For Religious Liberty and Against Christian Nationalism

March 11, 2025

We, the undersigned, urge the federal government to protect the religious liberty of all people and we strongly condemn the rise of Christian Nationalism, a dangerous conflation of fundamentalist Christianity, conservative politics, and fierce patriotism which distorts what it means to be an American citizen and an engaged Christian in society.

An executive order signed by President Trump on February 6th established a new “Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias”. This Task Force has the duty to “identify any unlawful anti-Christian policies, practices, or conduct by an agency.” This executive order is a threat to the religious pluralism enshrined in the constitution and does not protect Christians; rather it aligns the federal government with Christian Nationalism.

With the executive order for “Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias”, the federal government has given itself the authority and mandate to define what might be considered “anti-Christian,” and therefore also the authority to define what is Christian - a power which belongs to the Church alone, not the federal government. This executive order violates religious freedom, corrupts the separation of Church and State, and creates a more hostile environment for Christians and all citizens who believe differently than the current administration and its religious advisors.

As Christians, we follow Jesus’ command to love God and love others.2 Christian Nationalism, which does not speak for all Christians, distorts the Gospel and turns Jesus and Christianity into a weapon for power and division instead of a movement towards love and justice. As U.S. Citizens, we uphold a system of government that tries to keep the common good central, defends religious freedom, and protects the rights of all. The dangerous ideology of Christian Nationalism demands that a particular brand of Christianity be privileged by the state and impose that singular belief system in order to be a “good American”.

In order to protect religious freedom, the federal government must not align with one religious ideology but rather honor the constitutional mandate to defend space for religious pluralism and ensure that each member of society is free to practice their religion, or no religion, while keeping the peace and working together for the common good.

We call on the President of the United States and all elected officials to protect religious freedom in our country and uphold the constitution of the United States of America.

Faithfully,

Bishop Paul Erickson, Greater Milwaukee Synod ELCA
Bishop Anne Edison-Albright, East Central Synod of Wisconsin ELCA
Bishop Felix Malpica, La Crosse Area Synod ELCA
Bishop Martin Halom, Northwest Synod of Wisconsin ELCA
Bishop Katherine Finegan, Northern Great Lakes Synod ELCA
Bishop Joy Mortensen-Wiebe, South-Central Synod of Wisconsin ELCA
The Rt. Rev. Matthew Gunter, Episcopal Diocese of Wisconsin
The Rt. Rev. Rayford Ray, Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan
Dan Schwerin, Bishop, Northern Illinois-Wisconsin Area United Methodist Church
Rev. Jane B. Anderson, United Church of Christ
Rev. Rachel Bauman, United Church of Christ
Rev. Michael D. Jones, United Church of Christ
Rev. Franz Rigert, Wisconsin Conference Minister, United Church of Christ
Rev'd Dr. Christian D. Boyd, Stated Clerk, Presbytery of Milwaukee, PC(USA)
Rev. Dr. Dave Colby, General Presbyter for Winnebago Presbytery, PC (USA)
Rev. Devon M. Reynolds, Executive Presbyter for the John Knox Presbytery, PC(USA)
Walt Wiltschek, District Executive Minister, IL/WI District Church of the Brethren
Rev. Mindi Welton-Mitchell, Regional Executive Minister, American Baptist Churches of Wisconsin
Lynne Smith, OSB, Prioress of Holy Wisdom Monastery, Middleton, WI
Fr. Yeprem Kelegian, WI Representative to the Wisconsin Council of Churches, Diocese of the Armenian Church (Eastern)
Manuel Ramminger, Co-Founder Ethical Trade Co
Rev. Kerri Parker, Executive Director, Wisconsin Council of Churches
Rev. Joy Gallmon, D. Ed.Min., Board President, Wisconsin Council of Churches
