Holy Communion

Holy Communion, also known as the Lord’s Supper, is the sharing together of bread and wine as symbols of the death of the Lord Jesus Christ. This reflects on the meaning given by Jesus at his last Passover meal (Matthew 26:17-29). The shared eating of the bread and drinking of the wine points to Jesus’ body and blood given on the cross for our redemption and the forgiveness of our sins. In obedience to Jesus’ instructions, the church continues to share in this ‘supper’ in remembrance of him. This helps believers to take a firm hold of God’s promises in Christ for our forgiveness, and so we are strengthened by his Spirit to live for him. The Lord’s Supper is one way of expressing our unity as a congregation – as we are reconciled to God and one another through trusting in Jesus’ saving work for us on the cross. We thereby proclaim God’s grace in the Lord’s death, until he comes (1 Corinthians 11:26). When we share the bread, a gluten-free option is available.