Glendale Aglow celebrates 20 years

Alex Coolman

GLENDALE -- There’s something that keeps the members of Glendale Aglow

coming back to its monthly meetings, and Joy Gallagher thinks she knows

what it is.

“It’s just a very warm, loving place,” said Gallagher, the group’s

recording secretary. “It’s a place of security, I think, and sometimes

women don’t always have that. I think they find that here.”

Maybe that’s why Glendale Aglow has been around so long. On Saturday,

the group will celebrate its 20th anniversary.

Glendale Aglow is a mostly female Christian group that emphasizes

ministry. The 15 to 20 regular members of the group hold annual walks to

benefit a local pregnancy aid center, give teddy bears to the Police

Department to distribute during the holidays, provide help to the

resident of a girls’ home in Pasadena, and help out wherever else they

can.

“We’re there to minister to whoever needs ministry,” Gallagher said.

Saturday’s event, which is open to the public, will feature speaker

Joyce Toberty, co-owner of IBS Management Inc., who will speak on the

subject of ministry and faith.

“They always come with a fresh word,” Gallagher said of the group’s

speakers. “We don’t tell them what to say.”

AGLOW ANNIVERSARY

WHAT: Glendale Aglow 20th anniversary.

WHERE: 401 E. Colorado St.

WHEN: 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

HOW MUCH: donation, breakfast buffet included.

TELEPHONE: 845-3096.