Rev. Valerie Showalter, Board Member, Wisconsin Council of Churches
The Rev. Dr. Matthew L. Sauer, Manitowoc Cooperative Ministry, PCUSA/UCC
The Rev. Donald M. Fleischman, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Milwaukee WI
Rev. Nii Addo Abrahams, Board Member, Wisconsin Council of Churches

The. Rev. Jana Troutman-Miller, Saint John's On The Lake, Milwaukee, Episcopal
Rev. Gayle Tucker, Administrative and Communications Associate, Wisconsin Council of Churches
Rev. David Simmons, ObJN, St. Matthias Episcopal/First Presbyterian (PCUSA)
Rev. Brittany Barkus, PSALM Shared Ministry, Bessemer, MI, ELCA
Dr. Craig Nessen, Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, IA, ELCA
Deacon Stephanie Engel, ELCA
Mrs. Marlene Sund, ELCA, Sparta, WI
Mrs. Vicki L. Schmidt
Ms. Dori Arbter, ELCA, Sturgeon Bay, WI
Rev. Dara Quinn Clifford, East Central Synod of Wisconsin ELCA, Appleton, WI
Ann C. Kvale, English Lutheran Church, ELCA, La Crosse, WI
Audrey Lucier, RC, La Crosse, WI
Mr. Michael James Schnitzius, Order of Secular Franciscans, ELCA, La Crosse, WI
The Rev. Martha Branson Berger, Episcopal Diocese of Wisconsin
Pastor Carol Taylor, United Church of Beloit, Congregational
Mr. K. Fred Rist, La Crosse Area Synod of Wisconsin ELCA, Alma, WI
Ms. Sarah Halstead, Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin & Upper Michigan, Waupaca, WI
Betty Sacia, Holmen Lutheran Church, ELCA, Holmen, WI
Mr. John E. Daily, Halfway Creek Lutheran Church, ELCA, Holmen, WI
Ruth Poutanen, St Andrew Lutheran Church, ELCA, Wausau, WI
Rev. Philip D. Hobson, Salem United Church of Christ, Verona, WI
Mrs. Tonya Perry, Bethany Lutheran Church, ELCA, Ishpeming, MI
Rev. Douglas Clement, Marshfield: Wesley UMC
Rev. Amy Engebose, St Paul Lutheran Church, ELCA, Neenah, WI
Rev. Karen Hagen, Presbytery of Milwaukee
Rev. Dean W. Simpson, Mt Zion Lutheran Church, ELCA, Hudson, WI
Rev. Diane K. Martin, Zion & Lower Coon Valley Lutheran Churches, ELCA, Viroqua & Stoddard, WI
Rev. Seth Dietrich, Christ Church Episcopal, Whitefish Bay, WI
Dr. Elizabeth Ann Swanick, First United Methodist Church, Evanston, IL
Glenn L. Borreson, ELCA
Mr. Kendal Mentink, RN
Rev. Laura McLeod, Brookfield Congregational UCC, Brookfield, WI
Rev. Mark Kvale, English Lutheran Church, ELCA, La Crosse, WI
Jason Stanton, First Lutheran Church, ELCA, Onalaska, WI
Nancy N. Solberg, ELCA, Holmen, WI
Ms. Lori Toso, Holmen Lutheran Church, ELCA
Rev. Justin Arnold, English Lutheran Church of Bateman/St. James Trinity Lutheran Church, ELCA, Chippewa Falls, WI/Fall Creek, WI
Rev. Don Niederfrank, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Port Washington, WI
Rev. Ashley Nolte, Pilgrim United Church of Christ, Grafton, WI
Mr. David Ofsdahl, ELCA
Margie Fischer, Woodland Lutheran Church, ELCA, Nekoosa, WI
Reverend Mary Limbach, St. Simon the Fisherman Episcopal Church, Port Washington, WI
Margie Fischer, Woodland Lutheran Church, Nekoosa, WI
Mr. Jeff Hoch, Holmen Lutheran Church, Holmen, WI
Rev. Dr. Mark W. Bartuschm Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, La Crosse, WI
Mother Jane Johnson, Beloved Community, Episcopal-ELCA, Steven’s Point, WI
Rev. Emma Sancomb, West Bend, WI
Pastor & Mrs. Lee D. Penvose, Emmanual Lutheran Church Elyria, OH
Mrs. Joan Mikecz, Ascension Lutheran Church, Waukesha, WI
Kevin and Betty Baird, Holmen Lutheran Church, Holmen, WI
Rev. Kris Bjerke-Ulliman, St Croix Hospice, Lacrosse, WI
The Rev. Gary B. Manning, Trinity Episcopal Church, Wauwatosa, WI
Mr. James Yohn, Immanuel Lutheran, Viroqua, WI
Rev. Scott Marrese-Wheeler, Oakland Cambridge Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), Cambridge, WI
Rev. Staci Marrese-Wheeler, Common Grace, Madison, WI
Rev. Barb Girod
Rev. Ellen R. Rasmussen, Algoma Blvd UMC, Oshkosh, WI
Rev. Kelly Taylor-Schaus, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Muskego, WI
Mrs. Renie Anderson, Green Bay, WI
Rev. Phil Haslanger, Christ Presbyterian Church, Madison, WI
Rev. Robert Ullman, United Church of Christ
Rev. Robert Gross, Green Bay, WI
Rev. Jason Mack, Open Doors for Refugees, Madison, WI
Rev. Kelly Fowler Our Lord’s UMC, New Berlin, WI
