
Welcome
From Our Interim Minister
Whoever you are,
wherever you are on life's journey,
you are welcome here!
Each Sunday, we worship God and seek meaning for our everyday lives. Music and prayer, scripture and stories, fellowship and the sharing of joys and concerns bring us together as God's Beloved Community. We welcome people of all faiths and denominations. Your presence with us is a gift and we look forward to finding out who you are.
For over 90 years, First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, in Glendale has been a warm and friendly place to worship God and gather for family activities. Our ministry is carried out in a diverse and pluralistic world. We are faithful to our traditional purposes, we are also open to new ways of approaching the Divine and reaching out to others with compassion.
Our congregation, which has its roots in the historic Protestant Congregational tradition, is comprised of worshippers from almost every Christian denomination and background - and some from other faiths. Our gatherings include members, friends and newcomers, those who have been a part of the church most their lives and those who are just discovering the hospitality of this congregation.
I hope that you find the information on this website helpful (feedback is welcome) and invite you to come and share in our worship, fellowship and outreach.
Blessings and Peace,
The Rev. Anne G. Cohen, Interim Minister
Our Members
We are members of the United Church of Christ which is a united and uniting church: united because it has brought together various denominations and uniting because we welcome all people to join in our community of faith.
Our local denominational office, the Southern California Nevada Conference U.C.C., is located at 2401 N. Lake Ave., Altadena, CA 91001. Our Conference staff and network of church congregations in Southern California and Nevada support each other and share resources as we participate in the work of the church: worship, education, social justice and crisis prevention & response.
Church History
The First Congregational Church of Glendale has served this community since 1911. The church building on Wilson and Central was dedicated in 1923.
We have been members of the United Church of Christ since 1961 and welcome people of all denominational backgrounds. The United Church of Christ represents a merger of the Congregational Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church.
In August, 1963, property was purchased on Canada Boulevard where our current church building was constructed in 1969. The building was dedicated on October 17, 1976.
A dream came true with the ground breaking on August 31, 1997, for the construction of a Fellowship Hall, three classrooms and kitchen. On November 15, 1998 we dedicated this new building.
We have a strong, common center of faith in God, enriched by a great diversity of theological, ethnic and historical backgrounds.
