Laura Thompson, founding member of the GLIDE Legacy Committee, remembers her mother by living GLIDE’s values I was raised by a badass single mom. She survived an abusive childhood at the hands of a schizophrenic mother and alcoholic father, and…
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A Family Affair
Tagged with: Brown University, family, Glide Church, Google, I Am GLIDE, testimony, witness
Posted in Faces of GLIDE, GLIDE history, I Am GLIDE, Uncategorized, Women of GLIDE
Posted in Faces of GLIDE, GLIDE history, I Am GLIDE, Uncategorized, Women of GLIDE
Good Friday— Unfiltered
Today is a day of days- it’s Friday! For some, Friday marks the end of the work week- an opportunity to pause from the intense demands of work and recharge. For others, Friday is only the beginning of intense life…
Tagged with: Easter, Glide Church, Glide Memorial, Good Friday, Social Justice
Posted in Glide Church, GLIDE Holidays, GLIDE Leadership, GLIDE values, Uncategorized
Posted in Glide Church, GLIDE Holidays, GLIDE Leadership, GLIDE values, Uncategorized
Let Your Light Shine: transcript of Bishop Karen Oliveto’s final sermon as GLIDE’s Senior Pastor
From Rita Shimmin, GLIDE Executive Director: On August 14, 2016, newly elected Bishop Karen Oliveto gave her farewell sermon at GLIDE (see below). After the Sunday Celebration, we gathered to give the new Bishop a farewell party. Both her sermon…
SPRINGLICIOUS…Don’t call it a Drag Show! It’s a Cabaret
Yes friends, the alumni of Springlicious are back with Springlicious 6: The Transformation. On June 4, the cast will kick off a brand new show format by transforming a new cast of Kings, Queens, Faux Guys and Faux Dolls in…
Tagged with: Drag, Glide, Glide Church, GLIDE Pride Team, SF Pride Parade, Springlicious
Posted in GLIDE Team
Posted in GLIDE Team
We Shall Overcome—NOW!
by Rev. Theon Johnson III, Associate Pastor We shall overcome. We shall overcome. We shall overcome some day. Deep in my heart I do believe. We shall overcome some day. Popularized during one of the most tumultuous periods in American…
Tagged with: #blackhistorymonth, #blacklivesmatter, Glide, Glide Church, Glide core values, Wake up, We Shall Overcome Now
Posted in GLIDE Team
Posted in GLIDE Team
Joyce Hayes: Epitome of Motherhood
Joyce Hayes first came to GLIDE in 1971 as a church member and soon became instrumental in developing our early children’s programs, which later became the Janice Mirikitani Family, Youth, and Childcare Center (FYCC) in 1991. While at GLIDE, Joyce…
GLIDE’s Soul Kitchen: Emma Jean Foster Fiege
In collaboration with videographer Pete Lee, GLIDE presents its Soul Kitchen video series – a project featuring people from the GLIDE community sharing their music, poetry, or simply telling their stories. The GLIDE Sanctuary serves as a backdrop for these…
Tagged with: Emma Jean Foster, Glide, Glide Church, Glide Ensemble, Glide Foundation, Glide Memorial, GLIDE Soul Kitchen, Pete Lee
Posted in Uncategorized
Posted in Uncategorized
