VIDEO: 2022 Transgender Service of Remembrance at Glendale

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  We remember. We honor. We mourn. During worship on November 20, 2022, we remembered our 69 [+] transgender and gender non-conforming siblings, by name, who lost their lives to violence, bias and hate for living their true, authentic lives over the last year. We again recommit ourselves to the work of justice + inclusion […]

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Glendale Advocates for Gender Affirming Healthcare for Transgender Children

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  PUTTING FAITH INTO ACTION // We give thanks for our own Alec and Amanda Miller and Heather Gee-Thomas who advocate for gender affirming healthcare for transgender youth.   From Alec, Amanda, and Heather: “Recently, the three of us did something that was kind of scary. We met for about an hour with a state […]

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NPR’s “This Is Nashville” Radio Interview with Glendale’s Steven Adair on “The growth of LGBT-affirming churches”

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  Our own Steven Adair was a guest on the October 6, 2022 episode of Nashville Public Radio’s “This Is Nashville.” This episode is called “The growth of LGBT-affirming churches.” Check out the full interview on Nashville’s NPR radio station WPLN here. About the episode: Around Nashville, more and more churches are becoming LGBTQ-affirming. According […]

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Glendale Celebrates 3 Years As Reconciling Congregation

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  Giving thanks for the 116 people in person and 20+ online that worshiped with us on Sunday, August 14, 2022 as we celebrated the last 3 years of being an official Reconciling Ministries Network Congregation – which has been a season of exponential growth + new life for this community we call Glendale! We […]

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