Eastside Mission - Reconcile
Eastside Mission is Reconcile Church, which seeks to reconcile God and people through relationships by following the command of Jesus to spread His word. Reconcile seeks to meet people where they are in order to show them God's love and tell them who God is and His plan for salvation.
Reconcile Church is a community of people on Milwaukee's East Side centered on the love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ.
Church is not just an institution. Jesus is more than Sunday mornings. Reconcile is a church without walls.
Why Reconcile?
Everyone has a story. A reason or reasons why they are who they are and believe what they believe. Jesus cares about this story and has been involved in the life of every person whether one knows it or not.
Many have been hurt by the church. They don't trust organized religion and especially Christians. For some this mistrust is based upon negative experiences with ignorant Christians or church leaders. For others this mistrust is based upon ignorance and popular culture.
There is an arm’s length rift in our lives between us and the God of the Universe. This rift doesn't understand who Jesus is. This rift prevents forgiveness and true contentment.
This rift causes isolation and pain, realized or not. This means that a project of reconciliation is needed. Jesus Christ is the great reconciler. We take his lead and follow his command, meeting people where they are in order to reflect who God is and God's plan for his creation.
Who is Reconcile?
Reconcile began with a group of East Siders who were nurtured at Brookfield Lutheran Church. We formed as a Bible study group that meets weekly, exploring God's Word to grow in our own faith, to get to know each other, and to be a "seed" group for Reconcile. At Easter 2009 we were commissioned to bring Jesus' message to our communities and those who feel alienated from traditional organized Christianity.
Marc Englehardt, our pastor, came to Brookfield Lutheran Church as vicar in August 2008, bringing a vision of an East Side non-traditional Lutheran mission: a church without walls that strives to meet people where they are, in their alienation from God; to love them, as Jesus commands; to bring them the good news of Jesus' love, grace and salvation. Marc was ordained at Brookfield Lutheran Church on August 30, 2009.
Want to know more?
To learn more about who we are and what we do check out the Reconcile Church website at reconcilechurch.org
All are welcome!
We invite you to contact us, to join us for any activity, and to refer others to us. Contact us at reconcilechurch.org and leave a message or send an email to reconcile.marc@gmail.com . We'd like to get to know to you!
"God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God." - 2 Corinthians 6:19-20