Reconciling Works

Harvey Milk (First openly gay elected politician in America) 1930 – 1978 “It takes no compromise to give people their rights. It takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no survey to removed repressions.” “If you are not personally free to be yourself in that most important of all human activities – the […]

Marsha P. Johnson, Transgender Activist. 1945-1992. “No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us.” “How many years has it taken people to realize that we are all brothers and sisters and human beings in the human race?”   June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) month. This […]

Happy PRIDE Month!🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ PRIDE is a celebration of joy, resilience, courage, and the beautiful diversity of people of every sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. It is also a call to action. At ReconcilingWorks, we celebrate LGBTQIA+ people not as an exception, but as beloved reflections of God’s expansive and creative love. And we […]

ReconcilingWorks extends deep gratitude and joy for our partnerships through the Reconciling in Christ (RIC) program. Beginning in 1983, the holy work of this ministry now represents 13% of ELCA and 7% of ELCIC congregations, synods, and ministries. On Mondays through June we are celebrating all RIC Partners who became RIC in June. Below is […]

Exciting news! Give OUT Day giving is officially OPEN a week early!  You don’t have to wait to make your impact.  At ReconcilingWorks, your support helps build a church where LGBTQIA+ people and their families are fully welcomed, included, celebrated, and advocated for. Your gift helps provide trainings, resources, accompaniment, and faithful advocacy rooted in God’s expansive […]

ReconcilingWorks extends deep gratitude and joy for our partnerships through the Reconciling in Christ (RIC) program. Beginning in 1983, the holy work of this ministry now represents 13% of ELCA and 7% of ELCIC congregations, synods, and ministries. On Mondays through May we are celebrating all RIC Partners who became RIC in May. Below is […]

Today on Pansexual Awareness Day, we celebrate the beauty, dignity, and belovedness of pansexual people everywhere. 💗💛💙 Pansexual identities remind us that love, connection, and human dignity are far more expansive than the boxes the world often tries to create. At ReconcilingWorks, we celebrate a world—and a Church—where LGBTQIA+ people of every identity are fully […]

Today we celebrate Harvey Milk, whose courage, advocacy, and unwavering belief that LGBTQIA+ people deserve dignity, safety, and full participation helped change history. Harvey Milk reminded us that visibility matters. Hope matters. Speaking truth matters. As people of faith, we know the work of justice is both sacred and ongoing. On Harvey Milk Day, we […]