Reconciling Works

The Building an Inclusive Church trainings help you design and implement a process for your congregation to publicly and intentionally welcome people of all gender identities and sexual orientations. Building an Inclusive Church equips you with ways to create dialogue, deepening relationships throughout the congregation rather than sparking debate and division. If you are currently […]

The full list of Reconciling in Christ (RIC) congregations is shown below by default, sorted first by state or province and then by city or town. The RIC synod, college, seminary and organization lists are on a separate page.

We are in the process of a new website and a new database. We are unable to connect the RIC profile with the congregational listing at this time. If you have any questions, or concerns around the RIC community in one of the RIC congregations, you can call our office (651-665-0861)

We believe faith is a lifelong journey. Your support helps promote healing and positive self-esteem for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people of faith. Your membership helps sustain ministries that the Lutheran church bodies are not yet willing to participate in. Our ministries include the Reconciling in Christ program to help communities of faith be more intentionally inclusive and Families Concerned, an outreach for family and friends of people of sexual and gender minorities.

Many chapters provide worship services, insightful speakers, fellowship events, and local newsletters. They foster mutual support and friendship in a spiritual setting. Local chapters provide the “front lines” for reaching out to people in need, communicating to local Lutheran church members, and building affirming communities.

Where did the new logo come from? In every case, when an organization re-brands itself, there is an effort to preserve recognizable portions of the previous identity so that the new is seen as a transition and as much of the value in the built-up credibility of the organization is brought into the new identity. […]