Project Update

February 2026

The Eastmorland Community Center & Common Grace property project is starting to take shape! If you haven’t driven past the Tulane Avenue ‘triangle’ lately, please take a quick trip to see the progress on the workforce development housing units that are currently getting framed. This is the first of the two buildings on the property, with the community center building starting to go up in Spring. It is anticipated that the community center and congregation will move back to the property sometime in mid-late Fall of this year. We could not be more excited to get back to the Eastmorland neighborhood!

Once the construction process gets far enough along, neighbors will be invited into the building for hard hat tours. Our hope is that those will start in late August or September. We plan to have some community events in the new building this Fall, including hopes to return with our community Thanksgiving meal. The things we are looking forward to the most are the community activities that will help us put the finishing touches on the community center and property. Several neighbors have already reached out to offer to help us install our native landscaping plants, and others are looking forward to community participation with the murals that will go on the exteriors of our buildings. There will be so many ways that Eastmorland neighbors can be involved once the buildings are near completion!

One of the ways that neighbors can continue to help with the development of the community center is supporting the capital campaign. In just under a year, we have raised 57% (856K) of our $1.5 million with your community support. We are so grateful! If you haven’t had an opportunity to donate, you can do so at this link https://givebutter.com/3JDXRh or send a check to P.O. Box 8412, Madison, WI 53708. Another way to support the campaign that will help the community center thrive, is to connect us with community partners that might be interested in supporting the work we are doing in the Eastmorland neighborhood. An email to Marie Everett ([email protected]) is a good way to start that connection!

Thank you for going on this journey with the Eastmorland Community Center, neighbors!