The Rev. Larry Pickens hopes Sunday is not the only day he can preach a message of love and togetherness to a group of people outside of his congregation.

Pickens, pastor at Southlawn United Methodist Church in Chicago, will be a special guest pastor at Sycamore United Methodist Church Sunday for Human Relations Day. Human Relations Day is an annual event in the Methodist church that takes place the Sunday before Martin Luther King Jr. Day and encourages relationships with each other and God.

While it is a special opportunity for Pickens, the pastor said he hopes to take his message Sunday and spread it in Washington and across the nation as he pursues the congressional seat vacated by Jesse Jackson Jr.