Worship survey results

Gary Church is a vibrant faith community where members engage in worship, fellowship, formation and mission. While each of these areas is crucial to our growth as disciples, worship is where our life as the church comes together. Worship is at the core of who we are as disciples of Jesus. Worship style and authenticity is also what initially draws many visitors to a particular church community. 

 

Recognizing the importance of the Sunday morning worship experience in both our growth as disciples and our growth as a church community, Gary Church recently formed a new Worship Visioning Team to assess various aspects of our Sunday worship experience including music, liturgy, aesthetics, use of technology, spiritual vitality and community engagement. The team created and distributed a congregational survey, and your feedback provided a wealth of helpful information. We received 95 surveys with over 500 comments. Thank you!

 

Survey scores and many comments were very positive, reinforcing the many reasons we love Gary: warm hospitality, friendly faces, beautiful music, meaningful prayers and sermons and a nurturing children’s program.


View the survey results


Pastor Brian Podcast

The Rev. Brian Felker Jones served at Gary Church for eight years as a part-time associate pastor. During his time on staff, he created the Pastor Brian Podcast (prayers, Christian conversations) and the Gary Church Podcast (sermon, scripture). Now serving as a volunteer, he updates the Gary Church Podcast, and he hopes to continue with the Pastor Brian Podcast soon. Please enjoy these past episodes.


Pastor Brian Podcast

Thank you to local news outlets for sharing information about what's happening at Gary Church:

Midweek Advent study offered at Gary UMC in Wheaton

Wheaton's Gary United Methodist Church offers class on Israel

Wheaton church hosts All Saints Sunday Nov. 5

Gary UMC in Wheaton to host Trunk or Treat Oct. 28

Wheaton's Gary UMC offers study on culture of violence

Wheaton's Gary UMC offers new 11 a.m. worship

Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary professor to lead class at Gary UMC in Wheaton

Wheaton's Gary UMC offers Bible study on book of Ruth

Wheaton church to host outdoor worship Aug. 20 in Memorial Park

Hear sermon series on parables at Gary's UMC in Wheaton

Walk the labyrinth at Wheaton's Gary UMC

Wheaton's Gary UMC recognizes students

Donate blood May 17 at Gary Church in Wheaton

Wheaton's Gary UMC offers May 7 class on segregation

Wheaton's Gary UMC offers April 16 class on religion in ancient Rome

Wheaton's Gary UMC to offer special Holy Week worship

Wheaton's Gary UMC to host CROP Walk May 7

Wheaton's Gary UMC offers two Bible camps this summer

Young singers visit senior center in Wheaton

Wheaton's Gary UMC offers midweek Lenten study starting March 1

Wheaton's Gary UMC offers creative class during Lent

Donate blood at Wheaton's Gary UMC Feb. 15

Wheaton's Gary UMC offers new mission speaker series starting Feb. 5

Wheaton's Gary UMC to fund nine scholarships

Wheaton's Gary UMC offers class on the holy lament

Worship like the 18th century at Gary UMC Jan. 1

Wheaton's Gary UMC invites families to an interactive Christmas Eve worship

Gary UMC to present 'Lessons & Carols: Love Is Born' Dec. 11
Wheaton's Gary UMC to offer 'Three Women, an Advent Study' in December

Wheaton's Gary UMC to host class on Worship & Music

Third-graders to teach about Bible at Gary UMC

Wheaton's Gary UMC to host Trunk-or-Treat Oct. 29

DuPage Care Van to offer boosters, vaccines at Wheaton church Oct. 19

Grief Matters Support Group Begins New Session Sept. 14 in Wheaton

Wheaton's Gary UMC to add new 11 a.m. service

Wheaton's Gary UMC to host Bike to Church Sunday Sept. 4

Wheaton's Gary UMC to hold Worship in the Park Aug. 21

Restoration work begins at Wheaton's Gary United Methodist Church

Wheaton's Gary UMC to hold 'Worship in the Park' Aug. 21

Youth from Wheaton's Gary UMC help fix homes in Appalachia

Gary Church in Wheaton to hold blood drive July 20

Wheaton's Gary UMC honors graduates with afghans

Gary UMC in Wheaton hires new child care coordinator

Wheaton's Gary UMC offers two Bible camps

Wheaton's Gary Church volunteers for Habitat for Humanity

Learn how the pipe organ works at Wheaton church May 1

New episode of pastor podcast helps you pray

Grief Matters Support Group starts new session at Wheaton church

Gary Church hosts Easter egg hunt at Memorial Park

Gary UMC in Wheaton adds special services during Holy Week

Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton donates thousands to charity

Wheaton's Gary United Methodist Church hosts Lenten study of spiritual practices

Wheaton's Gary United Methodist Church offers class on Bible interpretation

Wheaton church to host Gospel history event

Kids at Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton help homeless veterans

Wheaton's Gary United Methodist Church to host 'Prayer for Unity' service

Wheaton's Gary United Methodist Church offers study on 'Short Stories by Jesus'

Gary UMC in Wheaton to celebrate Epiphany Sunday, January 2

Christmas Eve 2021 celebrated in traditional way at Gary United Methodist in Wheaton

Join in carol sing of 'Silent Night' with Wheaton church carillon on Christmas Eve

'Longest Night' service offered Dec. 21 at Wheaton church

Experience 'The Art of Advent' at Wheaton church

Walk-ins welcome at COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Wheaton church

































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