John David Bersagel, Journey Lutheran Church, Holmen, WI
Pr. Kevan Penvose, Unity Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, WI
Mrs. Faith Luzum Fretheim
Rev. Leslie Schenk, Plymouth Congregational UCC, Madison, WI
Rev. Kay Richter
Rev. Dawn Renee Lindberg, Peace Lutheran Church, Tomah, WI
Rev. Dale Stohre, Emanuel United Church of Christ, Hales Corners, WI
Margaret (Meg)Eiben Hoversten, ELCA, Viroqua, WI
Rev. Alyssa Weaver, Westby Coon Prairie Lutheran Church, Westby, WI
Rev. Amanda Ellen Schultz, Cashton, WI
Rev. Robert C. Hamilton
Nathan Johnson, Peace Lutheran Church Tomah, WI
Rev. Kris Gorton, Memorial United Church of Christ, Fitchburg, WI
Mrs. Susan Woyicki Ettrick
Rebecca Meier-Rao, Worker Justice Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Rev. Kathryn Thompson, Lutheran Campus Ministry - La Crosse, WI
Chaplain Peter C. Capoyianes, SSM Health, Fond du Lac, WI
The Rev. Dr. Steve Kuhl, Nativity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Waukatosa, WI
Deacon Marian Theresa Wasierski Ms, Hephatha Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, WI
The Rev. Molly Doreza, Greater Milwaukee Synod, Milwaukee, WI
Rev. Laura Frost St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Waukesha, WI
Mrs. Carolyn Sellers Rizzo, Kingo Lutheran Church, Shorewood, WI
Rev. John C. Norquist, Faith Lutheran Church, Cedarburg, WI
The Rev. Debra L. Trakel, The Episcopal Church, Milwaukee, WI
Rev. Larry Engel, Five Points Lutheran, Richland Center, WI
The Rev. Dr. Paula Harris, Grace, Galena, IL
Rev. Alexis Twito, Advent Lutheran Church,Cedarburg, WI
Rev. Jim McCrea, First Presbyterian Church, Galena, IL
Rev. Heidi Borkenhagen, First United Lutheran Church, Sheboygan, WI
Rev. John Holm, Evangelical Church in America, Milwaukee, WI
Rev. Bruce Cheever, Fox Point Lutheran Church,Fox Point, WI
Lisa Lewinski Wegner, Advent Lutheran Church, Cedarburg, WI
Mr. Robert E. Erling Hanson, VFP # 102 WARRIOR WRITERS ELCA, Milwaukee, WI
Ms. Jo Ellen Pirlott, Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, Waukesha
Janet L. Blank, Advent Lutheran Church, Cedarburg, WI
Mrs. Pam Ball, Trinity Lutheran Church, La Crosse, WI
Rev. Katya Ouchakof, United Church of Christ, Wisconsin Conference
Debra Ganser, First United Lutheran Church, Sheboygan, WI
Ms. Rosalyn Isbell, Advent Lutheran Church, Cedarburg, WI
Rev. Asher O'Callaghan, East Central Synod of Wisconsin, Wausau, WI
Ms. Mary Jean Preston, Lakeside Lutheran, Kenosha, WI
Rev. Melissa Pagel, Resurrection Lutheran Church, Green Bay, WI
Ms Julie A. Starks, Outreach for Hope, Milwaukee, WI
Rev. Gerald, Mansholt, Appleton, WI
Reverend Libby Howe, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, La Crescent, MN
Denise Retzleff, Campbellsport First UMC, Campbellsport, WI
Dr. Beverly Wallace, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary of Lenoir Rhyne University, Hickory, NC
Rev. Janet Eggleston, Galena, IL
Dr. Carol Feuerstein, Advent Lutheran Church, Cedarburg, WI
Brian Bolling, All Peoples Gathering Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, WI
Pastor Martin Wells, St. Mark ELCA, Spokane, WA
Rev. Elise Hynek, St James Lutheran Church, Rudyard, MI
Ms. Marybeth Ranum, Lutheran, Birmingham, AL
Mr. Tyler Rasmussen, Mt Zion Lutheran Church, Wauwatosa, WI
Rev. Jeffrey Martinson, ELCA, Wausau, WI
Ms. Laura Jo Kantola, Bethel Lutheran Church Ishpeming, MI
Debbie Peterik, Journey In Faith Church, Franksville, WI
Mr. Jason Poole-Xiong, United in Christ Lutheran Church, Morrisonville, WI
Ms. Susan Marie Ernster FSPA, Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration (Roman Catholic), La Crosse, WI
Rev. Wayne Shannon First Congregational UCC, Madison, WI
Ms. Linda Weaver, Peace Lutheran Church, Tomah, Wi
Ms. Julie Towle Atkinson, Menomonie, WI
Ms. Sally Newman, Lutheran Church of the Living Christ, Germantown, WI
Mrs. Karen Joan Gosselin, Mount Pleasant Lutheran Church, Racine, WI
Mrs. Denise Pearson, First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Warren, PA
Gail J. Price, ELCA, Northfield IL
Rev. John LaMunyon (ret.), Headwaters Coaching, Woodinville, WA
Sister Linda Szocik, Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis Leadership, Stevens Point, WI
