Churches in Glendale

Active churches in Glendale

1479 E. Broadway, Glendale
lighthousemissionchurch.com
3 sermons
1000 N. Central Ave., Suite 200
victorycity.com
3 sermons

Types of churches in Glendale

Armenian Churches in Glendale

Glendale has one of the largest Armenian communities in the U.S., and many congregations center worship and community life in Armenian. Services often alternate between Western/Eastern Armenian and English, with cultural ministries and youth programs connecting families from Downtown Glendale to the Verdugo foothill neighborhoods. Many gather near Brand Boulevard and along north–south corridors, accessible to residents in Montrose, Sparr Heights, and Rossmoyne.

Family-Friendly Churches in Glendale

These congregations emphasize robust kids’ ministry, childcare, and parent groups for households in Verdugo Woodlands, Chevy Chase Canyon, and surrounding residential streets. Schedules often include earlier services, midweek activities, and safe play spaces near parks like Brand Park and Verdugo Park to fit busy school and commute routines along the 134 and 2.

Historic & Liturgical Churches

Glendale’s older neighborhoods feature churches with traditional liturgy, choral music, and architecture ranging from Spanish Colonial to mid-century modern. Many sit along established corridors like Glendale Avenue and Broadway and in Adams Hill, appealing to worshipers who value reverence, pipe organ music, and a sense of continuity with the city’s early growth.

Service & Outreach Churches

Many congregations prioritize local service—food distributions, rental-assistance clinics, and support for new immigrants—responding to needs along the San Fernando Road corridor and in dense apartments near Downtown Glendale. Volunteers often organize neighborhood cleanups and resource drives in areas like Tropico and East Glendale, with bilingual counseling and partnerships that reach commuters and service workers near the 5 and 134.

