Reconciling Works

Annually, the last Sunday in January is designated as “Reconciling in Christ Sunday.” RIC Sunday is an opportunity to celebrate the witness of God’s love for persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities. It’s a time to highlight what it means to live a theology of reconciliation. Go here to download RIC Sunday resources: […]

Two new staff members begin work at ReconcilingWorks’ St. Paul office ReconcilingWorks is pleased to announce that two new people have joined the staff at its headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota. Ben Masters is the new Executive Assistant, supporting the work of the Executive Director and other staff in a variety of areas, including calendar […]

Bishop Ann Svennungsen, ELCA Minneapolis Area Synod, joined over 150 members of clergy Thursday to urge fellow Minnesotans to vote no on the freedom-limiting marriage amendment that will appear on the ballot in November. If passed, the amendment would put a ban on marriages for same-gender couples into the state constitution. The clergy, representing more than […]

RECONCILINGWORKS PRESS RELEASE   August 11, 2012   Pioneering Lutheran Pastor Blazes Trails Again in Taking New Position The Rev. Anita C. Hill, an openly lesbian and partnered pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), was installed August 11, 2012, as a Regional Director for ReconcilingWorks at a worship service held at Gustavus […]

Cordially invites you to a Service of Installation for The Rev. Anita C. Hill Saturday, August 11, 20122:00 pm Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church1669 Arcade St N St Paul MN 55106 Preaching: The Rev. Bradley SchmelingPresiding: The Rev. Bonnie WilcoxInstalling: The Rev. Paul Erickson Reception to follow, with a tour of ReconcilingWorks’ new office suite at […]

During our recently-completed assembly, Reconcilling Works 2012, the formation of TransLutherans was proclaimed, an affinity group of transgender, gender-nonconforming and allies.  The primary goals of TransLutherans are four-fold a)      to lift up and provide support for transgender and gender non-conforming people; b)      to call out to the people of God to welcome them as part […]

ReconcilingWorks to provide education for 35,000 youth to practice peacemaking at the ELCA National Youth Gathering For the second time, ReconcilingWorks has been officially invited to participate in the National Youth Gathering of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), to be held July 18-22 in New Orleans. ReconcilingWorks will engage youth in support of […]

July 9, 2012         ReconcilingWorks Assembly Calls On Congress to Support Their Constituents Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity or Expression and End Second-Class Citizen Status Met in its biennial assembly, ReconcilingWorks passed resolutions calling on the Congress of the United States to take up and pass legislation that relates directly to support of their […]

July 3, 2012         Historic First – Lutheran Presiding Bishop Keynotes Pro-LGBT Faith Group ELCA Bishop Mark Hanson addresses ReconcilingWorks Assembly in Washington, D.C. July 7, 2012 Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson of the Evangelical Church in America (ELCA) will deliver an historic keynote on July 7, 2:30 pm, to the ReconcilingWorks biennial gathering running from July […]

Sharon Bost, Canton, Georgia
I continue to contribute to ReconcilingWorks because . . . I have seen how hard the organization has worked over the past decade to promote full inclusion in the church and how supportive they have been to parents, friends and allies of LGBT persons. I have personally benefited from the educational opportunities offered in a variety of ways from conferences attended, to materials to study, to networking and making new friendships. Thus, I have become more vocal in my own  environment, more supportive of LGBT causes, and I hope and pray that  this important work will continue on until such time as there is no discrimination in this world.