Reconciling Works

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community:   Common Ground Recovery Community of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Their welcome statement reads: “Statement of Welcome Everyone is welcome here. Everyone. Come as you are. Exactly as you are. If you are spiritual and not religious, you are welcome here. If you identify with a religious tradition […]

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome a recent Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community:   Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Princeton Junction, New Jersey. Their welcome statement reads: “Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Princeton Junction, New Jersey commits to live as a community of people seeking reconciliation and wholeness in our life together and in our outreach to […]

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community:   River of Hope in Palm Springs, California. Their welcome statement reads: “Called to be a truly inclusive Lutheran Church, we embrace all people as divinely created in the image of God. We welcome all people of goodwill, with no exceptions, to gather, love, serve in […]

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome a recent Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community:   Hope Lutheran Church in Enumclaw, Washington.     Their welcome statement reads: “Hope Lutheran Church, A Vibrant Community For All, Rooted In God’s Grace, is a welcoming and inclusive Christian community. We commit to ministries that reflect the love of God and Jesus’ message of grace, […]

At ReconcilingWorks we hold our Transgender sibling close to our hearts and ministry. As people of faith, it is critical we use our words and actions to see, name, and care for our Transgender siblings in all of their diverse wonder and glory. We have a God who lives beyond the binary of male and […]

Honest God, We confess that we, as individuals and nations, have engaged in self-protection and delusion. Let this be a season when we reclaim the practices of telling the truth about our histories, that we would no longer shield ourselves and other from the harm we have caused by coddling our guilt and insecurity. Let […]

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome a recent Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community:   The Collective in Decatur, Georgia.    Their welcome statement reads: “At the Collective, we seek to do more than just welcome you. We seek to be a community which radically affirms your identity and your personhood. We seek to stand in solidarity with you, especially […]

Help ReconcilingWorks welcome the newest Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community:   Immanuel Lutheran Church in Jackson, Michigan. Their welcome statement reads: “Claimed and nourished by Christ, we share God’s transforming love with all people. We value the gifts of age, race, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, relationship status, faith background, and reject anything […]