Worship: The Lord’s Supper

Grace
practices the historic and biblical principle of “close” or “closed”
communion.  God’s
Word says that receiving the Lord’s Supper with other Christians
implies a
unity of faith. God wants us to agree in our beliefs before we enter
into any
form of Christian fellowship such as Holy Communion.
(I Cor. 1:10 and I Cor. 10:17).  Also,
the
Bible teaches that we bring judgment upon ourselves if we partake of
the Lord’s
Supper in an unworthy manner (I Cor. 11:27-29).  For this
reason, we at Grace restrict the Lord’s Supper to those who are
communicant
members of Grace, (and communicants from other congregations in the
Church of the Lutheran Confession).  

By
practicing close communion we are not judging your faith. We are
practicing close communion out of love for you and out of obedience to
God’s
Word. We are eager to have you join us in the  Lord’s Supper
but only on the basis of a shared confession in the truth of God’s
word.  Through instruction you can discover if we share the
same confession, and be received into communicant membership (see Adult
Instruction under Education for more info about become a member).