About Us
Mission Statement
Our mission is to reveal the love of Christ in all its tenderness and grandeur to the community in which we live. We desire to embrace the wonder of humanity in its complexity, diversity, and beauty—and to do so without precondition. In short, we yearn to reveal the splendor of Christ and to affirm the worth of all people.
Our Logo
The church logo shows four human figures of different colors coming together to form a cross. This represents our belief that robust spirituality develops when a broad diversity of people come together in community.
Our logo’s tagline is: Finding God at the Intersection of Our Lives
Our logo’s tagline is: Finding God at the Intersection of Our Lives
Inclusivity Statement
We do not discriminate based on gender, race, culture, wealth, education, religious background or sexual orientation. If you are learning to love God and others, you belong here. God excludes no one. Neither do we.
Affiliation
Glendale City is a Christian church affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist denomination (www.adventist.org) Our congregation was one of the first Adventist churches established in this part of Southern California. While we continue to partner with this denomination, we are in a posture of protest against the unjust actions taken by our General Conference that attempt to undermine the contextualized work of the Adventist churches and centers of education in the Western United States. We are in solidarity with the actions of our Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (www.puconline.org) that:
• Ordain both women and men as clergy
• Protect the right of Adventist centers of education to teach current science to its students while honoring God as Creator
• Stand with congregations that welcome and include our LGBTQ loved ones in their faith communities
• Ordain both women and men as clergy
• Protect the right of Adventist centers of education to teach current science to its students while honoring God as Creator
• Stand with congregations that welcome and include our LGBTQ loved ones in their faith communities
Meet the Staff
Pastoral Staff
Uriel Herinirina
Senior Pastor
Pastor Uriel hails from Madagascar but spent much of his youth in England. During the past decade he has dedicated himself to pastoral work in various capacities. A creative at heart, Uriel finds joy in music and is an avid soccer enthusiast. He deeply values community and inclusion and believes in the gospel’s ability to see and embrace people as they are. He comes to us from Portland, Oregon, where he was a pastor at Crosswalk Portland SDA Church.
Leif Lind
Associate Pastor
Born in Uganda to Norwegian missionary parents, Leif grew up in eight countries on four continents. After pastoring in Norway for several years, the family served in the mission field before returning to pastoral work again, this time in North America. Leif has been the associate pastor at Glendale City Church for 20 years. He enjoys travel, reading, music, and exploring all that is interesting in our diverse world!
His goal in life can be summed up in Micah 6:8, “What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God.”
His goal in life can be summed up in Micah 6:8, “What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God.”
Mission Statement
Our mission is to reveal the love of Christ in all its tenderness and grandeur to the community in which we live. We desire to embrace the wonder of humanity in its complexity, diversity, and beauty—and to do so without precondition. In short, we yearn to reveal the splendor of Christ and to affirm the worth of all people.
Our Logo
The church logo shows four human figures of different colors coming together to form a cross. This represents our belief that robust spirituality develops when a broad diversity of people come together in community.
Our logo’s tagline is: Finding God at the Intersection of Our Lives
Our logo’s tagline is: Finding God at the Intersection of Our Lives
Inclusivity Statement
We do not discriminate based on gender, race, culture, wealth, education, religious background or sexual orientation. If you are learning to love God and others, you belong here. God excludes no one. Neither do we.
Affiliation
Glendale City is a Christian church affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist denomination (www.adventist.org) Our congregation was one of the first Adventist churches established in this part of Southern California. While we continue to partner with this denomination, we are in a posture of protest against the unjust actions taken by our General Conference that attempt to undermine the contextualized work of the Adventist churches and centers of education in the Western United States. We are in solidarity with the actions of our Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (www.puconline.org) that:
• Ordain both women and men as clergy
• Protect the right of Adventist centers of education to teach current science to its students while honoring God as Creator
• Stand with congregations that welcome and include our LGBTQ loved ones in their faith communities
• Ordain both women and men as clergy
• Protect the right of Adventist centers of education to teach current science to its students while honoring God as Creator
• Stand with congregations that welcome and include our LGBTQ loved ones in their faith communities
Meet the Staff
Pastoral Staff
Uriel Herinirina
Senior Pastor
Pastor Uriel hails from Madagascar but spent much of his youth in England. During the past decade he has dedicated himself to pastoral work in various capacities. A creative at heart, Uriel finds joy in music and is an avid soccer enthusiast. He deeply values community and inclusion and believes in the gospel’s ability to see and embrace people as they are. He comes to us from Portland, Oregon, where he was a pastor at Crosswalk Portland SDA Church.
Pastor Uriel hails from Madagascar but spent much of his youth in England. During the past decade he has dedicated himself to pastoral work in various capacities. A creative at heart, Uriel finds joy in music and is an avid soccer enthusiast. He deeply values community and inclusion and believes in the gospel’s ability to see and embrace people as they are. He comes to us from Portland, Oregon, where he was a pastor at Crosswalk Portland SDA Church.
Leif Lind
Associate Pastor
Born in Uganda to Norwegian missionary parents, Leif grew up in eight countries on four continents. After pastoring in Norway for several years, the family served in the mission field before returning to pastoral work again, this time in North America. Leif has been the associate pastor at Glendale City Church for 20 years. He enjoys travel, reading, music, and exploring all that is interesting in our diverse world!
His goal in life can be summed up in Micah 6:8, “What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God.”
Born in Uganda to Norwegian missionary parents, Leif grew up in eight countries on four continents. After pastoring in Norway for several years, the family served in the mission field before returning to pastoral work again, this time in North America. Leif has been the associate pastor at Glendale City Church for 20 years. He enjoys travel, reading, music, and exploring all that is interesting in our diverse world!
His goal in life can be summed up in Micah 6:8, “What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God.”
