Reconciling Works

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Christ Lutheran Church (San Clemente, CA). Their welcome statement reads: “Christ Lutheran Church is a grace-filled community of believers in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, committed to worshiping God, nurturing and caring for one another, and equipping our members for witness and service in the […]

By Aubrey Thonvold In the wake of all the fear 2017 has already manufactured in the lives of millions of Americans, ReconcilingWorks would like to invite you this Lenten season to reflect on the concepts shared in the book “Slow Church: Cultivating COMMUNITY in the PATIENT Way of JESUS” by C. Christopher Smith and John […]

As part of your community’s identity as Reconciling in Christ (RIC) specifically extending a welcome to people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, ReconcilingWorks urges you to participate in the National Weekend of Prayer for Transgender Justice (www.NationalWeekendofPrayer.org), March 24-26, 2017. The event was initially designed to be a time to pray for Gavin Grimm, the transgender student arguing […]

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: St. John’s Lutheran Church (Northfield, MN). Their welcome statement reads: “St. John’s Lutheran Church is a community grounded in the promise of God’s grace, and called to extend Christ’s welcome to all people. Every day, Christ meets us all just as we are, extending love to […]

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (Pleasant Hills, PA). Their welcome statement reads: “Welcome to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Pleasant Hills! Throughout our community we are known as the church with the “Big Heart”, the church where all are welcome. Like the tapestry of a quilt […]

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Living Word (Roselyn, PA). Their welcome statement reads: “Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you…We welcome all who are seeking God’s love and grace. We welcome all because God welcomes all, regardless of race or culture, sexual […]

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Emmanuel Lutheran Church (Prescott Valley, AZ). Their welcome statement reads: We are an inclusive faith community that seeks to live the Word and Way of Christ’s unconditional love. This means that like Christ, we believe each person is a beloved child of God, regardless of shape, […]

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Lutheran Church of the Reformation (West Long Branch, NJ) Their welcome statement reads: Believing that Christ’s welcome is unconditional 1) Believing that in that unconditional welcome we have access to God’s saving love 2) Believing that God’s unconditional saving love is for the whole world 3) The […]