Reconciling Works

ReconcilingWorks is proud to present our newest RIC congregation: Zion Lutheran Church in Fort Frances, ON! Their welcome statement reads: “As a Reconciling Lutheran, I extend God’s extravagant welcome and a genuine invitation for acceptance and full inclusion to People of every age, class, color, and ethnic origin; People of all sexual orientations and gender […]

ReconcilingWorks is excited to announce the first Reconciling in Christ (RIC) congregation in the state of Oklahoma: Servant’s Table in Tulsa!  Laura Bunch, Core Team-Lay Leader for Servant’s Table, writes:  We are thrilled to be the first congregation in the state of Oklahoma to become Reconciling in Christ (RIC). When planning our new congregation, it […]

ReconcilingWorks is proud to present our newest RIC congregation: First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mesa, AZ! Their welcome statement reads: “First Evangelical Lutheran Church/La Primera is committed to being a radically loving and Welcoming community of faith, centered in the Good News of Jesus Christ. Therefore, in faithfulness to the Gospel and our Lutheran heritage, […]

ReconcilingWorks is proud to present our newest RIC community: Lutheran Church of the Savior in Kalamazoo, Michigan! Their welcome statement reads: “We the community of Lutheran Church of the Savior welcomes and affirm all persons. We welcome all because Jesus welcomes all: individuals and families of any race or culture, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender […]

ReconcilingWorks is proud to announce our newest Reconciling in Christ community, Trinity Lutheran Church in Kenosha, WI! Their welcome statement reads: “We acknowledge that throughout history the Christian church has at times condemned and excluded people because of race, culture, age, gender, economic status, disability or sexual orientation. While the church has made progress in […]

ReconcilingWorks is proud to present our newest Reconciling in Christ community, First Lutheran Church in Decorah, IA! Their welcome statement reads: You Are Welcome Here!! Whatever your country of origin or ancestry, your race or ethnic heritage, and whether you are religious or not, Christian or not, or Lutheran or not, you are welcome here. […]

ReconcilingWorks is proud to present our newest Reconciling in Christ community, Immanuel Lutheran Church in Evanston, IL! Their welcome statement reads: “Immanuel Lutheran Church is a Reconciling in Christ congregation. We welcome people of every age and size, color and culture, every sexual orientation and gender identity, socio-economic status and marital status, every ability and […]

My most central faith conviction is that God is love. Super simple, yes, but also profound in its meaning and implications. This idea is seen all over Scripture, included in the most widely-quoted verses and even, sometimes, abused to implicate superiority. But thinking about what God, a spiritual Creator, can do because She is love, […]