Sherman Avenue United Methodist Church, a multicultural community of faith on Madison’s North Side, will host “A Love Supreme” worship service in honor of Black History Month on Sunday, Feb. 16, 9:30 a.m.
The worship service will also be part art exhibit and part jazz set. Artist Martel Chapman will showcase beautiful artwork and there will be a jazz performance by David Hart IV. The service will be a tribute to jazz saxophonist John Coltrane featuring artwork, art, music and a sermon inspired by Coltrane’s seminal work, “A Love Supreme.” Coltrane was widely considered one of the most innovative composers and musicians in the history of jazz. He composed “A Love Supreme” in 1965 in his suburban New York home.
“We are so excited to celebrate in this fashion,” said Sherman Avenue United Methodist Church Rev. David Hart. “Blending the arts with worshipping God really underscores the love of Jesus which unites us all.”
The composition Love Supreme is a four-part suite broken up into tracks: “Acknowledgement,” “Resolution,” “Pursuance,” and “Psalm.” Coltrane intended the composition to be a spiritual album, broadly representative of a personal struggle for purity, and expresses deep gratitude in which he admitted to his talent and instrument as being owned by God and not him, according to Hart.
The worship service on Sunday begins at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome. Sherman United Methodist Church is located at 3705 N. Sherman Ave.