Author: Zac Baker

A New RIC Community: Christ the King Lutheran Church (Nashua, NH)

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Christ the King Lutheran Church (Nashua, NH). Their welcome statement reads: “We are a diverse, caring, open, and affirming community composed of people of all backgrounds, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and gender identities united in Christ. We ask questions, grow, pray, laugh, cry, make music, and […]

A New RIC Community: Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church (Seattle, WA)

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church (Seattle, WA). Their welcome statement reads: “As people made one in the waters of baptism, we believe our lives and faith are strengthened by diversity. We strive to be a community that welcomes people of every ability, age, citizenship status, ethnicity, gender […]

A New RIC Community: Emanuel Lutheran Church (Dallas, TX)

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Emanuel Lutheran Church (Dallas, TX). Their welcome statement reads: “We, as members of Emanuel Lutheran Church in Dallas, Texas welcome all who are seeking God’s love and grace. We welcome all because God welcomes all, regardless of race or culture, country of origin, sexual orientation, gender […]

A New RIC Community: Holy Angels Evangelical Lutheran Church (Wilmerding, PA)

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Holy Angels Evangelical Lutheran Church (Wilmerding, PA). Their welcome statement reads: “Holy Angels Evangelical Lutheran Parish is an evangelical catholic congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. We are a community of Christian believers gathered around the precious gifts, from God, of Word and Sacrament. […]

A New RIC Community: Trinity Lutheran Church (West Bend, WI)

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Trinity Lutheran Church (West Bend, WI). Their welcome statement reads: “Skeptic. Cynic. Certain. Believer. Confident. Fearful. Doubter. Seeker. Questioner. Latino. Black. Asian. White. Indigenous. Immigrant. Any combination of ethnic or racial identities. Female. Male. Straight. Gay. Bisexual. Transgender. Questioning. Rich. Poor. Middle-class. Barely making it. Able […]

A New RIC Community: Spirit Alive Church (Pleasant Prairie, WI)

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Spirit Alive Church (Pleasant Prairie, WI). Their welcome statement reads: “Spirit Alive Church, Pleasant Prairie, WI is a Reconciling in Christ congregation. What does this mean? As followers of Christ, all members of Spirit Alive are compelled To REACH out to all people, CONNECT them to […]

A New RIC Community: Faith Lutheran Church (Cambridge, MA)

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Faith Lutheran Church (Cambridge, MA). Their welcome statement reads: “You are welcome at Faith Lutheran Church, you and your sexual orientation, gender identity, race, culture, and economic circumstances. If you are addicted, sick, or disabled, you may find that some of us are too. If you struggle […]

A New RIC Community: Fort Hays University Lutheran Student Group “Us 4 You” (Hays, KS)

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Fort Hays University Lutheran Student Group “Us 4 You” (Hays, KS). Their welcome statement reads: “Come as you are. Serve as you can. “Come as you are” = Come devout. Come skeptical. Come LGBTQQIA. Come straight. Come Lutheran. Come Catholic. Come any faith. Come no defined faith. […]

A New RIC Community: Grace Lutheran Church (Needham, MA)

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Grace Lutheran Church (Needham, MA). Their welcome statement reads: “We, the congregation of Grace Lutheran Church in Needham, Massachusetts, are called to be a reflection of the light of Christ in the world. We believe that all are welcome at God’s table, and we invite all […]

RIC Seminaries, Universities, Colleges, and Campus Ministries

As students leave colleges, universities, and seminaries for the summer, ReconcilingWorks wants to take a moment and celebrate the witness higher education institutions have in our church. One of the ways these schools do this is by extending a specific welcome to people of all sexual orientations and gender identities with their status as a […]