Communion
(The Lord's Supper or Eucharist)
Anyone who has been baptized through a Christian Church and actively holds to the gospel of Jesus Christ as proclaimed in scripture is welcome to participate, including children with "age-and-ability appropriate faith" as determined by parents and church elders.
We practice Communion weekly for at least four reasons:
1. New Testament Pattern: Communion was central to worship on the first day of the week in the early church (Acts 2:42 and Acts 20:7).
2. Historical Tradition: Weekly communion is a long-standing tradition dating back to the earliest church, as documented in the Didache (c. 100 AD) and supported by early church fathers.
3. Sacramental Grace: It is a sacramental means of grace that provides a necessary moment to repent, receive spiritual nourishment, and experience the grace of God.
4. Church Unity: Fosters unity within the church, reminding us that we are one body in Christ (1 Cor 10:17).
Acts 2:42 "And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers."
Acts 20:7 "On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight."
I Cor 10:17 "Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread."