Author: Ashlei Cramer

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Treehouse Ministries (College Station, TX). Their welcome statement reads: "Greetings from Treehouse, the Lutheran Campus Ministry (ELCA) at Texas A&M and the Blinn Colleges! We are a grace-filled, Christ-centered community, welcoming to all students and young adults. That includes you! Whether Aggie/Buc, silly/serious, quiet/crazyoutgoing, conservative/liberal, country kid/city kid, LGBTQIA+/straight, ...

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: First Lutheran Church (Cincinnati, OH). Their welcome statement reads: "Through Jesus Christ, God chooses everyone to be part of God’s own family. Through the Spirit, the First Lutheran Cincinnati faith community chooses to embrace you in peace, whatever your age, ability, socioeconomic background, race, culture, faith, language, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, relationship status, or ...

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Lutheran Church of the Resurrection (Cincinnati, OH). Their welcome statement reads: "We welcome all people created in the image of God, Creator of the universe inclusive of: race, culture, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression; relationship or social status; abilities or disabilities; outcast or stranger; typical or atypical skills; how the world describes you or you describe yourself. We in...

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Christ the King Lutheran Church (Colorado Springs, CO). Their welcome statement reads: "At Christ the King, we celebrate diversity and how it enriches, nurtures, and expands our lives. We affirm the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as those of any nation, age, ability, race, ethnicity, belief, socio-economic status, sex, and others who have been hurt, estranged, or made to feel separated from the family of God. We...

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: St. John's Lutheran Church (Melrose Park, PA). Their welcome statement reads: "St. John's Lutheran Church is a Reconciling in Christ Congregation. At St. John's Lutheran Church, we welcome all because God welcomes all. We welcome all without regard to race, culture, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or relationship status. We welcome all without regard to economic circumstances, physical ...

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Faith Lutheran Church (Roseburg, OR). Their welcome statement reads: "We are a church that shares a living, daring confidence in God's grace. Liberated by our faith, we embrace everyone as a whole person, with questions, doubts, complexities and all. We are moved by God's grace to welcome all who have ever felt marginalized, no matter your gender identity, sexual orientation, age, race, ethnicity, marital status, ...

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: South Loop Campus Ministry (Chicago, IL). Their welcome statement reads: "At the South Loop Campus Ministry you are welcome and celebrated for who God created and redeemed you to be. This is not limited by your race, class, age, ability, documentation status, criminal record, mental or physical health, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We welcome all, especially our LGBTQIA2+ siblings. So whatever you...

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Christ Lutheran Church of Alamo Heights (San Antonio, TX). Their welcome statement reads: " All are welcome at Christ Lutheran Church. We emphasize grace, forgiveness, and the reality that God is love. The teachings and example of Jesus call us to love one another and to be an inclusive and affirming community for people of every culture, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, relationship status, family ...

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Emmanuel Lutheran Church (Vienna, VA). Their welcome statement reads: "Emmanuel Lutheran Church welcomes all who are seeking God's love and grace. We welcome and affirm full participation by all because God welcomes all, regardless of race, culture, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, relationship or socio-economic status, addictions, physical or mental heal...