Rev. Will Mowchan, ELCA, Superior, WI
Pam Pfaff, All Saints Lutheran Church, Oshkosh, WI
Mr. Brian Perry, United Lutheran Church -ELCA, Crystal Falls, MI
Ms. Marsha Salo, Calumet, WI
Bishop William Tesch, ELCA, Moorhead, MN
Mr. Peter M. Engh, Westby Conn Prairie Lutheran Church, Westby, WI
Reverend Wendy Wirth-Brock, Sheboygan, WI
Reverend Stacy Malzhan, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Green Bay, WI
Phylaine Nicholas, West Allis, WI
Rev. Ronald W. Duty Ph.D., Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, MN
Rev. Richard Runge, Middleton Community United Church of Christ Middleton, WI
Ms Ruby Dow United Methodist, Elroy, WI
Teresa O'Donnell-Ebner, Prince of Peace Church, La Crescent MN
Rev. Robert Gross, First Congregational UCC, Janesville, WI
Mrs. Karen L . Hermansen, Racine, WI
Joel Diemer, Lakeview Lutheran Church - ELCA, Madison, WI
Mr. Thomas W. VanDenBogart, Advent Lutheran Church, Slinger, WI
Bishop Emeritus Dave Brauer-Rieke, ELCA, Portland, OR
Dr. Barbara R. Rossing, Lutheran School of Theology
Rev. Michele Engh, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Viroqua, WI
The Rev. Thomas M. Aitken, ELCA, Lakewood WA
Darlene K. Thoresen, Ascension Lutheran, Waukesha, WI
Rev. Jane R. Gehler, The Marquardt, Watertown, WI
Rev. Dr. James B. Martin-Schramm, Luther College, Decorah, IA
Ms. Shanna Marie Bender, Peace Lutheran Church, Tomah, WI
Rev. Marian Elizabeth Boyle Rohloff, West Side Moravian Church, Green Bay, WI
The Rev. Canon Scott Robert Leannah, Episcopal Diocese of Wisconsin, WI
Rev. Kenneth Cutler, Sr, American Baptist Churches of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Chuck & Carmen Gustafson, Christian, La Crosse WI
Ms. Susan C. Johnson, Sturgeon Bay, WI
Rev. Nicholas Utphall Advent Lutheran of Madison Christian Community, Madison, WI
Kim Wahl, Citizen of Vernon County, Westby, WI
Ms. Fern Blake, Pasco First Lutheran church, Pasco WA
Rev. Lisa Louise Nelson, St Mark's Lutheran Church, Madison, WI
Rev. Christopher Jarrett Ross, First Congregational UCC of Watertown, Watertown, WI
Gale Oakes
Rev. Neil Deupree, First Congregational UCC, Janesville, WI
Mr. Douglas Poland, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Madison, WI
Rev. Donna Brown, The Village Church, Milwaukee, WI
Rev. Denise Mbise, Trinity Lutheran Church, South Milwaukee, WI
Dr. Emma Ledbetter, First Congregational United Church of Christ, La Crosse, WI
Rev. Steve Zekoff, United Methodist Church
Rev. Michael Goodwin, Memorial Presbyterian Church, Appleton, WI
Rev. Dr. Rex Eugene Piercy, Holy Wisdom Monastery, Middleton, WI
Kathleen Carole Remund, Bristol Hospice, Madison, WI
Rev. Susan Phillips, First Presbyterian Church
Ms. Edith-Marie Green, Grace Episcopal Church, Episcopal Diocese of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Ms. Elizabeth Paulson, Ascension Lutheran Church, Green Bay, WI
Elizabeth Huwiler, ELCA, Elm Grove, WI
Dr. Kathy Hartke, WI United Women in Faith, Elm Grove, WI
Rev. Jim Bickel Galilee Lutheran Church, Pewaukee, WI
Mrs. Mary Brod, Luther Memorial Church, Madison, WI
Mr. Brad Lee Brookins, United Church of Christ, Mt Horeb, WI
Rev. Lisa Gail Irwin, Wisconsin Conference United Church of Christ
Ms. Beverly Bradford, First Congregational UCC, Waukesha, WI
Rev. Susan Leih, North Pointe United Methodist Church, Racine, WI
Dr. Peter Wallace Bakken, Advent Lutheran Church, Madison, WI
Rev. Robert Giese, Northwest Synod of Wisconsin, Ogema, WI
Rev. Sarah Moore-Nokes, Presbyterian Church (USA) Wisconsin
Mr. Craig Hanson, UMC, Elroy, WI
Pastor Jim Honig, Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church, Ellison Bay, WI
Loretta & Matthew Brockmeier, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Clearwater, FL
Rev. Laura Yurs, United Church of Christ
Rev. Mallory Yanchus, United Methodist Church, Madison, WI
Rev. Glenn Danz, UCC, Greenfield, WI
Roy H. Nelson, Retired, Waukesha, WI
Rev. Kimberly Stowell, ELCA, Rogersville, WI
Pastor Jackie Rose Cook, Christ the King, Delafield, WI
Mrs, Nancy Lee Kandler, First Congregational United church of Christ, Appleton, WI
