managed to leave everyone in enough confusion as to escape any condemnation for narrow-minded views.
There were around 50+ people at the service, mostly older people. There were a couple of high-school aged girls, and a few younger children who left mid-way through the service. Everyone was very friendly throughout, and when we left we were urged to come back.
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