Reconciling Works

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Fort Hays University Lutheran Student Group “Us 4 You” (Hays, KS). Their welcome statement reads: “Come as you are. Serve as you can. “Come as you are” = Come devout. Come skeptical. Come LGBTQQIA. Come straight. Come Lutheran. Come Catholic. Come any faith. Come no defined faith. […]

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Grace Lutheran Church (Needham, MA). Their welcome statement reads: “We, the congregation of Grace Lutheran Church in Needham, Massachusetts, are called to be a reflection of the light of Christ in the world. We believe that all are welcome at God’s table, and we invite all […]

49 Synod assemblies, 75+ volunteers, about 12,000 Lutherans and hundreds of important, life-giving, and life-saving conversations about hospitality, inclusion, and celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in the Lutheran church.  Those are just a few ways ReconcilingWorks can describe the 2017 Synod Assembly season.ReconcilingWorks extends a warm “Thank You!” to the 75+ volunteers […]

As students leave colleges, universities, and seminaries for the summer, ReconcilingWorks wants to take a moment and celebrate the witness higher education institutions have in our church. One of the ways these schools do this is by extending a specific welcome to people of all sexual orientations and gender identities with their status as a […]

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community, Faith Lutheran Church in Okemos, MI. Their welcome statement reads: “We, at Faith Lutheran Church, welcome you as a child of God. As Paul said in his letter to the Galatians, “for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith.” (Galatians 3:26) […]

850 leaders in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) are expected to be in attendance at the first Rostered Ministers Gathering in Atlanta, GA between August 7-10, 2017. ReconcilingWorks will be there too presenting a workshop and information table. ReconcilingWorks’ workshop, titled “Reconciling in Christ-What Does That Mean?” will be presented by Executive Director […]

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Light of the Cross Lutheran Church (Bothell, WA). Their welcome statement reads: “We, as Light of the Cross Lutheran Church, united in Christ, welcome you into the fullness of God’s love. We invite people of all: Sexual orientations Gender identities and expressions Races National origins Immigration […]

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