Reconciling Works

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, […]

ReconcilingWorks is proud to present our newest RIC community, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Long Beach, CA! Their welcome statement reads: “At Gloria Dei Lutheran Church we welcome all who are seeking God’s love and grace. We welcome all because God welcomes all, regardless of race or culture, sexual orientation, gender identity, or relationship status. […]

With great sadness, ReconcilingWorks notes the passing of the Rev. Jim Siefkes, who died on Saturday in Minneapolis. Jim was instrumental in the founding of Lutherans Concerned for Gay People, which later was named Lutherans Concerned/North American and then ReconcilingWorks. Working with the American Lutheran Church (ALC), a predecessor body of the ELCA, Jim secured […]

ReconcilingWorks thanks the Rev. David Zellmer, bishop of the South Dakota Synod (ELCA), for taking a stand against discrimination. Bp. Zellmer writes: I have contacted South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard and urged him to veto HB 1008 – legislation that would prevent transgender students in public schools from using restrooms and other facilities consistent with […]

As members and supporters of ReconcilingWorks, we rejoice and celebrate as we welcome the first Reconciling in Christ congregation in Louisiana: Peace Lutheran Church of Slidell! “It was important that we make it known to ourselves and our community that, after discernment, we know this is the logical conclusion to the Gospel in which grace […]

As a ministry working within the Lutheran church, ReconcilingWorks receives many newsletters and emails updating us on all sorts of doings in the ELCA, ELCIC, and beyond, including news about faith-based advocacy, administrative developments in the churchwide offices, youth program updates, etc…. One of the recent newsletters crossing our desk, “ELCA Worship News,” came from […]