Happy Bi Visibility Day

This week we received the below letter from a bisexual Lutheran pastor in the closet. It is a good reminder that bisexual identities are the most invisible in the LGBTQ community. After you read it, click the “Bi Visibility Day” image to the right and share on your facebook page to show support for this […]
Our Faith Affirms the Sanctity of Black Lives

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people come in all bodies. As a part of the ReconcilingWorks community, we ask you to be bold in your stance of caring for all of God’s Beloved and know that acts of violence, killings, and mass shootings targeting people of color and the LGBTQ community must come to […]
Wartburg Passes LGBTQ Welcome; Becomes 6th ELCA RIC Seminary

Wartburg Theological Seminary, a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) located in Dubuque, Iowa, has been designated as Reconciling in Christ (RIC). In June, the institution’s board of directors acknowledged that “In service to the gospel of Jesus Christ for a world created for communion with God and in need of personal […]
A New Reconciling in Christ Community: The Flame (Portland, OR)

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: The Flame in Portland, Oregon. Their welcome statement reads: “We are “The Flame”! With this playful name we embrace our LGBTQIA and ally identity, and also evoke images of faith and spiritual renewal. We are an alternative worshiping community, a little start-up church, where we gather, […]
A New RIC Community: St. James Lutheran Church (San Leandro, CA)

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: St. James Lutheran Church in San Leandro, California. Their welcome statement reads: “People of all gender identities and sexual orientations share the worth that comes from being unique individuals created by God; • People of all gender identities and sexual orientations are welcome within the membership of […]
A New RIC Community: Table of Mercy (Austin, TX)

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Table of Mercy in Austin, Texas. Their welcome statement reads: “Table of Mercy is committed to welcoming, including, and affirming all people in the life of our ministry together. Particularly, Table of Mercy affirms the worth of LGBTQIA individuals and works to continue being a place of […]