Author: Ashlei Buhrow

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Central Lutheran Church (Minneapolis, MN). Their welcome statement reads: "YOU ARE WELCOME. NO EXCEPTIONS. Central Lutheran Church experiences God’s expansive love and strives to share it abundantly. We affirm all people without regard to age, race, biological sex, housing status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, immigration, refugee or migration status, gender identity or expression, socioeconomic status, and phy...

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: First Lutheran Church (Lone Rock, WI). Their welcome statement reads: "ALL people are welcome at First Lutheran, with no exceptions. We thank God for the gift of diversity, and we welcome people of every nationality, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, language, socioeconomic status, level of physical or mental ability, religious identity, and life experience. We ask God to help and guid...

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: St. John's Lutheran Church (Brooklyn, NY). Their welcome statement reads: "Because we are loved by Jesus, the members of St. John's Lutheran Church declare explicitly, publicly and joyfully that all people are made in the image and likeness of God, and that God has made us siblings in Christ. Therefore, we join a long and ongoing movement of faith communities to state we are a Reconciling in Christ congregation, ...

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Emanuel Lutheran Church (Hartford, CT). Their welcome statement reads: "Recognizing that we live in a broken world, Christ calls us to reconciliation and wholeness. As members of Emanuel Lutheran Church and children of a loving and merciful God, we acknowledge that this reconciliation extends to people of any gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, race, culture, physical or mental ability, e...

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: St. John's Lutheran Church (Evansville, WI). Their welcome statement reads: "Jesus commands us to love one another. We welcome all, regardless of race or culture, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or relationship status. We welcome all without regard to addictions, physical or mental health, past misdeeds, socio-economic circumstances, immigration status, or anything that too often divides u...

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: St. John's Lutheran Church (Minneapolis, MN). Their welcome statement reads: "St John’s is a Reconciling in Christ congregation that celebrates and cares for all people. As followers of Christ, who calls us to reconciliation and wholeness through baptism, the members of St John’s Lutheran Church welcome all who are seeking God. We affirm that this reconciliation extends to people of all gender identities and...

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Prince of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church (Brockton, MA). Their welcome statement reads: "Welcoming Statement: We commit to be a Reconciling in Christ congregation. As followers of Christ, we, the people of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church are compelled by the Gospel to seek reconciliation and wholeness in the world that is all too often an unloving place. We affirm the worth and dignity of all persons without...

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: St. Stephen Lutheran Church (Longwood, FL). Their welcome statement reads: "As a Reconciling in Christ congregation, St Stephen Lutheran Church commits to celebrating the love of God with ALL people as you are made in God's image. Whatever your abilities, gender identification, sexual orientation, relationship status, race, culture, faith tradition or economic circumstance; whatever your past or present - or if y...