A New RIC Community: Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Minneapolis, MN)
Help ReconcilingWorks welcome a new Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their welcome statement reads: “You are beloved. You are seen. You belong here. At Bethlehem Lutheran Church Twin Cities, we believe that every person is created in the image of God and loved without exception. We extend a joyful […]
A New RIC Community: Grace Lutheran Church (Springfield, IL)
Help ReconcilingWorks welcome a new Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Grace Lutheran Church in Springfield, Illinois. Their welcome statement reads: “God’s purpose for Grace Lutheran Church is to be fed and to feed our neighbors: mind, body and soul. Grace Lutheran Church rejoices in God’s purpose by participating in the work for racial equity and […]
National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools
REMEMBERING. HONORING. COMMITTING TO TRUTH AND HEALING. On September 30, the National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools, ReconcilingWorks joins Indigenous communities and the larger ELCA in honoring the children who were taken from their families, languages, cultures, and communities through the Indian boarding school system. We honor the children who never returned home, […]
Celebrating September RIC Anniversaries
ReconcilingWorks extends deep gratitude and joy for our partnerships through the Reconciling in Christ (RIC) program. Beginning in 1983, the holy work of this ministry now represents 13% of ELCA and 7% of ELCIC congregations, synods, and ministries. On Mondays through September we are celebrating all RIC Partners who became RIC in September. Below is […]
💗💜💙 Today, is Bisexual Awareness Day, and we celebrate YOU!
💗💜💙 Today, is Bisexual Awareness Day, and we celebrate YOU! You are whole. You are beloved. You are beautifully made in the image of God. Today, ReconcilingWorks gives thanks for bisexual pastors and deacons, lay leaders and theologians, young people and elders, partners and parents, neighbors and friends who bring their whole selves into our […]
💗💜💙 This week, we give thanks for the gift of bisexual people.
💗💜💙 This week, we give thanks for the gift of bisexual people. For the stories you share. For the wisdom you bring. For the communities you build. For the ways you lead. For the questions you ask. For the joy, creativity, courage, faith, and love you bring into the Church and the world. During Bisexual […]
Celebrating September RIC Anniversaries
ReconcilingWorks extends deep gratitude and joy for our partnerships through the Reconciling in Christ (RIC) program. Beginning in 1983, the holy work of this ministry now represents 13% of ELCA and 7% of ELCIC congregations, synods, and ministries. On Mondays through September we are celebrating all RIC Partners who became RIC in September. Below is […]
💗💜💙 There is room for ALL in the love of God.
💗💜💙 There is room for ALL in the love of God. During Bisexual Awareness Week, we celebrate a truth at the heart of our faith: God’s love is abundant. It does not ask us to divide ourselves into acceptable and unacceptable pieces before we are worthy of belonging. Our bisexual siblings are wonderfully and beautifully […]
A New RIC Community: Advent Lutheran Church (Murfreesboro, TN)
Help ReconcilingWorks welcome a new Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Advent Lutheran Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee Their welcome statement reads: “God’s grace abounds, and God loves us all without exception. We welcome and affirm all as they are, and share in that abundant grace through our worship, service, and fellowship. We affirm and embrace people […]
September 2026 Newsletter
The September 2026 Newsletter is here! Choose how you'd like to read it, either as a PDF or as an online Flip Book. Click here for a PDF. You can download and print the PDF if you wish. Click here for an online flipbook. Once you open the online flipbook you can make it full […]
💗💜💙 BISEXUAL PEOPLE ARE BELOVED. FULL STOP.
💗💜💙 BISEXUAL PEOPLE ARE BELOVED. FULL STOP. This Bisexual Awareness Week, ReconcilingWorks celebrates our bisexual siblings and the beautiful, expansive ways you reflect the diversity of God’s creation. You are beloved. You are sacred. You are created in the image of God. And you belong—fully—in the life, leadership, worship, and ministry of the Church. We […]
Celebrating September RIC Anniversaries
ReconcilingWorks extends deep gratitude and joy for our partnerships through the Reconciling in Christ (RIC) program. Beginning in 1983, the holy work of this ministry now represents 13% of ELCA and 7% of ELCIC congregations, synods, and ministries. On Mondays through September we are celebrating all RIC Partners who became RIC in September. Below is […]