Reconciling Works

Yet another confirmation of the joyous changes occurring in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will be seen on Sunday, February 27, at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time, as the Sierra Pacific Synod of the ELCA and St. Francis Lutheran Church hold a Festival of Reconciliation and Restoration with the Rite of Reception for St. […]

Paul Egertson died suddenly yesterday afternoon, January 5, 2011, in his home in Thousand Oaks, California. Egertson, staunch ally and advocate for full inclusion of LGBT people in the life of the church, had championed the ordination of LGBT candidates for ministry and an end to the policies and practices of the church that relegated […]

PRESS RELEASE: LC/NA Celebrates the ELCA Reception to the Clergy Roster of an Openly Gay Philadelphia Pastor December 10, 2010FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Phil Soucy703-980-2038www.lcna.org Lutherans Concerned/North America (LC/NA) celebrates the upcoming reception of Pastor Jay Wiesner onto the clergy roster by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) on Sunday, December 12. He will […]

As reported by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod: —————————- The Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will receive two pastors onto its roster of ordained ministers in upcoming congregational ceremonies. The Rev. Jay A. Wiesner of University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation (UniLu) and the Rev. Stephen Keiser of the Lutheran […]

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Annually, the last Sunday in January is designated as “Reconciling in Christ Sunday.” RIC Sunday is an opportunity to celebrate the witness of God’s love for persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities. It’s a time to highlight what it means to live a theology of reconciliation. Go here to download RIC Sunday resources: […]

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate ReleaseOctober 29, 2010Contact:  Phil Soucy, 703-980-2038, phil.soucy@verizon.net Lutherans Concerned Endorses Anti-Bullying Message of Bishop Hanson, Calls for Action   Lutherans Concerned/North America (LC/NA) endorses the message on bullying released yesterday as a video on the ELCA website, on YouTube (http://tinyurl.com/BpHanson-on-bullying), and on the website for the “It Gets Better” Project (http://tinyurl.com/BpHanson-on-Itgetsbetter). In […]

“God is my light and salvation! Whom shall I fear?”

In an anxious world, Psalm 27 makes a bold claim: Don’t hide in fear’s shadows—come, live in the light! As a Reconciling In Christ community, you know what it means to answer this calling. You are a church where people of every sexual orientation and gender identity are welcome to live without fear.

This year many congregations will celebrate Reconciling In Christ Sunday on January 26, 2014, the third Sunday after Epiphany. Will you?

Worship Resources for RIC Sunday 2014 are available HERE now. 

In a groundbreaking alliance of high level, mainline Christian leaders and faith groups–even some that do not yet fully include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people–released a statement calling on “the Church Universal to join us in working to end the violence and hatred against our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender brothers and sisters.” […]