In response to the Supreme Court’s on the Voting Rights Act, ReconcilingWorks worked in coalition with people of color at the recent ELCA Churchwide Assembly to introduce and adopt a resolution calling for advocacy to ensure the voting rights of all citizens. Our Allies Against Bullying curriculum extends our care for children and youth by engaging multi-generational Lutherans in...Continue reading→

The time has come to go purple for #SpiritDay, the annual day to stand against bullying by wearing purple and going purple online.

This National Coming Out Day, ReconcilingWorks wants to lift up those in our movement who have been out for decades and those who may be coming out today.

Every year on National Coming Out Day, we celebrate coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or as an ally. Today folks from all over the nation are celebrating the 25th anniversary of National Coming Out Day as a reminder that one of our most basic tools is the power of coming out. One out of every two Americans has someone close to them who is gay or lesbian. For transgender people, that number is one in 10.

And coming out STILL MATTERS. When people in our communities and congregations know someone