Bishop Ann Svennungsen, ELCA Minneapolis Area Synod, joined over 150 members of clergy Thursday to urge fellow Minnesotans to vote no on the freedom-limiting marriage amendment that will appear on the ballot in November. If passed, the amendment would put a ban on marriages for same-gender couples into the state constitution. The clergy, representing more than...Continue reading→

RECONCILINGWORKS PRESS RELEASE   August 11, 2012   Pioneering Lutheran Pastor Blazes Trails Again in Taking New Position The Rev. Anita C. Hill, an openly lesbian and partnered pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), was installed August 11, 2012, as a Regional Director for ReconcilingWorks at a worship service held at Gustavus...

Cordially invites you to a Service of Installation for The Rev. Anita C. Hill Saturday, August 11, 20122:00 pm Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church1669 Arcade St N St Paul MN 55106 Preaching: The Rev. Bradley SchmelingPresiding: The Rev. Bonnie WilcoxInstalling: The Rev. Paul Erickson Reception to follow, with a tour of ReconcilingWorks’ new office suite at...Continue reading→