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Common Grace believes being a good neighbor and part of the community is to be a relevant in people's daily lives. All God's gifts are FREE!

Common Grace provides a physically, emotionally, and spiritually safe space for people to learn, gather, worship, and be community together.

10/22/2026

CHANGE OF PLAN:
Worship at St. Stephen's on 10/25 --
Moving to New Building on Sunday, 11/01
Due to sewer repair.

10/21/2026

10/21/2026

"We have all borne witness to the events of the last two years."

When Bishop Mariann Budde said those words, I felt them in my bones.

In January 2025, she stood in the pulpit of Washington National Cathedral and asked the president to have mercy on the families who were afraid, on the children who feared their parents would be taken away. He called her a "so-called bishop." Then his administration made those children's fears come true.

Since then, we have watched masked agents take our neighbors from their homes, their jobs, and their cars. We have watched clergy arrested and shot with pepper balls for praying outside ICE facilities. We have watched people disappear into a system designed so their families and lawyers can't find them. This administration has detained 8,755 children, including 562 babies and toddlers.

Now Bishop Budde is asking us again: "Have mercy. Just as importantly, I am asking for your courage to love your neighbor, to respect the dignity of every human being, and now, to vote."

As a pastor, I want to say this plainly. Voting is an act of faith. And this year, casting your own ballot is not enough. We need every person of faith to bring someone with them.

Christian nationalism wants us to believe that God's love stops at a border, a skin color, or a party line. It does not. Religious freedom belongs to all of us or it belongs to none of us. And every child sitting in a detention cell tonight is a child of God, just as surely as yours and mine. We are all children of God. That is not a political slogan. It is the gospel.

Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." (Matthew 25:40)

So here is what I'm asking of you. Make your plan to vote. Then call three people and help them make theirs. Drive a neighbor to the polls. Talk to the folks in your pew. Have mercy, have courage, and show up.

Love thy neighbor. No exceptions.

Rev. Dr. Shannon Fleck, Executive Director

10/20/2026

Thank you to the Cremer Foundation for their $10,000 donation to our Nutrition Programs and new Food Pantry. We are lucky to have community partners committed to food justice.

10/16/2026

Grace Commons apartments are renting!

See all available apartments for rent at Grace Commons at Eastmorland in Madison, WI. Grace Commons at Eastmorland has rental units ranging from 406-989 sq ft starting at $1300.

10/12/2026

10/06/2026

Interview on the WPR “Wisconsin Today” show with our Development Project Co-Chair, Jeff Pfund! Our story starts at the 12 1/2 minute mark.

“Wisconsin Today” explores the people, places and ideas shaping life in Wisconsin. Join hosts Rob Ferrett and Kate Archer Kent for news and in-depth conversations that you can’t find anywhere else. Don’t miss “Wisconsin Today: Morning News,” our weekday news podcast featuring Wisconsin.....

09/24/2026

Each gathering of Reweaving Connection begins with a poem like this one by Wendell Berry.

Why begin with poetry?

Because poetry slows us down and invites us to notice what we might otherwise overlook. Poetry helps us pay attention—not only to the words on the page, but to our own assumptions, experiences, and ways of seeing. And poetry invites multiple interpretations and sparks curiosity.

Through poetry, reflection, and conversation, we’ll practice listening beneath the surface and seeing familiar things with fresh eyes.

Sometimes a new way of imagining begins with simply learning to notice.
Join us this fall.

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09/23/2026

This Sunday evening, 9/27! Come to support the Eastmorland Community Center and listen to some free live music!

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Come celebrate with us and enjoy a last, little bit of summer at The Biergarten at Olbrich Park. See you all Sunday!

09/17/2026

Great building update photos from Monona East Side Business Alliance! Thanks, MESBA!
This is the progress from
2 weeks ago. We are headed toward expected move in dates in October for both buildings!

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Madison, WI
53714

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http://www.commongracemadison.org/

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