Reconciling Works

We are pleased to support the work of ReconcilingWorks with both our time and our money. The work of simple acceptance, equality and understanding for those who are LGBTQ is ongoing. Thank you for leading the way! Our lives, personally, have been deeply enriched by those LGBTQ brothers and sisters who have shared their journey […]

I continue to contribute to ReconcilingWorks because . . . I have seen how hard the organization has worked over the past decade to promote full inclusion in the church and how supportive they have been to parents, friends and allies of LGBT persons. I have personally benefited from the educational opportunities offered in a […]

In response to the Supreme Court’s on the Voting Rights Act, ReconcilingWorks worked in coalition with people of color at the recent ELCA Churchwide Assembly to introduce and adopt a resolution calling for advocacy to ensure the voting rights of all citizens. Our Allies Against Bullying curriculum extends our care for children and youth by engaging multi-generational Lutherans in […]

ReconcilingWorks is developing and piloting a global strategy of organizing partnerships with faith-based advocacy groups, ELCA ministries, relief agencies, and LGBT and allied faith leaders across the globe to end oppression of LGBT people worldwide. Emily Eastwood, Kurt Neumann, and two ReconcilingWorks board members attended the European Forum of LGBT Christian Groups in Zug, Switzerland […]

ReconcilingWorks’ leadership in organizing and training Lutherans across Minnesota to have faithful, grace-filled conversations about marriage equality made a difference for all families! Our staff and volunteers also actively participated in 2012 marriage equality campaigns in Washington, Maryland, Maine, and Rhode Island.  Currently, we have Lutheran folks working on the campaign in Oregon and advising […]

With the addition of Tim Feiertag as our lead for the expansion of Reconciling in Christ (RIC) congregations, we have had many successes. By the end of 2013, Tim will have led the Building an Inclusive Church training in each of the 9 regions of the ELCA. He will lead a training in the Twin […]

The time has come to go purple for #SpiritDay, the annual day to stand against bullying by wearing purple and going purple online.