The Metropolitan Chicago Synod assembly called for civil marriage for all at its annual assembly held in Tinley Park, Illinois on June 1-2, 2012.  The vote by show of cards of the nearly 350 present was overwhelmingly in favor; well over 90%.  The synod is comprised of 202 congregations, nearly 98,000 members, located in Chicago...Continue reading→

Lutherans Concerned/North America Becomes ReconcilingWorks It’s a new day and we have a new name!!       For decades we’ve worked among Lutherans for the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the life of the church. In 2009, a major milestone was achieved when  the Evangelical Lutheran Church in...Continue reading→

A Brief History of Our Names and Amazing People Notes from ReconcilingWorks’ Early History On June 16 and 17, 1974, five people gathered at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis at the invitation of Pastor Jim Siefkes. There were no cell phones, the only computers in existence were massive mainframes controlled by “priests and attendants”...Continue reading→