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Glide Memorial United Methodist — Glide Foundation

330 Ellis St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Disqualified — Apostate or Anti-Biblical
Quick Facts
Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Marvin K. White (Minister of Celebration)
Founded 1929
Denomination Formerly UMC / now independent Glide Foundation
Service Times Sunday mornings (see website)
Men's Ministry No
Kids Ministry Yes
Website www.glide.org
Pastor Credentials MDiv
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
Effectively denied.
Caution
Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
Cecil Williams famously removed the cross from the sanctuary and reframed the "church" as a radical-inclusion social-services center; Glide broke with UMC over its refusal to use the word "Christian" in its core identity.
WARNING!
Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
None.
WARNING!
Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Post-Christian.
Caution
Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
Fully egalitarian.
Fully egalitarian.
Disqualifier
Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Progressive team.
WARNING!
Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Non-confessional celebration/activism.
WARNING!
Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Social services.
Caution
Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Post-Christian radical-inclusion model — intentionally avoids confessional identity.
Disqualifier
Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
Split from UMC over refusal to center Christian identity.
Disqualifier
Assessment
Glide in the Tenderloin — under Cecil Williams and his successors — removed the cross from the sanctuary decades ago and publicly reframed its "Celebration" gatherings as non-confessional radical-inclusion events. The UMC and Glide formally split because Glide would not commit to centering Christian identity. It is a social-service nonprofit wearing the remnants of a church, and by its own choice no longer Christian in any confessional sense.
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