Communion

“He said they’ve seen that communion is in the evening service tonight, but they were christened and confirmed, not baptized as believers. He asked your counsel: ‘Are we allowed to participate?’” - 9 Marks

“Many churches have chosen to do it on the first Sunday of every month. We decided not to do that… . Beginning in the late 1990’s we began dedicating an entire service to the Lord’s Table when we do it and it has been transformative for our church.” - Kevin Schaal

“As churches are figuring out what it looks like to be the body of Christ during COVID-19 isolation, they’re considering what that means for the Lord’s Supper.” - BPNews

“Many churches will work to adapt their normal practices to online formats, including the Lord’s Supper. We, too, have worked to provide continuity of worship and Bible study via the internet, yet we will not be making the same provision for the Lord’s Supper. Here are three reasons why.” - GARBC

“This Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, when astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people in history to walk on the Moon. But it’s also the anniversary of the a lesser known event—the first celebration of the Lord’s Supper on the Moon.” - TGC

Southern Seminary: While churches who claim the Baptist Faith and Message 2000 as their doctrinal statement may practice either close or closed communion, open communion is impossible to reconcile with its definitions and doctrines.

A Presbyterian minister writes; ‘I do find it a little odd that I could preach in a Baptist church on the glories of the Lord’s Supper, but then sit down after preaching and watch the elements pass me by because I am not a Christian (i.e., haven’t been immersed).’

R.C. Sproul Jr. writes:

“It is most certainly appropriate for the elders of the church to serve communion to members who are, for health or other reasons, unable to attend the gathering of God’s people on the Lord’s Day.”