Reconciling Works

In response to the Supreme Court’s on the Voting Rights Act, ReconcilingWorks worked in coalition with people of color at the recent ELCA Churchwide Assembly to introduce and adopt a resolution calling for advocacy to ensure the voting rights of all citizens. Our Allies Against Bullying curriculum extends our care for children and youth by engaging multi-generational Lutherans in […]

ReconcilingWorks is developing and piloting a global strategy of organizing partnerships with faith-based advocacy groups, ELCA ministries, relief agencies, and LGBT and allied faith leaders across the globe to end oppression of LGBT people worldwide. Emily Eastwood, Kurt Neumann, and two ReconcilingWorks board members attended the European Forum of LGBT Christian Groups in Zug, Switzerland […]

ReconcilingWorks’ leadership in organizing and training Lutherans across Minnesota to have faithful, grace-filled conversations about marriage equality made a difference for all families! Our staff and volunteers also actively participated in 2012 marriage equality campaigns in Washington, Maryland, Maine, and Rhode Island.  Currently, we have Lutheran folks working on the campaign in Oregon and advising […]

With the addition of Tim Feiertag as our lead for the expansion of Reconciling in Christ (RIC) congregations, we have had many successes. By the end of 2013, Tim will have led the Building an Inclusive Church training in each of the 9 regions of the ELCA. He will lead a training in the Twin […]

The time has come to go purple for #SpiritDay, the annual day to stand against bullying by wearing purple and going purple online.

This National Coming Out Day, ReconcilingWorks wants to lift up those in our movement who have been out for decades and those who may be coming out today.

Every year on National Coming Out Day, we celebrate coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or as an ally. Today folks from all over the nation are celebrating the 25th anniversary of National Coming Out Day as a reminder that one of our most basic tools is the power of coming out. One out of every two Americans has someone close to them who is gay or lesbian. For transgender people, that number is one in 10.

And coming out STILL MATTERS. When people in our communities and congregations know someone

Family Equality Council WikiAn online database maintained collaboratively by people around the country, containing info about LGBTQ-family-friendly places of worship, schools, adoption agencies, towns / vacation spots, family laws by state, and doctors, therapists, etc. For the Bible Tells Me So: A Study Guide and Advocacy Training CurriculumCreated to accompany the film For the Bible Tells […]

Affirm UnitedAffirm United/S’Affirmer Ensemble (AU/AE) is an organization of persons working through education and social integration for the welcoming of diverse peoples, especially the inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons in the life and work of the United Church. AU/AE is composed of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities and so […]