Glendale United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tennessee has been revised. Nine years ago, only 12-25 people attended weekly services. Now the number is 125.
Steven Adair, a church leader who has attended the church all his life, knew that changes had to be made or Glendale would eventually close.
“I watched my church die a slow death in front of my eyes for the first 30 years of my life,” said Adair, leads the communications outreach at Glendale among other duties.
A welcome message is read out loud every Sunday:
“We at Glendale United Methodist Church want you to know that no matter where you’ve come from or where you are going; what you believe or what you may doubt; what you are feeling or just not feeling; what you have or don’t have; and no matter the color of your skin, who you love or how you identify — all of you are welcomed into this community of faith by a God who loves you and knows you by name.”
Glendale made itself visible as a friend of LGBTQ people by participating in the annual Nashville Pride parade and festival.
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