Learn about the ‘I Am’ sayings of Jesus at Gary UMC in Wheaton

Throughout Lent, you can explore the “I Am” sayings of Jesus at Gary United Methodist Church, 224 N. Main St. in Wheaton.

The pastors will focus on these sayings in their sermons at 9 and 11:11 a.m. worship on Sundays. An adult education class will be offered on Sundays, Feb. 22 through March 29. The study, led by a team of pastors and biblical scholars, will build on Rob Fuquay’s “The God We Can Know.”

These images — bread, light, shepherd, vine and more — offer ways to experience Jesus and answer one of the most essential questions in the Christian faith, “Who do you say I am?” Books will be available for $10, but reading is not required to attend the class.

The Wheaton church has vibrant music, kids, youth and adult ministries, plus opportunities for local, national and global missions. The church offers worship at 9 and 11:11 a.m. In-between services, there’s Sunday school for all ages, a coffee fellowship hour, plus the chapel is available for prayer and reflection.

During Holy Week, the church offers 9 and 11:11 a.m. worship with palms on Palm Sunday, March 29.

On Maundy Thursday, April 2, the service will include a soup supper and worship from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

On Good Friday, April 3, worship will begin at 7 p.m. with congregants leaving in relative darkness. On Easter Sunday, April 5, a sunrise service will begin at 6:30 a.m. on the church’s lawn on Main Street.

Traditional Easter worship at 9 and 11:11 a.m., with an Easter egg hunt in Memorial Park at 10:15 a.m. For more information, go to garychurch.org or contact the church office at office@garychurch.org.