ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation

  Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: St. John Lutheran Church (Danielson, CT). Their welcome statement reads: “Who is welcome here at St. John Lutheran Church? If you are Asian, Hispanic, Black or White… If you are male or female or transgender…. If you are three days old, 30 years old, or 103 years old… If you’ve never stepped foot in a church; or if…

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Join ReconcilingWorks in celebrating Bisexual Visibility Week with us culminating in Bi Visibility Day September 23.  As Lutherans, we embrace paradox and give thanks that our “Both/And God” calls people of all sexual orientations and gender identities “Beloved!” Our identities are lived on continua, and we know we are more than a single story. Harmful stereotypes of bisexual people come from a…

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ReconcilingWorks’ celebration of the 750th Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community comes in the midst of this morning’s announcement to discriminate against transgender people by banning them from serving in the military. As transphobia increases at the local, state, and federal level, your faith community’s voice is needed to speak a truth of love and inclusion. It is holy work for Lutheran…

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Help celebrate the 750th Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Our Redeemer Lutheran Church (Indianapolis, IN).

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome and celebrate the 750th Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Our Redeemer Lutheran Church (Indianapolis, IN). Their welcome statement reads: “Our Redeemer Lutheran Church has committed to being a Reconciling in Christ congregation. We all are one in the body of Christ. None of us is greater or lesser in the eyes of God. You are welcome, whoever you are: queer,…

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A New RIC Community: Our Third Space (Gresham, OR)

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Our Third Space (Gresham, OR). Their welcome statement reads: “All Are Welcome! If you are Asian, Hispanic, Black or White… If you are male or female or transgender…. If you are three days old, 30 years old, or 103 years old… If you’ve never stepped foot in a church; or if you are Buddhist, Roman Catholic, Jewish,…

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ReconcilingWords handed out over 1,300 “God Adores You” postcards at the Women of the ELCA Triennial Gathering. Many were returned with affirming notes written for LGBTQIA+ people. We can’t wait to distribute them to ELCA Youth Gathering participants in Houston, TX. #welcatg #elcayg2018

There are few things that compare to being surrounded by 3,000 faithful women of the ELCA. Over weekend ReconcilingWorks was blessed to host a booth at the Women of the ELCA’s Tenth Triennial Gathering in Minneapolis, MN. Executive Director, Aubrey Thonvold, and Annual Fund Director, Ryan Muralt, shared in conversation, gave away hundreds of resources, and gathered support for LGBTQ youth who…

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A New RIC Community: Christ the King Lutheran Church (Nashua, NH)

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Christ the King Lutheran Church (Nashua, NH). Their welcome statement reads: “We are a diverse, caring, open, and affirming community composed of people of all backgrounds, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and gender identities united in Christ. We ask questions, grow, pray, laugh, cry, make music, and break…

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A New RIC Community: Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church (Seattle, WA)

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church (Seattle, WA). Their welcome statement reads: “As people made one in the waters of baptism, we believe our lives and faith are strengthened by diversity. We strive to be a community that welcomes people of every ability, age, citizenship status, ethnicity, gender identity and expression,…

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