Welcome Statement – Reconciling in Christ

Christ Church Lutheran is a congregation committed to the gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ. We take joy in our faith in Christ’s saving and reconciling gospel. This gospel proclaims God’s love for all and calls us to love and serve all of our neighborws by working toward wholeness, health and peace in society and in all human relationships. We are committed to realizing racial equity, and we are committed to realizing the dignity of every human being.

We welcome you.

We welcome you, however

you got here and whatever your path.

We welcome you if you are poor or wealthy.

We welcome you of any age or emotional maturity.

We welcome you of any race, ethnic background, or national origin.

We welcome you of any sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

We welcome you in any state of physical and mental health.

We welcome you in any level of physical or mental ability.

We welcome you of any political ideology.

We welcome you whoever you are.

We welcome you.

This welcome statement was adopted by Christ Church’s congregation at our Annual Meeting in January, 2025.

Christ Church is committed to raising up the values of ReconcilingWorks, Lutherans for Full participation. We have been a Reconciling in Christ congregation since 1985 and we celebrate our 40th anniversary of RIC this year.

We pledge our support to ReconcilingWorks by supporting the values in our Welcome Statement, being open to calling LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC leaders (and having called several LGBTQIA+ pastors), making our sanctuary and pastor available to host and officiate weddings and blessings for LGBTQIA+ people, and by supporting ReconcilingWorks in our budget.