Ms. Peggy Laz Recknagel, United Church of Christ Congregational UCC, Waukesha, WI
Ms. Shirley Paulson, Ascension Lutheran Church, Green Bay, WI
William Louis Kesting Jr, United Church of Christ, Plymouth, Immanuel UCC
Rev. Edmond Titus Drewsen III, Middleton Community United Church of Christ, Middleton, WI
Rev. Mary Beth Byrne, United Methodist Church, Whitewater, WI
Mr. Evan Richards
Joanne Weinberg Wauwatosa Presbyterian Church, Wauwatosa, WI
Pastor Jen Barnet, WI Conference, United Methodist Church, Eau Claire, WI
Mona Van Riper, Lewis Valley & Mindoro Lutheran Churches ELCA, Mindoro, WI
Rev. Dan Borchers, BCC, Manitowoc, WI
Rev. Andy Twiton, Trinity Lutheran Church Madison, WI
Ms. Virginia D. Close, First Congregational UCC, Eau Claire, WI
Mrs. Pat Schock, Christian Riverside Church, New York, NY
Pam Gardow, United Methodist Church, Altoona, WI
Rev. Cindy Warmbier-Meyer, St John Lutheran, De Pere, WI
Patty Vanderwaal Lutheran, St Paul, MN
Ms. Susan Elias, Christ Lutheran Church, Madison, WI
Mrs. Penny Rae Robinson, Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Appleton, WI
Rev. Luke Bocher, United Church of Christ, Whitewater, WI
Ms. Anne M. Hartberg, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Viroqua, WI
Rev. Carolyn Dugan, American Baptist Churches of WI, Wauwatosa, WI
Rev. Ken Pennings, Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ, Madison, WI
Mr. Paul John Eggers, Ascension Lutheran, Waukesha, WI
Rev. Dr. Kendra Grams, First Presbyterian Church of Hudson, WI
Ms Nancy Schanke, East Central Synod of Wisconsin, East Central WI
Mr. James D. Moorhead, Trinity Lutheran Church, Sparta, WI
Mrs. Barbara I. Moorhead, Trinity Lutheran Church, Sparta, WI
The Rev. Susan K. Ott-Holland, Siena Center, Waterford, WI
Rev. Sandra Nuernberg, PC(USA), Madison, WI
Ms Suzy Clarkson Holstein, Plymouth, Milwaukee, WI
Lindsay Paul Jordan, St. Luke‘s Lutheran, ELCA, Waukesha, WI
Marti Anderson, Memorial UCC, Fitchburg, WI
Mr. Dick Russo, Holy Wisdom Middleton
Ms. Marilyn Paulson, First Presbyterian Church - PCUSA, Winneconne, WI
Rev. Matthew Short, Resurrection Lutheran Church, New Berlin, WI
Ms. Karen Swartzberg, Whitefish Bay Methodist Church, Milwaukee, WI
Mrs. Aida Muniz, Ascension Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, WI
Pastor Dan Henderson, Holmen, WI
Rev. Carol Barth, Windsor, WI
Rev. Crystal Lee, Church of Our Saviour, Fond du Lac, WI
Ms. Marilee Backstrand, Trinity Episcopal Church/St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Platteville/Monroe, WI
Rev. Kate Mackey, Orchard Ridge UCC, Madison, WI
Rev. John Clasen Appleton, WI
Patty Koplitz, Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Neenah, WI
Ms. Constance Morgenstern, Neenah, WI
Ms. Shelley Lynn Taycher, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Neenah, WI
Rev. Dave Werner (retired)
Rev. Karen Jost, St. John's Lutheran at Stone Bank, Oconomowoc, WI
Rev. Jeff Tengesdal, First English Lutheran Church, Appleton, WI
James Morgenstern, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Neenah, WI
Vicar Rick Bursh, Spring Prarie Lutheran Church, DeForest, WI
Rev. Anna von Winckler, First Presbyterian Church, Marshfield, WI
Ms. Cynthia A. Rieck, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Neenah, WI
Ms. Cindy K. Strong, Saint Paul’s Church Lutheran ELCA Neenah, Neenah, WI
Rev. Zayna Thomley, Middleton Community United Church of Christ, Middleton, WI
The Rev. John S. Macholz, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Chicago
Ms. Cindy K. Strong, Saint Paul’s Church Lutheran ELCA, Neenah, WI
Fr. Andrew (Andy) Boyd Jones, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Madison, WI
Rev. Jen Petricca Bloesch, Community of Hope UCC/Madison Christian Community, Madison, WI
Rev. Jenn Pockat, East Central Synod of Wisconsin, Caroline, WI
Rev. Jon and Jeranna Strasman, Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Neenah, WI
Rev. Julie Wilson, Bethany United Methodist Church, Madison, WI
Rev. Kevin Kretzmann Farrar, St. Matthew's Ev. Lutheran Church, Wauwatosa, WI
The Rev. Lennel V. Anderson III, Mayo Clinc Health System - Chaplain, La Crosse, WI
Mrs. Kathleen Schluter, United Methodist Church of Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee, WI
