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Pride Across Minnesota
Minnesota Reconciling Congregations are all in with Pride celebrations this summer. Drop a note to minnesotareconciling@gmail.com if yours is participating in a local event. We’ll keep adding to this list.
If you are looking for a Pride event near you, check out this great list assembled by East Central Minnesota Pride with links to hosting communities.
June 27-28, Twin Cities Pride
Metro-based churches will host a Minnesota Reconciling Congregations booth at the festival and will march in the parade on Sunday afternoon.
Minnesota Reconciling Congregations at TC Pride 2026
Sept. 12, 11 am – 4 pm, Columbia Heights Pride
Faith UMC St. Anthony will be there at Kordiak Park.
2026 Spring Gathering recording available
Thank you to Holy Trinity UMC for hosting this year’s Spring Gathering! A recording of the panel discussion, Welcoming the Whole Person: The Journey Toward LGBTQIA+ Clergy Leadership, is now available on our YouTube channel. Check it out if you couldn’t join us live or would like to share it with your congregation’s staff parish relations committee. Recording here. Event detail here.
Minnesota Reconciling Congregations Calendar
June 27-28. MRC booth at Twin Cities Pride Festival
Sept. 2-5, 2027. Reconciling Ministries Network Convocation, Minneapolis.
Sept. 10, 7 pm – Regular monthly meeting – on-line
To receive email notices of monthly meetings, contact minnesotareconciling@gmail.com
Latest Recordings:
2026 Spring Gathering panel “Welcoming the Whole Person: The Journey Toward LGBTQIA+ Clergy Leadership!” here
MRC Learning Event – Gender Liberation is for Everyone presentation, Feb. 26, 2026
See our Resources Archive for other recordings or check out our YouTube channel.
Inclusive Methodists….building a new Church
Reconciling United Methodist Congregations are:
A NATIONAL NETWORK of churches, groups and individuals which support each other in carrying out their Christian ministry of witness and outreach.
PROCLAIMING AND LIVING OUT the simple, powerful message of hospitality and love revealed by Jesus Christ.
DIVERSE COMMUNITIES which are large and small; urban, suburban, rural; young and old; many races and cultures.
This growing, grass roots movement is transforming the lives of countless individuals and communities.
Since 1984, the Reconciling Congregation movement has grown to 1,436 Reconciling Congregations, Campus Ministries and Annual Conferences. It also encompasses 46,091 Reconciling United Methodists who publicly witness to “open the doors” of the church to the participation of all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. RMN is active in 5 countries.
JOIN US in this vital Christian movement that seeks to fulfill the Biblical teaching that we are to LOVE God and our neighbor as ourselves and to do JUSTICE.
It’s a new day for the United Methodist Church!
After more than 48 years of ongoing debate at each of the General Conference meeting of the UMC, the 2020 General Conference (held in 2024) removed all the harmful language and restrictions from the Book of Discipline with respect to LGBTQIA+ persons and the persons who love and minister to them! Even though 2024 brought much progress, the work to warm hearts and open minds is not finished.
We stand ready to assist local churches to determine if they want to join us as advocates for change within the institution and become Reconciling Congregations.
We will reach out in mission to members of the LGBTQ community to welcome them to our churches and to affirm them as children of God.
Minnesota Reconciling Congregations
Caring, Inclusive and Spirit Filled!
There is a church home in Minnesota ready to help with your faith journey.
Here, you’ll find 33 reconciling congregations, including 2 campus based communities.
Whether in the metro or in greater Minnesota, there is a place for you.
Directory of the Minnesota Reconciling Churches
See the list
Celebrating Minnesota’s Reconciling Connections
Minnesota has a long history with the Reconciling Ministries Network of the United Methodist Church. Wesley UMC in Minneapolis became the first MN Reconciling Congregation early in 1987. We now have 33 active Reconciling Congregations. This is something to celebrate! More
Living into Being Reconciling
Pride Parade
Twin Cities Pride is one of the largest Pride Celebrations in the United States. It represents a phenomenal outreach opportunity by our Minnesota Reconciling Congregations to show their support for the LGBTQ community.
With a festival booth in Loring Park and our parade unit, we share God’s love for all.
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Festival Booth
