Contact & Location for Glade Church
About Glade Church
Glade Church is a progressive United Church of Christ congregation in Blacksburg, Virginia that embraces faith, diversity, and justice as central to its identity. The congregation welcomes people from all backgrounds and faith traditions—including those new to church, those returning after years away, and lifelong members—in a compassionate and joyful community. Glade seeks to discern God's voice through worship, study, fellowship, and service, while working actively for social, economic, and ecological justice. The church is located at 1600 Glade Road, near Virginia Tech, and offers Sunday worship at 11 a.m. throughout the year, with additional special services during certain seasons. Visitors are invited to introduce themselves, and the congregation makes deliberate efforts to practice radical hospitality and accessibility for all who enter.
First-Time Visitor Info for Glade Church
Dress Code: Please wear whatever is comfortable; most members dress casually in everything from business casual to jeans and sundresses. Service Format: Worship features scripture readings, prayer, a sermon, and music, with times for standing, singing, responsive reading, silence, and prayer. Children are welcome throughout, with nursery care available for infants through age five and Children's Worship offered for kindergarten through fifth grade. Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of each month and is open to everyone, baptized or not. Visitor Tips: Arrive to meet greeters who will give you a bulletin; visitor cards are available in the pews. Fellowship time with coffee and refreshments follows most services in the education wing. The church is fully accessible with ramps, a platform lift, accessible restrooms, amplified sound, and sign language interpreters available with prior notice.
Note: Church information may be outdated. Please verify details with the church directly before visiting.
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