Dr. Jerry Lee Folk, Sunday Assembly, Holy Wisdom Monastery, Madison, WI
David Towle Immanuel, United Methodist Church, Kenosha, WI
Horace Hawthorne Davis, First English Lutheran Churh, Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Gary Holmes, UMC of Whitefish Bay, Whitefish Bay, WI
Karen Fretheim Fredrickson, ELCA
Rev. Gerald Mansholt, Appleton, WI
Chaplain Judy Koeune-Brown, De Pere, WI
Pastor Jan Mills, St. Mark, Harrisburg, PA
Ms Mary Strait, Presbyterian, Madison, WI
Mr. David Strait Christ Presbyterian Church, Madison, WI
Ms. Lindy Anderson, Presbyterian, Madison WI
Ms. Lisa Irwin, Southeast Association, WI
Mr. Russell Pietz
Ms. Melody Sue Panek, Bethany United Methodist Church, Middleton, WI
Rev. Keith Schroerlucke, Madison, WI
Nancy Zippel Gloe, Bethany United Methodist Church, Madison, WI
Rev. Peter Todd Heide, St. John's Lutheran, Prairie du Sac, WI
Rev. Eric John Lundquist, First Baptist Church, Waukesha, WI
Mr. Richard Henderson
Mrs. Chris Jackson, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Waukesha, WI
Mr. Eric A. Cooper, Forest Moon Grove, Concrete, WA
Rt. Rev. James E. Sayers, The House of Life-Affiliate of New Aeon Church International, Youngstown, OH
Dr. Phyllis W. Curott, Temple of Ara, Parliament of the World's Religions, NY
Ms. Patricia Russell, Church of the Incarnation, Charlottesville, VA
Nancy Jocoy, Mauldin, SC
Ms. Patricia Kryshak
Rev. Carl Rohlfs, Junction
Dr. Jeff Schlichter
Rev. Dr. Walter Bouzard, Lexington, VA
Ms. Kathleen Hendrickson
Mr. Glen Thompson, Belleville, WI
Rev. Christopher Joseph Howard STL, Presbyterian/URC, Buckley
Rev. Kristin M. Foster, Northeastern Minnesota Synod ELCA, Duluth, MN
Rev. Luis E. Ruiz Lopez, Iglesia Presbiteriana, San Sebastian
Mr. Paul Richard Jacobson, Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, St. Paul, MN
Ms. Dorice Agnes Steiner, Methodist, Saint Johns
Mrs. Constance L. Stagman, Cedar Creek United Methodist Church, Cedar Creek
Dr. Edwin Ronald Feintech, PhD, Buddhist Sangha, Everywhere
Rev. Silas Blake Duncan, ELCA, Central Southern Illinois
Mrs. Rosalie A. Hoffman, Southern Clinton Co Lutheran Parrish SPNV, Clinton County, PA
Diana L. ALBRECHT-Toliver, DeSoto
Mr. Christopher Robinson, Florida Bahamas Synod, Tampa, FL
Dr. Don Tillman, SBC
Mr. Todd Kin-Beshears, The Lords Natural Church
Mr. Clinton Cole, Grove
Mr. Hugh Allen Swarts Jr., Independent Cross Denominational, Ojai, CA
Mr. Michael Hagerman, Faith Lutheran Church, Cedarburg, WI
Harold D. Fitch, Catholic, Burlington
Ms. Vicki A. Keith
Dr. Maria R. Kelly, Member St Therese Little Flower Shrine, Albuquerque, NM
Rev. Sandra Huber, Powell, OH
Donald Labonte, Christ the King Catholic Church, West Greenwich, RI
Rev. Cindy J. Solomon-Klebba, MCC, Salt Lake City, UT
Rev. Dr. David Fredrickson, Luther Seminary
Mr. James Graf, The Woodlands, TX
Rev. Greg Kaufmann,Immanuel Lutheran Church, Eau Claire, WI
Mr. Charles F. Church
Lora Blankenship, Ohio
Rev. Dr. Gabriel Morgan, St Paul Lutheran Church, Tampa, FL
Rev. Gary Russell Vencill, UMC, Brooksville, ME
Michael Potvin-Frost CFF, Community of Free Franciscans
Jason Wood, Idaho Falls, ID
Joni Liesegang
Ms. Debra Polin
Ms. Laurel A. Boyer, English Lutheran Church of Bateman, Chippewa Falls, WI
Rev. Gary J. Nokleberg, ELCA, Appleton, WI
Mr. William Bridwell, Unitarian Universalist of Martha's Vineyard, Vineyard Haven, MA
Rev. Wayne Deloach, ELCA, Whitewater. Wi
Rev. John Sippola, First Lutheran Church, Duluth, MN
Ms. Leona Margaret Sonne, Indivisible
Ms. Betty McKey, College Heights UMC, Lakeland, FL
Dr. Ann D. Sutton, Unitarian, Dallas, TX
Rev. Gregory B. Williams, Hendersonville, NC
Mrs. Jan Ellen Krajniak, Seventh-day Adventist, Alpena
Mrs. Valerie Emanuel
Rev. Terri Marie Murphy, Episcopal Diocese of Washington, Washington DC
Mrs. Eileen Thomas
Rev. Mary E. Shanahan, Retired, Eatonville, WA
Mr. Michael J. Burk, First Presbyterian Church, Port Townsend, WA
Ms. Regan Westra, Episcopal, Summerville, SC
Ms. Carol Brusegar, CCUCC, Los Alamitos, CA
Ms. Gina Evans
Ms. Sabrina Lane Scott
Rev. Mary Conant, Little Brown Church UCC, Sunol
Rev. Ellen Marie Schoepf, Edgewood Lutheran Church, Fruitport, MI
