ReconcilingWorks Welcomes Kari Lipke to Staff Kari Lipke joined the ReconcilingWorks staff in late July to help organize Lutherans in support of the Washington United for Marriage Referendum 74 campaign. Her work on the campaign was made possible, in part, through a partnership with Gethsemane Lutheran in Seattle.  At the successful completion of that campaign to...Continue reading→

Illinois’ Augustana College to allow same-gender ceremonies on campus Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, announced in late November that it would allow same-gender weddings and blessings of unions on campus. In a letter sent to students, faculty and staff, the college’s president, Steve Bahls, explained that a recommendation had come earlier in the fall from...Continue reading→

ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participationwww.ReconcilingWorks.org NEWS RELEASE For immediate release November 7, 2012 ReconcilingWorks celebrates victories nationwide for LGBT people ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation is reacting to yesterday’s election with joy at the sweeping victories for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in four states and for re-electing an ally to the presidency. “Ground...Continue reading→