ReconcilingWorks thanks Bishop Herman Yoos, South Carolina Synod, ELCA, for pledging to support the LGBTQ community and offering prayers for peace. Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It was a year ago this week that we witnessed the massacre of the Mother Emanuel nine and the words of grace and forgiveness their families spoke to the gunman before...Continue reading→

ReconcilingWorks thanks the Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for releasing this statement concerning the Orlando shooting victims and challenging the church to stand with LGBTQ people who have been othered. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “So God created humankind in his image, in the image of...Continue reading→

ReconcilingWorks thanks Bishop Jim Hazelwood, New England Synod, ELCA, for his words of hope to the LGBTQ community and his call for responsible gun laws. This past weekend we held the 29th Assembly of the New England Synod under the theme “No Reservations: A Place at the Table for Everyone.” On Saturday, we received greetings from Imam Wissam Abdel-Baki and Interfaith...Continue reading→