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Read the latest news for our church.
Mar 27, 2026
We are happy to let you know that this Sunday we are welcoming new members!
Come meet them!
You can connect more after service, during the Coffee Hour hosted in their honor.
Mar 27, 2026
Easter Lilies order by Wednesday, April 1st
Easter Mission Project by Wednesday, April 15th
It’s time to order Easter Lilies or offer a gift to our Easter Mission Project. Both of these are beautiful ways to honor or memorialize a loved one.
For both of them you can use the online form or the printed form that you can find at the entrance to the Sanctuary.
Mar 26, 2026
We are excited to present to you “The Monthly” for April 2026.
Check out this month‘s newsletter for:
Click here to download “The Monthly”! There are also paper copies in The Commons, in The Sanctuary, and in the Church office. Be sure to add events and gatherings that you‘re interested in to your calendar.
Enjoy “The Monthly” and all the events and gatherings you are going to attend!
Mar 19, 2026
We need you! We’re launching two new teams to share our Central story & connect with visitors and new members.
We need your help to share our story in our neighborhood and across Atlanta!
Our new communications committee will help refine what we say as Central, inside and outside the station.
Some of the things this group may address are . . .
We will hold our first meeting in the next few weeks!
Central is growing! We need your help welcoming strangers and becoming friends.
The Deacons are forming a sub-committee to review how we welcome—not only visitors, but new and old members as well. We’ll look at what seems to work well and ways in which we might improve. Additionally, we hope to create new ways to welcome more intentionally.
We hope to have a committee of people who have had varied welcoming experiences both here at Central and elsewhere. We want to consider ways in which we can clearly establish that “You are welcome here.”
We have some ideas, but we need more assistance in considering them and then implementing. Some of those are:
And this is just the beginning!
Are you willing to join us on this “welcoming” journey? If so, please contact:
Mar 13, 2026
One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) is a Special Mission Offering of the United Church of Christ that supports partners worldwide with ministries that fund health, education, and agricultural development, emergency relief, refugee ministries, and both international and domestic disaster response.
Your offering helps rebuild from disaster, feed the hungry, provide clean water to the thirsty, empower the oppressed, and restore hope. Find more details here!
The Board of Mission & Action invites you to give generously to this offering. You may donate in the offering plate on March 15th, or online on Central’s website at any time. Thank you!
Mar 06, 2026
Rev. Thomas will moderate an engaging discussion with Rev. Brandan Robertson, focused on his new book Queer & Christian. Robertson is a nationally recognized author, public theologian, and advocate for LGBTQ+ Christians to reclaim their faith and take their place in the church and society. Q&A, and book signing. Free event. Snacks & drinks provided.
Tuesday, March 17th, 6pm @ Virginia Highland Church
473 Virginia Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30316
Registration is not required, but is helpful for our planning: https://bit.ly/centralQC or use the QR code.
Mar 03, 2026
@ First Presbyterian Church of Jonesboro (1842 Lake Jodeco Road, Jonesboro 30236)
Central’s own Will Hiltman is starring as Tevye in Front Porch Players’ production of Fiddler on the Roof, the classic musical about tradition, change, and family. There are several opportunities to see him over the run of the show:
Friday, March 6th at 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 7th at 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 8th at 2:30 pm
Friday March 13th 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 14th at 2:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 15th at 2:30 pm
General Admission seats are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors.
Reserved seats are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, and can be reserved online at Tickets & FAQs – The Front Porch Players.
The Hiltmans have 10 General Admission available for purchase – good for any performance – contact Dianne H if interested.
Feb 26, 2026
We are excited to present to you “The Monthly” for March 2026.
Check out this month’s newsletter for:
Click here to download “The Monthly”! There are also paper copies in The Commons, in The Sanctuary, and in the Church office. Be sure to add events and gatherings that you‘re interested in to your calendar.
Enjoy “The Monthly” and all the events and gatherings you are going to attend!
Feb 20, 2026
Dear Siblings,
You may recall a sermon from a few years back when Rev. Scott said “I like reading the biographies of former presidents.” I remember chuckling because I’m the opposite. I like reading the biographies of people who could have been president, but either didn’t run… or didn’t win. A few of my favorites include Mario Cuomo, Shirley Chisholm, Colin Powell, and Jesse Jackson.
In a speech before the 1984 Democratic National Convention, Jackson said this:
“… We are not a perfect people. Yet, we are called to a perfect mission: our mission to feed the hungry; to clothe the naked; to house the homeless; to teach the illiterate; to provide jobs for the jobless; and to choose the human race over the nuclear race… My constituency is the desperate, the damned, the disinherited, the disrespected, and the despised. They are restless and seek relief.”
Not a perfect people. Yet, called to a perfect mission. Serving a constituency of the desperate, the damned, the disinherited, the disrespected, and the despised. Among the many reasons why Jackson’s campaigns never really took off is the reality that he was speaking beyond politics in an effort to call our attention to the soul and substance of who we are and who we might become.
I think much of our faith does that too. Ordained or not all ordained, we’re all ministers! And this season of Lent is the journey that Jesus took in preparation for his ministry. 40 days in the wilderness to get ready for all that would soon come. Our 40 days is preparation for the ministry that God and Jesus are calling us into.
What are you getting ready for? What is Central Congregational Church getting ready for?
On this First Sunday in Lent, we’ll return to the story of Jesus being tempted on the mountain, refusing those temptations, and setting off for the wilderness. We’ll imagine what it means to be “rooted in resistance.” Bring your walking shoes for the Story for All Ages! We’ll spend a few minutes “in the wilderness” of the labyrinth on the chancel. Looking for community before worship? Our Christian Nationalism series and Lenten Devotionals small group start Sunday morning!
And, please plan to come stay in the area for lunch and join us for our Black History Month Concert, featuring the Trey Clegg Singers at 3pm.
Be well,
Thomas
Feb 20, 2026
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The Southeast Conference invites you to actively prepare for the Resurrection of Christ this Lenten Season. One Lenten Season. Three book conversations. Choose the one that interests you. Or read two or all three! |
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Conversation 1 – March 2nd at 7 PM ET/6 PM CT Register here: zoom meeting register Conversation 2 – March 19th at 7 PM ET/6 PM CT Register here: zoom meeting register Conversation 3 – March 26th at 7 PM ET/6 PM CT Rev. Thomas Mitchell, Facilitator Register here: zoom meeting register |
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