Digital Bulletin
Updated April 22, 2026
Church Pitch-in!
Sunday, April 26th // Following the worship gathering
We are hosting a pitch-in after service on Sunday, April 26th. We'll provide the main dish and we are asking for you to contribute a side dish. Please select to bring one item and then indicate in the registration questions how many people are coming.
Here is a reminder of the breakout so we have variety:
Last Names A-F: Fruit
G - L: Salad or Veggie
M- S: Hot Side
T - Z: Dessert
Spring Work Day
Saturday, April 25th // 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Whether you're great at pulling weeds, tidying up, or just looking for a fun way to serve alongside your church family, we'd love to have you join us on April 25th for our spring work day! This is a wonderful opportunity to pour a little love into our building and grounds — and to enjoy some great company while we're at it. Keep an eye out for more details in the coming weeks!
Marriage & Couple’s Game Night
Friday, May 8 // 6:30–8:30 PM
All couples are invited to a Game Night at CGNE! Bring your favorite games and snacks to share as we connect, laugh, and build community with other couples.
All adult couples are welcome at our events! Not yet married? We would still love to have you! Come connect with other couples for a fun game night! Bring any snacks and games you would like to share! Childcare is available at CGNE for those who register by April 30th. Questions? Please email marriage@cgnortheast.org.
3 on 3 Tournament: Volunteers needed!
Saturday, June 6
Our 3rd annual 3 on 3 tournament is coming up soon—on Saturday, June 6th. A core team has been working on the details for this year's event since last October and we are excited to host what we think will be our biggest group yet to our campus.
We are expecting around 150 basketball players playing on 5 courts and likely 500 total people to be a part of this event. With that many people to host, we need your help—and lots of it! We think we're going to need around 50–60 volunteers throughout the day and during the week or two leading up to the event. So, please plan to help us out if you are able. Whether you can volunteer during the week prior to the event or be here on game day, whether you can volunteer for an hour or for the entire day, we would love to have you be a part of this exciting event.
Please fill out the linked form to let us know of your interest and indicate the area(s) that you would be interested in helping out with. We'll get back to you in a few weeks with more details. Thanks, in advance, for your engagement!
Mat Making Update — Women's Ministry
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our mat making sessions and to all who have donated plastic bags! We've had a wonderful response — and the good news is, this project is ongoing and there's still plenty of ways to get involved.
We'll be scheduling additional group work sessions, but in the meantime you can serve on your own time by:
Cutting plastic bags into strips
Tying strips together to create "plarn" (plastic yarn)
Crocheting plarn into finished mats
If you've already attended a session, keep making plarn at home and bring it with you on Sundays! You can drop it in the donation bin or hand it directly to Martha Davis. We are also still collecting plastic bags — bring them any Sunday and add them to the donation bin.
Questions? Reach out to Martha Davis or Heather Hartung. Thank you!
Register for Common Ground’s 25th Anniversary Celebration
Let's party!! Registration for Common Ground’s 25th anniversary celebration on June 13th is officially open!
For 25 years, God built this community. From church plants to global missions, from small gatherings to three congregations across the city, this story is shaped by thousands of moments. Now, it's time to celebrate all of it together.
This June, Midtown, Northeast, and West will gather under one roof for a joy-filled evening. If you ever called Common Ground home, whether for a season or for decades, you are invited. You are part of this story.
The celebration will include a reception with heavy hors d’oeuvres, cake, kid-friendly outdoor activities, and plenty of time to reconnect. We will then move into the theater for a special program.
Please register by May 31, 2026. We cannot wait to celebrate with you!
25 years, 25 moments to remember
As Common Ground approaches its 25th anniversary celebration, Common Ground Midtown is sharing 25 key moments in our shared history. You can find all the previous moments at the 25th Anniversary Celebration web page, and we’ll continue to share them here as we anticipate celebrating together.
Moment #16
Next in our 25 Moments to Remember series, we’re highlighting the beginning of Redistribute.
In 2007, Common Ground Midtown began a new Advent tradition of partnering with local and global ministries, inviting the congregation to give in support of their work.
That first year, the congregation raised nearly $40,000. In the years since, that commitment has grown into more than half a million dollars given to over 50 organizations and special projects. This spirit of generosity traces back to the early days of Common Ground, when the gift of our first building made it possible to give in ways that wouldn’t have been possible otherwise.
CG Northeast and CG West have continued the spirit of this tradition with their congregations as well. Northeast has carried it forward during Advent, partnering with a variety of ministries each year, while West practices it as a Lenten “Almsgiving” focused on Pike Schools and other local partners.
Clothing donations needed for Outreach, Inc.
Outreach Inc. is in need of clothing donations, with a special focus right now on sweatpants and shoes for women or men, and streetwear for men. These items make a real difference for individuals working toward stability and dignity.
If you’re able to give, donations can be handed off to Michaela Flack, and we’ll make sure everything gets where it needs to go. Direct drop-offs (with are also welcome at Outreach Inc.’s location on New York Street if you would like a receipt for tax purposes.
Outreach Inc. always has ongoing needs for many kinds of donations—you can view and support those needs at this link. Thank you for helping meet real, practical needs in our community and being the hands and feet of Jesus in this way!
Youth Group
Sundays // 6–8pm // Youth Room
Students in grades 6-12 (and their friends!) are invited to join us every Sunday evening in the Youth Room for worship, fellowship, and fun—plus dinner is included!
Monthly Financial Update
2025 giving statements were sent electronically in January. If you have any issues receiving your statement or about the data on the statement, please contact the church office at office@cgnortheast.org.
Thank you for your faithful giving over the past year. We are very grateful for the generosity of this congregation.
Please note: starting on April 15th our giving platform (Planning Center/Church Center) is changing the format and "feel" of the donation form that we use for both improved user simplicity and increased back-end security.
If your donation is set up as an automated recurring donation, everything will be updated automatically, you don't need to do anything.
If you use the form for each individual donation, we wanted to make sure you knew that the form will look different.
In either case, there is more flexibility for any giver to update their saved payment methods .
Finally, we wanted to remind everyone that giving directly from your bank, an "ACH transaction", saves the church a significant cost each time you donate ($0.30 per gift vs ~2.5% of your gift if you donate by credit card), so if you wanted to update your donation method to use a bank account/ACH, that would be wonderful!
If you have any questions or concerns about this change, please reach out to giving@cgnortheast.org.
February giving
Monthly Need: $34,200
February Offerings: $30,900
Fiscal year summary
YTD Expense Budget: $215,400
YTD Expense Actual: $216,000
YTD Total Income: $232,100*
*Not including the one-time year-end gift of $50,000 that is pending elder discernment.
Are you seeking to partner with us financially with a one-time or recurring gift?
Thank you for your faithful generosity!
Monthly Prayer Meeting
Join us the 1st Sunday of the month in the CGNE prayer room. We’ll start at 8:45 am and will have dedicated time to listen, respond and praise God!
Our new prayer room is available for you to pray in before or after service! It is located in the back of the sanctuary near fire exit on the west side.