Reconciling Works

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome a recent Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community:   Holy Cross Lutheran Church (Livonia, MI) Their welcome statement reads: “Holy Cross is a Christ-centered community in the Lutheran tradition (ELCA). We believe all people are created in God’s image. We are passionate about the radical hospitality that Jesus showed all people, and are committed […]

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome a new Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community:   United Lutheran Church in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Their welcome statement reads: “United Lutheran Church embraces the gift of God’s love for all creation. We rejoice in the way diversity informs, nurtures, and enriches the life and ministry we share. In a world that is […]

Pulse Nightclub: We Remember On this day ReconcilingWorks remembers the 49 people who lost their lives and the additional 53 who were injured at the hate crime, mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, FL. In this political climate where LGBTQIA+ people and families are experience heightened discrimination, we know how important it is to […]

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome a recent Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community:    English Lutheran Church in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Their welcome statement reads: “The faith community of English Lutheran Church is rooted in Christ and committed to living life generously. We celebrate diversity of sexual orientation, gender identity, race, ethnicity, age, economic status, marital status, physical or […]

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome a new Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community:   St. Paul Lutheran Church in Dearborn, Michigan. Their welcome statement reads: “The Congregation of St Paul Lutheran Church, Dearborn extends our hospitality and our welcome to all who seek or are growing in a relationship with our Savior, Jesus Christ. Affirming and celebrating diversity, people […]

New Job Board for Our RIC Partners We want to support RIC Partners in attracting candidates who want to work with RIC Partners. Therefore, we have added a Job Board to our website (find it on the website menu under RIC PROGRAM > OPEN CALLS AND POSITIONS). RIC Partners are invited to let us know about […]

Mutual Aid & Emergency Funds The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is maintaining a list of resources and organizations that may provide emergency funding to individuals and families impacted by anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. Funds can be used to relocate or to access care or services outside of your current state of residence. Many of the organizations are […]

GENDER LIBERATION MOVEMENT (GLM) Gender Liberation Movement (GLM) is an emergent and innovative grassroots and volunteer-run national collective that builds direct action, media, and policy interventions centering bodily autonomy, self-determination, the pursuit of fulfillment, and collectivism in the face of gender-based sociopolitical threats. GENDER LIBERATION is the power to defy* or transcend the gendered expectations […]