Ms. Donna Hart, North Richland Hills
Rev. Kelly D. Bayer Derrick, Roanoke, VA
Mrs. Robin E. Ervin, Lutheran, Ewing, NJ
Mr. Gregory Szematowicz, Virginia Beach, VA
Ms. Karlyn D. Fike, Seventh Day Adventist, Cocoa
Dr. Diane L. Jacobson, ELCA, St. Paul, MN
Rev. Jonathan, Marxhausen, Grace of God Lutheran Churcg, Oakdale, MN
Naomi Hartman, Lutheran Church of the Foothills, Tucson, AZ
Mr. James Clay, Fielding, FBC Mulberry, Mulberry, FL
Denny Hunthausen, St Leo Catholic Church, Tacoma, WA
Mrs. Mary B. Sweezey, Lutheran, Prairie du Chien, WI
Pastor Amalia Vagts, Our Saviour’s Lutheran, Tucson, AZ
Ms. Autumn Lea Puccio, Christian, WI
The Rev. Lathe Snyder, Miami Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Dayton, OH
Mrs. Lori M. Parker, Brunswick
Marvin T. Sawyer, Methodist, Rialto
Mrs. Geraldine Mary Jones, Tijeras, NM
Mrs. Susan Parker Eck
Mrs. Karen Sue Crawford, Messianic
Ms. Lynn R. Allen, Galena, IL
The Rev. David C. Couper, Holy Wisdom Momastery, Middleton, WI
Rev. Greg Grigsby
Rev. John H. McMullen Jr., First United Methodist Church, Austin, TX
The Rev. Earl Janssen Jr, DE
Reverend Sharon Anne L’Heureux, Correllian Tradition of Wicca, Danvers, IL
The Rev. Dr. Scott R. McKinney, Abiding Presence Lutheran Church, Rochester Hills
Rev. Justin Jay Arnold, English Lutheran Church of Bateman / St. James Trinity Lutheran Church, Chippewa Falls, WI / Fall Creek, WI
Mr. Edward J. Tucker Sr., Methodist, Waterford Township
Dr. Aimee Jahns
Rev. Dawn D. Baird, Northern Hills UMC, San Antonio
Rev. Dr. James C. Bouzard, Christ Chapel at Texas State University, San Marcos
Rev. Carol Reynolds, ,Hope United Church of Christ, Sturgeon Bay, WI
Ms. June Bowie
Ellie Greve, Appleton
Mrs. Constance L. Stagman, Cedar Creek United Methodist Church, Cedar Creek
Rev. Mark E. Perry, Trinity Lutheran Church, Worcester
Kim Long, Advent Lutheran Church, Harleysville
Rev. Richard Warren Dow, Memorial Lutheran Church, St Augustine
Ms. Leah C. Cox, Shippensburg
Rev. Tom Meyer, Immanuel-Trinity Lutheran Church, Fond du Lac, WI
Mrs. Martha B. Alston, St Timothy's Lutheran Church, Albuquerque, NM
Mrs. Linda Lee Parko, Trinity Lutheran, Cody, WY
Merry Tapp
Mrs. Janie L. Seabolt
Rev. Kenneth Champagne, Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, Reston, VA
Rev. Janet Wittenmyer, Trinity Lutheran, Willard, OH
Mr. Alex Carmichael, Hope Community Church, Asheville, NC
The Rev. Susan M. Lang, Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod
Rev. Ruth Dunn Widmann, United Methodist Church, Long Island, NY
Mr. Mark Moss, New York, NY
Rev. Dr. Catherine Ziel, Bethlehem, PA
The Rev. Jason Bryan-Wegner, Augustana Lutheran Church, West St. Paul, MN
Ms. Linette Schreiber
Mrs. Aimee Paulson, Christ Lutheran Church, Wyoming, MI
Mrs. Patricia J. Wynn, Ideal Management Company, Miami, FL
Dr. Richard Griffith Rollefson, Hope Lutheran Church, Atascadero
Rev. Brad Braley, Presbyterian, Cedar Falls, I
Pastor Al Debelak, ELCA, Columbus, OH
Rev. Andy J. Graves, Sion Lutheran Church, Lancaster, MN
Mr. John A. Hoien, Cambria, CA
Jeannette L. Lacey, Universal Church of God, Burbank, CA
Mary M. Troester, ELCA, Sierra Pacific Synod, Chico
The Rev Deacon Mike J. Andres, Episcopal Church of New Hampshire
Nancy Lynn Hibbard, St. Mary’s, Portage.WI
Rev. Kenneth R. Storck, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Rockford, IL
Dr. Matt Mortenson Sooke
The Rev. Christopher Frye, St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chambersburg, PA
Rev. Dr Ritva H. Williams, Cedar Rapids IA
The Rev. William T. Hodgetts Jr., Zion Lutheran Church, Egg Harbor City, New Jersey
Brian Hiortdahl, Las Vegas, NV
Dr. Laura Wendorff
The Rev. Dianne Loufman, First Lutheran Church, Duluth, MN
Ms. Sheila Weaver, Denver, CO
Mark Yanike, Christian, Fremont
Ms. Jonnie Luane Speight, Christian, Botetourt County
Rev. Eric McKinney, Georgetown, TX
Ms. Martha Jane, Hood, Freewill Baptist, Greer, SC
Chris Altemann, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Suttons Bay, MI
Dr. Beth Larson PhD
Mr. Bruce Miller, Shelton
Rev. Christine Moseley, St. A Mark’s Episcopal Church, Newport, VT
Jeffrey Hart, Phoenix
