For two years, Faith Lutheran members worked together to become a RIC member congregation. We held regular forums to discuss what it means to be inclusive and celebrate all people – specifically the LGBTQIA+ community – and craft a Welcome Statement.

In September 2025, the congregation overwhelmingly approved a Welcome Statement and voted to become a Reconciling in Christ congregation.

Faith Lutheran Welcome Statement:

At Faith Lutheran Church, we celebrate and give thanks for the many different gifts that God has bestowed on each of us as unique creations made in God’s own image.

We are called by Jesus to love God and one another. We reflect God’s boundless love in loving and serving our neighbors with open hearts.

As such, you are beloved, accepted, and affirmed here.

No matter who you are or where you are on your faith journey, we invite you to join us. We welcome, without limitation, people of every race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, ability or disability, and economic and social status.

We commit ourselves to supporting social and economic justice, environmental care, and anti-racism efforts as faithful responses to the call to love others and God’s beloved creation.

Christ’s message, the Gospel, is for everyone equally, and we strive to provide a nurturing and affirming setting in which all may gather, worship, and serve.

Find out more about Reconciling in Christ at Reconciling Works.