The Glendale Armenian Church of the Nazarene was founded with its first worship service taking place on July 29, 1979. Rev. Habib Alajaji was the founding pastor, who faithfully led the Church for its first 25 years. Rev. Alajaji retired in December of 2004. There were 76 people present at the first meeting, and the average attendance more than tripled throughout his tenure.
In 2006, the Lord called an energetic and musically talented young pastor, Rev. Hrag Karagoezian, to lead the Church’s active congregation.