Ms. Gair Helfrich, St.Paul’s Episcopal Church Chuch, Brunswick, ME
Mr. Joseph Rawson, Falls Church Episcopal, Falls Church
Rev. Dr. Cris Mogenson, NY State Association of Protestant Chaplains
Mr. Ralph Henry Bergstresser II, Epiphany Lutheran and Episcopal Church , Marina CA
Ms. Ann-Louise Ott, Seattle
Dr. Robert Wesley Holloway, United Methodist Church, Fort Worth TX
Dr. Jeff Smith, Wellspring United Methodist Church, Georgetown, Texas
Rev. James Cole, Antioch United Methodist Church, Nashville, TN
Mr. Troy Robert Pierson
Ms. Roberta Jackson
Alan Hair ELCA, Hershey, PA
Mr. Philip Norris , Mansfield
Rev. Dr. Nancy Koester, St. Timothy Lutheran Church, St. Paul, MN
Mr. Robert Sulo, Lake Ishpeming
Rev. Katy Tomlanovich, Green Bay WI
Dr. Clint Schnekloth Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Fayetteville, AR
Mr. Leonard Butters, Inland Northwest Unitarian Universalist Community, Spokane, WA
Rev. Dianne Prichard, ELCA, Dixon, IA
Mr. John Duggan
Ms. Kirsten Jacobson Stasney, First Lutheran Church, Duluth, MN
Rev. Dr. Craig Koester. St. Paul, MN
Pastor Jim O’Hanlon Lutheran - ELCA, Rye Brook, NY
Rev. Karen Hanson
Mr.Carl Vik Brosten, Community of Christ, Whitehouse, OH
Mr. JB George, Grace Lutheran Church, Springfield, IL
Ms. Jennifer McCabe, Carrasco
Rev. Bill R. Havens, PC(USA), Springfield
Rev. Dr. Patricia Medley, The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Holmdel, NJ
Lynn Radvansky, Sacred Hearts Catholic Church, Crescent Lake WI
The Rev. Pam Northrup, ELCA, Cary, NC
Rev. Tina Koenig Ray, Lutheran, Beloit, WI
Rev. Jeanne Madsen, United in Christ Lutheran Church, Eveleth
Mr. Joseph William Stasney ,First Lutheran Church, Duluth, MN
Dr. Beth S. Wells, Omaha, NE
The Rev. Walte Robert Riedel, Hope Lutheran Church and Student Center, College Park, MD
Ms. Kristina VanSweden, Green Bay, WI
Rev. Heidi Mann Ely, MN
Rev Elizabeth George, Zion Lutheran, Sunbury, PA
Mr. Lindsay Bishop, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Nashville, TN
Rev. James Christian, Chicago, IL
Mr. Rick Biedermann
Pastor Sarah K Allen United Methodist Church El Paso
Mrs. Ann M Bowen, Christ the King Lutheran Church, Torramce
Mrs. Charlotte Gillespie, First Presbyterian Church, Penn Yan, NY
Rev. Sandra Jones, Bethany Lutheran Church, Scottsdale, AZ
Rev. Steve Evans
Rev. Margaret Ann Hegeman, Presbytery of Grand Canyon, Phoenix, AZ
Mrs. AnnMarie Myrenm Grace Lutheran Church, Wis Rapids, WI
Mr. John G. Mundinger, St. John's Lutheran Church, Helena, Montana
Rev. Richard C Jensen, Zion Lutheran Church, Lima
Rev. Dr. Timothy Hoyer, ELCA, Falconer
Mr. Lenard Koehler, Agnostic, Albuquerque, NM
Mrs. Deb Irene Davey Rollo, Congregational United Church of Christ, Paw Paw Twp, IL
Rev. Rick Klotz, Christ Lutheran Church, Hilton Head, SC
Reverend Patrice Wells, Liberty Hill UMC, Chuckey
Rev. Mindy Czycalla, Beckville, Trinity, First Litchfield, Hector, Cosmos MN
Mr. Michael Schaller, St. Vincent de Paul Society, Temple City
Ms. Anne Selbyg, Edina Community Lutheran Church, Edina, MN
Ms. Nyla M Anderson, Trinity Lutheran Church, Fort Collins, CO
Carol Goloff, Episcopal, NJ
Ms. J. Bailey, Birmingham, AL
The Rev. Matt Medford
Mr. Stephen Belfield Epiphany, Lutheran Church Suwanee, GA
Ms. Jean Peterson
Rev. Rusty May, ELCA, Chicago, IL
Julie Semon Rolla, MO
Lizbeth J. Lemke J.D., Good Shepherd Lutheran, Oak Park, IL
Mrs. Margie Gibbons, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, New Berlin, WI
Rev. Michael W. Ware, Robeson Lutheran Church, Mohnton, PA
Rev. Glenda D. Whitehead, Journey of Faith United Methodist Church, Round Rock
Mr. Kenneth Jackson, Fellowship Lutheran Church, Tulsa, OK
Thomas Newby, First United Methodist Church, Princeton, IL
Mrs. Gayle Grimm, ELCA, Hector, MN
The Rev. James G. Krauser, Bristol, CT
Debra Smith, St. Luke Lutheran Church, Williamsport, PA
Ms. Sandra Dovala
Pastor Sig John Arnesen, ELCA, Catonsville, MD
Debra J. Shoepe, Lutheran, Hillsboro
Carole A Kriebel, Trinity Lutheran Church, Lansdale, PA
Rev. Susanne E Smith, Northfield, MN
Rev. Katherine Annette Olsen, Unity of Fayetteville, Fayetteville
Garrett Struessel, ELCA, Longmont, CO

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