In 1929, Methodist philanthropist Lizzie Glide purchased a parcel of land at the intersection of Ellis and Taylor Streets in San Francisco   and founded the Glide Foundation as a memorial to her millionaire cattleman husband, H.L. Glide of Sacramento.
 Construction of Glide Memorial United Methodist Church was completed two years later.
Glide purchased the Hotel Californian two blocks away and it was operated as a temperance hotel for decades.
The foundation also built a dormitory for Christian women at U.C. Berkeley and a home for young working Christian women.

Church leaders and members protested the proposed demolition of the International Hotel.
Carlton Goodlett and Jim Jones received humanitarian awards on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1977 from Rev. Cecil Williams at the church.
In 1929, Methodist philanthropist Lizzie Glide purchased a parcel of land at the intersection of Ellis and Taylor Streets in San Francisco   and founded the Glide Foundation as a memorial to her millionaire cattleman husband, H.L. Glide of Sacramento.  Construction of Glide Memorial United Methodist Church was completed two years later. Glide purchased the Hotel Californian two blocks away and it was operated as a temperance hotel for decades. The foundation also built a dormitory for Christian women at U.C. Berkeley and a home for young working Christian women.
Church leaders and members protested the proposed demolition of the International Hotel. Carlton Goodlett and Jim Jones received humanitarian awards on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1977 from Rev. Cecil Williams at the church.
Glide Memorial Church