Glendale Baptist Church

Glendale Baptist Church A caring community of equality and grace At Glendale Baptist Church, we embrace God’s love for everyone. We work to uphold the separation of church and state.

In a time when many churches still exclude women from ministry, we have called two women to serve as our pastors. We celebrate the fact that God’s call in our lives is not limited by sexual orientation or gender identity. Our community makes space for everyone, including people who identify as LGBTQIA+, and we rejoice in marriage equality for all persons. We seek to be accessible and inclusive, re

cognizing the variety of abilities and limitations we embody. Consequently, we welcome all of God’s children in worship, in leadership, and in service. What’s more, we take seriously the process of helping people discover their gifts and callings for ministry, as clergy and as lay leaders. Some may wonder how a church like Glendale can be Baptist, but we’re Baptists loud and proud. We treasure our right and duty to read the Bible for ourselves. We value the autonomy of the local church and affirm the priesthood of the believer. Because we hold to these four Baptist principles, we join with Baptists, past and present, who believe God’s love invites us to grow ever wider in our love. Our partnerships and affiliations, which demonstrate these commitments, include the Alliance of Baptists, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, the BPFNA ~ Bautistas por la Paz, and the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists. If Glendale sounds like a place where you too can discover yourself and grow wider in your love of God’s creation, we hope you will join us on a Sunday morning or a Wednesday night. We also invite you to contact us to talk about Glendale and what it means to be part of “a caring community of equality and grace.”

08/29/2026
Grateful to dr_alvin for leading us in “Godly Play for Grown Ups” last Wednesday night.
08/25/2026

Grateful to dr_alvin for leading us in “Godly Play for Grown Ups” last Wednesday night.

08/24/2026

Our spiritual formation is deeply shaped by patriarchy—from whose stories get told to how they’re told. We have a long history of pruning, diluting, and distorting the stories of those who don’t support patriarchal ideals, leading to a spirituality that can create power imbalance, a shame-based view of self, and a higher value on performance than transformation. This service used the story of Mary, Mother of Jesus, to celebrate the parts of the divine story we leave out or distort, inviting us to a more balanced, empowering spirituality.

On Sunday, we reflected on ways into the sacred story through different images of Mary. Participants were invited to com...
08/21/2026

On Sunday, we reflected on ways into the sacred story through different images of Mary. Participants were invited to come to the images, offer a prayer, and light a candle. For more, see "The Mary of Mythic Imagination" on our YouTube page. (For more information on any of these images, leave a comment and we can let you know.)

08/19/2026

Our spiritual formation is deeply shaped by patriarchy—from whose stories get told to how they’re told. We have a long history of pruning, diluting, and distorting the stories of those who don’t support patriarchal ideals, leading to a spirituality that can create power imbalance, a shame-based view of self, and a higher value on performance than transformation.

Special welcome to Beau and Clark, our newest official Glendale members!
07/28/2026

Special welcome to Beau and Clark, our newest official Glendale members!

07/28/2026

Even when there is no measurable progress or the suffering returns again and again… it’s the participation in something greater that connects us to life abundant.

Address

1021 Glendale Lane
Nashville, TN
37204

Opening Hours

Wednesday 5:45pm - 7:45pm
Sunday 9:30am - 12pm

Telephone

+16152690926

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