LGBTQIA+ Icon Alice Nkom (Cameroonian lawyer and human rights activist) “Somebody has to do this work. I am black, I am a woman, and I am a lawyer, and I speak loud.” “When you are doing something that is right, you just do it and take care… someone has to do this.”   June is […]

There’s still time to make your Give OUT Day impact!   If you’ve already made a gift—thank you. Your generosity is helping build a church where LGBTQIA+ people and their families are fully welcomed, included, celebrated, and advocated for.  If you’ve been meaning to give, there’s still time.  Your support helps ReconcilingWorks equip faith communities, accompany LGBTQIA+ leaders and seekers, […]

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome a new Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community:   Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Duluth, Minnesota. Their welcome statement reads: “Diversity is a gift of God. God’s grace is central to our life and practice. We believe God loves everyone, always and no matter what. You are welcome here at Our Savior’s Evangelical Lutheran […]

LGBTQIA+ Icon Lena Waithe (Award-winning writer, creator, producer, actor, and CEO) “Being born gay, black, and female is not a revolutionary act. Being proud to be a gay black female is.” “The things that make us different, those are our superpowers – every day when you walk out the door and put on your imaginary […]

Give OUT Day is here!  Today, we celebrate the power of LGBTQIA+ communities, resilience, and the organizations working every day to build a more just and loving world.  At ReconcilingWorks, your support helps equip faith communities to move beyond welcome into active inclusion, celebration, and advocacy for LGBTQIA+ people and their families. Together, we are building a […]

LGBTQIA+ Icon Geena Rocero (Transgender model and activist) “I want everyone to understand that transgender women are women” “We are all assigned a gender at birth. Sometimes that assignment doesn’t match our inner truth, and there needs to be a new place – a place for self-identification.”   June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, […]

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome a new Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community:   Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Atlanta, Georgia. Their welcome statement reads: “We serve a God of abundant grace and generosity. Our worship is centered on the invitation that Christ offers at the communion table: all are welcome in this place. That welcome flows through […]

Harvey Milk (First openly gay elected politician in America) 1930 – 1978 “It takes no compromise to give people their rights. It takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no survey to removed repressions.” “If you are not personally free to be yourself in that most important of all human activities – the […]

Marsha P. Johnson, Transgender Activist. 1945-1992. “No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us.” “How many years has it taken people to realize that we are all brothers and sisters and human beings in the human race?”   June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) month. This […]

Happy PRIDE Month!🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ PRIDE is a celebration of joy, resilience, courage, and the beautiful diversity of people of every sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. It is also a call to action. At ReconcilingWorks, we celebrate LGBTQIA+ people not as an exception, but as beloved reflections of God’s expansive and creative love. And we […]

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 June we are celebrating all RIC Partners who became RIC in June. Below is […]

Exciting news! Give OUT Day giving is officially OPEN a week early!  You don’t have to wait to make your impact.  At ReconcilingWorks, your support helps build a church where LGBTQIA+ people and their families are fully welcomed, included, celebrated, and advocated for. Your gift helps provide trainings, resources, accompaniment, and faithful advocacy rooted in God’s expansive […]