We are a Reconciling in Christ (RIC) ELCA Lutheran Church. Our recently adopted welcome statement includes you. ALL are welcome. All ARE welcome. All are WELCOME. We mean it. Here's our statement:
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When we break bread together at Spirit of Joy, we like to say, ‘This is God's table, not ours.’ We believe this invitation and theology extend to everything we do inside and outside our church building. All are welcome! We welcome the LGBTQ+ community as well as those of any nation, age, ability, ethnicity, belief, economic class, gender and others who have been hurt, estranged, or made to feel outside the family of God. We remember that what holds us together is not uniformity of thought, doctrine, race, gender, sexual orientation, or politics, but the grace of God.