Reconciling Works

ReconcilingWorks is proud to present our newest RIC community: Highlands Lutheran Church in Denver, CO! Their welcome statement reads: “We as Highlands Lutheran Church invite all into the fullness of God’s love. This invitation is inclusive of all human kind, national origin, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, physical or mental ability, […]

ReconcilingWorks is proud to present our newest RIC community: St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Harwich, MA! Their welcome statement reads: “Welcome to new visitors and old friends. We are a Reconciling in Christ congregation and strive to welcome people of every age and size, color and culture, every sexual orientation and gender identity, socioeconomic status, […]

ReconcilingWorks stands in solidarity with LGBTQ and ally United Methodist Church (UMC) friends as they meet for the UMC General Conference today through May 20 in Portland, Oregon. Over 4,000 delegates, UMC officials, Board and Agency employees, local volunteers, and others from around the world will be on hand as this global denomination will vote […]

ReconcilingWorks is proud to present our newest RIC community, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Simi Valley, California! Their welcome statement reads: “All are Welcome! As a community of faith following Jesus’ commandment to love one another, the members of Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church are called to include all people seeking a […]

ReconcilingWorks is proud to present our newest RIC community: Trinity Lutheran Church in Galesburg, IL! Their welcome statement reads: “Members of Trinity Lutheran Church are freed by the Gospel to seek reconciliation and wholeness in a world that is frequently an unloving place. We extend a welcome to ALL, including people of all gender identities […]

The Justice and Advocacy Committee of the North Carolina Synod (ELCA) has submitted a resolution to the synod assembly calling for the repeal of the state’s discriminatory law known as House Bill 2. House Bill 2: discriminates in housing, employment, and other areas on the bases of age, sex, religion, national origin, race, class, disability, […]

ReconcilingWorks celebrates the actions of the Rocky Mountain Synod (ELCA) to strengthen its welcome to LGBTQ people and develop its partnership with ReconcilingWorks and Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries. On Saturday, April 30, the synod assembly voted to: Adopt a welcome statement: “We as the Rocky Mountain Synod, ELCA invite all into the fullness of God’s love. […]

Trinity Lutheran Seminary, a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) located in Columbus, Ohio, has been designated as Reconciling in Christ (RIC). On May 1, the institution’s board of directors acknowledged unanimously that the “Trinity Lutheran Seminary community welcomes, embraces, and celebrates people of all sexual orientations and gender identities whom the Spirit […]