Reformation Lutheran Church Reconciling In Christ Welcome Statement

We, Reformation Lutheran Church, Brookfield, have prayerfully
journeyed together to become a Reconciling In Christ Congregation.
We celebrate that all persons are created in God’s image.
We embrace each person’s sacred wisdom.
We welcome persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and
gender expressions to share in community life.
We declare that we welcome persons of all abilities, of any ethnicity,
economic status, family makeup or age.
We commit to study, prayer and action to become anti-racist individuals in an anti-racist
church & to work to dismantle racial injustice.
We are open to the leadership of all rostered leaders & lay leaders including those who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and LGBTQIA+.

As children of God: We commit to being a Reconciling* in Christ Congregation which extends
hospitality, encouragement and full participation.
*To coexist in harmony

Original Affirmed January 26, 2020; Revised Draft Affirmed June 27, 2021
Congregational Annual Meeting, Reformation Lutheran Church, Brookfield, Wisconsin