Companies Embrace Religion as New Facet of Diversity Efforts (1)

A year into his job at GE HealthCare Technologies Inc., Lucas felt the need to create a space for himself and his colleagues who were passionate about their faiths.

Lucas, who works in the medical technology company’s legal department, initially kept his Christian faith private but later wanted to bring his “whole” authentic self to work.

“People like having that safe space at work where you can fully let your guard down,” he said.

Ten years ago, Lucas—who asked that only his first name be used—got approval to establish the GE HealthCare Faith Work Forum, an employee resource group that ...