Sermon clips from Glendale churches

51s
“Fear can only become a stronghold if you let it. The enemy as a believer cannot invade the space of your life. He can't unless you acquiesce to him, or you stay at an impasse because he doesn't he doesn't move off until he's made to move off. And if you're just going back and forth, I just want you to know you can have a moment today. You can have a moment. You can have a moment that your life and quality of life is different because you release that to the Holy Spirit and let him move you in a beyond courage and pass the test because you wanna you you wanna be in that chosen category.”
31s
“여러분 이거 꼭 알고 계십시오. 사도 바울이 옥중서신을 썼을 때 아주 간단하고 명료하고 정확한 주제를 두고 썼는데요. 에베소서의 가장 중요한 핵심은 뭐냐면 함께예요. 연합입니다. 이것은 관계의 회복을 말하는 것이에요. 유대인과 이방인, 남편과 아내, 부모와 자녀, 주인과 종 그런 관계 속에서 우리가 어떻게 회복할 것인가 어떻게 우리가 예수 그리스도를 머리 삼은 교회가 한 몸이 될 것인가 이것에 대한 이야기를 하고 있습니다.”
49s
“And courage, watch this, courage is not the absence of fear. It's the ability to face it, especially when we have such scriptures. And I was thinking this morning as that choir was singing. I just going over and over in my head. If God before us, if God before you, who can be against you as a child of God, as a son and daughter of Christ? He can come and he can try to manipulate. He can try to battle your mind. That's where the Bible says cast down every thought against the every imagination. Courage number two, testing.”
45s
“You see, before before you can move into the battle zone, you have to be tested to see if you're really ready for this. And you know how God does it? He asked you to do something that's beyond yourself. He asked you to do something that gives you butterflies in your stomach when you think, is this really the Lord? And then he sees, now are you actually going to follow through with that? Many are willing. Many are willing. It's but but not everybody's ready for the battle. Now think about this. God whittled the army down with Gideon. Now Gideon's already got a history of fearfulness. Right?”
43s
“Now here's what, you know, from a theology theological standpoint, un understand, as believers, the enemy cannot he he has to still be at a distance. He can't he can't possess us. He can't he can't invade us, but he can the Bible says he comes in like a roaring lion. The Bible also calls it there's a difference between natural fear and a spirit of fear. I experienced a spirit of fear for the first time in my life and hopefully the last time in my life, and it was it was terrible. I was gripped. I was I mean, I was I was paralyzed.”
43s
“사도행전에서 가장 중요한 것은요 받았는가 입니다 오순절 마가의 다락방에 임했을 때 베드로의 그 설교를 통해서 삼 천 명이 구원을 받았습니다 종교 지도자들이 막으려 했을 때 오 천 명이 구원을 받았습니다. 핍박하고 교회를 없애려 할 때 하나님은 사울을 구원하셔서 결국 순교자로 세우셨어요. 베드로는 이방인을 이해하지 못했습니다. 그러나 최초의 이방인 고넬료가 구원을 받았습니다. 감옥은 바울을 가뒀어요. 그러나 그 안에서 빌립보 간수가 구원을 받았습니다.”
40s
“로마는 바울을 죄수로 만들었어요 그러나 우리가 빌립보서 네 장 이 십 이 절에서 아는 것처럼 로마의 그 가이사 집에 있는 사람들마저도 구원을 받았습니다. 사도행전은 누가 복음을 전했느냐가 중요하지 않고 누가 구원을 받았느냐가 중요합니다 누가 구원을 받았느냐 이것은 오늘 이 시간까지도 이루어지는 너무나도 중요한 주제입니다 하나님의 관심은 거기 있는 거예요. 이 천 이 십 육 년 오 월 삼 십 일 일 이 순간에도 받고 있는가.”
38s
“바울이 거기서 멈췄느냐? 그렇지 않아요. 하나님께서는 오히려 그 시간을 통하여 하나님의 영광을 드러내고 복음의 확장을 이루셨다라는 것을 우리가 알 수 있습니다. 여러분 우리가 복음을 전하는 삶을 살게 되면 흔히 말하는 선교적 삶을 살게 되면 반드시 따라오는 것이 있어요. 이것이 성령의 선순환의 하나의 과정입니다. 저항이 생겨요. 독사가 우리의 손을 물게 돼 있습니다. 마귀가 절대로 가만두지 않습니다.”
36s
“"Jesus is saying, you got to stay ready, and then he says to watch and pray. I love this. If you don't pray, you don't know what to watch. Many of you struggle with what to watch because you don't pray, because when you pray, you'll know what to watch. He says to watch and pray. He's exhorting his followers to always be a person of prayer. Prayer is what moves the will of God in the earth. That is the only way the will of God transfers in the earth."”
60s
“"Avoid distractions. Don't weigh somebody down. Don't let yourself get weighed down. If He is our source, you should sleep great at night. No matter what happens around us, He's got you. Don't let what's coming across that television weigh you down. Let me give you a little heads up. Everything, the way our world is wired, especially through social media and on the television, is wired to make you feel like everybody else's problem is your problem."”

Why Glendale churches are unique

Glendale’s deep Armenian heritage shapes many churches in Glendale, blending ancient Christian traditions with modern ministry. Services often feature bilingual preaching and hymns in Armenian and English, with feast-day observances and communal meals that keep diaspora culture vibrant. Many Glendale churches highlight Armenian and bilingual services, Eastern liturgy and traditions, and cultural festivals and community meals.
As a family-centered, suburban city with strong schools and parks, Glendale churches often emphasize ministries for children and teens alongside practical support for parents. You’ll find a mix of contemporary worship and intergenerational community that fits the rhythms of nearby studios and offices drawing young professionals. Look for congregations offering strong kids programs for young families, modern worship with contemporary band, and young adults and professionals.
Set against the Verdugo Mountains and spread across hillside neighborhoods, the city’s geography and commuter patterns encourage flexible schedules and local neighborhood gatherings. Many churches in Glendale complement Sunday services with weeknight options, practical care, and outreach that responds to regional challenges like fire seasons and earthquake preparedness. Search for ministries featuring weeknight services for commuters, support groups and counseling, and community service and disaster relief.

Recent sermons from Glendale churches

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