Author: Ashlei Cramer

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Nativity Lutheran Church (St. Anthony, MN). Their welcome statement reads: "Nativity aspires to be an inclusive community of faith that loves and accepts people of every race & culture, age & ability, family structure & economic status, and every sexual orientation, gender identity, & gender expression. We love and accept you as you are, wherever you are in your spiritual journey. Freed by the Gospel...

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Trillium Lutheran Church (Waterloo, ON). Their welcome statement reads: "All are welcome. We understand all of creation to be beloved by God. We believe God’s unconditional love extends to all people, and we strive to embody gender and racial equity. We embrace all those who have ever felt excluded by the Church because of age, race, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ability, economic circumstance,...

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: St. Andrew's Lutheran Church (Bellevue, WA). Their welcome statement reads: "Welcome to St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church! Jesus calls us to reconciliation and wholeness in a world full of alienation and brokenness. Being transformed by the love of God to direct our actions, we seek to live out our church’s mission statement: “Growing together in Christ to love and serve all people.” Because God’s love upholds, sustain...

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: St. Luke's Lutheran Church (Dunellen, NJ). Their welcome statement reads: "St. Paul reminds us in his first letter to the Corinthians, “Now there are a variety of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone.” (1 Cor.12:4-6) We, the members of St. Luke Lutheran Church in Dunellen...

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: St. John Lutheran Church (Dundee, MI). Their welcome statement reads: "As followers of Christ, who calls us to reconciliation and wholeness, we the members of St John Evangelical Lutheran Church welcome all who are seeking God. Believing all are one in Christ Jesus, we welcome all people regardless of sexual orientation, gender identities, and gender expressions, race, ability, age, marital status, or economic statu...

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Faith Lutheran Church (Glen Ellyn, IL). Learn more about Faith Lutheran Church at: http://www.faithonline.org

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Kyrie Pub Church (Fort Worth, TX). Their welcome statement reads: "Kyrie is an interdenominational gathering welcoming anyone from any walk of life, race, culture, sexual orientation, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, into all levels of participation and leadership. We are furthermore committed to advancing racial equity in our church, community, and world." Learn more about Kyrie Pub Church at: ky...

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: St. Paul's Lutheran Church (Wichita, KS). Their welcome statement reads: "We are called by Jesus to love God and one another, to practice radical hospitality, and to serve all without stipulations. We welcome you to join us, no matter your race, culture, ethnicity, age, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, physical and mental abilities, socioeconomic position, family status, background, or where you ar...

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: A Community Called Grace (Bemidji, MN). Their welcome statement reads: "A Community Called Grace commits to live as a community of people seeking reconciliation and wholeness in our life together and in our outreach to the world. We commit to the work of anti-racism, liberation, social and environmental justice for all of God's beloveds. We affirm the sacredness of people of all sexual orientations, gender identitie...