Reconciling Ministries Network

We are so glad to welcome First UMC Wenatchee, WA into the Reconciling Ministries Network family! Your congregation's decision to become a Reconciling community is a bold, faithful witness to God's radical love for all people.

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Today is International Nonbinary People's Day.

We celebrate the nonbinary people in our community and beyond — beloved, whole, and made in the image of God. Your identity is not a question to be debated; it is a gift to be honored.

To everyone who exists outside the binary: thank you for showing up as yourselves. We see you and are so grateful for you!

We miscounted. There are 51 Annual Conferences in the U.S., and 25 — not 24 — now have a conference-appointed LGBTQ+ affirmation and inclusion team.

We're grateful for the work of the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference's Inclusion Team, and glad to set the record straight.

51 annual conferences in the U.S. 24 now have a conference-appointed LGBTQ+ affirmation and inclusion team.

This work has always been carried by LGBTQ+ people, allies, clergy, and laity who kept showing up year after year. Now, 24 conferences have said officially that this work belongs, on equal footing, as part of who they are.

Take a look through and see if yours made the list.

Want to help more conferences get there? Your gift is part of how we make that possible. rmnetwork.org/donate (link in bio)

Have a story to share about your Annual Conference or radical welcome in your community? Email [email protected] so we can include you in this series.

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Welcome, Cherry Park Ministries! 🏳️‍🌈 We're thrilled to welcome this group from Cherry Park UMC in Portland, OR to the Reconciling Movement — another community choosing to make room for everyone. Glad you're here.

You don’t want to miss this!

Learn more & register here: RMNetwork.org/unconditional

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Did you catch the kick-off of As It Should Be?

Today we sent the movement a story from the Western NC Conference, United Methodist Church — and it's one worth reading. A sacred, long-awaited moment that reminds us what the church looks like when it chooses repair over silence. Check it out: https://email.rmnetwork.org/as-it-should-be-wncc

As It Should Be is RMN's new storytelling campaign — sharing stories from across the movement that show what full affirmation of LGBTQ+ people looks like in real life, and remind us that the work of welcome is far from over.

Have a story from your annual conference or congregation? We want to hear it. Email [email protected].

As It Should Be | WNCC

Today, the Supreme Court ruled that states can bar transgender girls and women from competing on school sports teams that match who they are. This decision upholds bans in West Virginia and Idaho, and protects similar laws now in place across 27 states.

This ruling causes real harm, and it doesn't stand alone. It follows last year's ruling on gender-affirming care for trans minors, and it builds on a pattern that signals more restrictions ahead, not fewer.

To our trans siblings: you belong. On the field, in our churches, in your community, exactly as you are. No court, no state, and no legal decision gets to define who you are or how God sees you.

Full statement can also be found here: https://hubs.li/Q04n3YL60