What’s membership all about at Glendale?

We are called to live out our faith in community, grow in our relationship with God and with one another, and to make the church our launchpad out into the world to serve others and act for justice for all of God’s children. 

FIVE UNITED METHODIST MEMBERSHIP VOWS: PRAYERS, PRESENCE, GIFTS, SERVICE, & WITNESS

Each of these are intended to help us deepen our faith journeys in community as we seek to extend radical hospitality, transform lives, and pursue justice.

To pray for one other, our community, and the world.

Prayer helps connect us to God and strengthen our community as we pray with and for one other. Send us your prayer requests and our prayer team and pastor will lift those up in prayer.

To be an active presence in each other’s lives.

Set aside Sunday mornings for worship & connection – with one another & with God.
Making worship a priority each week gives us an opportunity to re-center our lives, remember what is really important in life and sends us out into the world to make a difference in the lives of others. In worship, we grow to know God more deeply.

Worship alongside us Sundays @ 10am CT in person or live on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch or on our website here.

Grow in your faith outside of worship through a LifeGroup.
Our LifeGroups are intentionally smaller gatherings of our church community that meet regularly to journey together in faith + life. Our groups meet at restaurants, in each others’ homes, coffee shops and other places around the Greater Nashville Area to deepen their faith, have fun and serve in mission together. Click on these links for Life Groups and other small groups for Kids, Youth, and Adults.

To share our gifts to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

Give in proportion to your income, with the tithe (10%) as our goal.
We are challenged to invest in something larger than ourselves; to take what we have, connect it to the giving of others, and make an impact more than any one of us can do alone.  We give to show what we profess with our mouths — our gifts become outward and visible signs of our inward and spiritual faith. Sometimes life circumstances mean we cannot give regularly, but when we are able to do so, it deepens our faith as we love and serve God through our giving.

To serve together in caring for the most vulnerable in our community and around the world.

Utilize our passions & skills both inside and outside the walls of the church.
Glendale is our launchpad out into the world as we are called to comfort the anxious, visit the lonely and imprisoned, feed, clothe, and house those experiencing homelessness, and give hope to the hopeless. There are many ways to make a difference in the lives of others – check out some of the current opportunities here.

Be a living witness so that others will experience the love of God through each one of us.

Share our faith with others through words and actions.
We are called to share Jesus’ message of love & grace with others. Often we think this means awkward conversations, but it doesn’t (and shouldn’t) have to be like that. Sharing our faith with those around us through words and actions helps us grow deeper in our love for God and others. Something even as small as liking or sharing our posts on social media is a way to share your witness of God’s love & grace with others.

Are you ready to take the next step and be a part of something larger than any one of us are alone? Do you want more information on what it means to be a member of Glendale? Get in touch with our lead pastor, Rev. Steph Dodge to grab a coffee & chat. All people are invited + welcomed into this community of faith just as you are: No exceptions. No exclusions.

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