Reconciling Works

There is still time for you to make an impact! Your generosity, engagement, and encouragement sustain this ministry of welcome, inclusion, celebration, and justice for LGBTQIA+ people across the church. Every contribution—large or small—helps ensure that ReconcilingWorks can continue accompanying congregations, strengthening the RIC movement, and advocating for a church that reflects God’s expansive love. […]

This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to help further the mission of ReconcilingWorks. Your generosity, engagement, and support fuel everything we do—from accompanying congregations on their Reconciling in Christ (RIC) journey, to providing resources rooted in love and justice, to showing up boldly in moments when LGBTQIA+ people need the church to be clear, compassionate, […]

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome a new Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community:   Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Bend, Indiana. Their welcome statement reads: “The people of St. Peter’s and Holy Trinity believe all are created in God’s image; therefore, we embrace diversity and affirm the dignity and worth of every person. So… No matter who you […]

ReconcilingWorks is delighted to share a brand-new free Advent Devotional to accompany you through this sacred season of hope, peace, joy, and love. Written by Rev. Liza Hawkins (she/they), this resource offers weekly reflections, prayers, and actions to help you and your community prepare their hearts for the coming of Christ. We pray it enriches […]

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 December 22 we are celebrating all RIC Partners who became RIC in December. Below […]

Today, we remember the lives lost to HIV and AIDS, honor those living with HIV, and recommit ourselves to ending stigma and advancing healing, inclusion, and care for all. As people of faith, we proclaim that every person is a beloved child of God, worthy of dignity, compassion, and community. The call to love our […]

Eternal God, during times of transition, conflict and chaotic change, remind us that such times may be birth pangs one in which justice and peace will reign. and that when you are the source of our strength one in which justice and peace will reign. Encourage us. Lift up our heads and spirits. Amen. -OUT […]

In 2016, the ELCA Churchwide Assembly adopted the Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery, acknowledging the church’s complicity in the evils of colonialism and the lasting harm inflicted on Native peoples. On Indigenous Peoples’ Day in 2022, the ELCA deepened this commitment by issuing A Declaration of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to American […]