Communion

Communion, or the Lord's Supper, reminds us what is at the center of our life as a church and of our lives as Christians - the atoning death of Jesus on the cross. In our celebration of communion together, we remember, testify, and proclaim Christ's death and resurrection.
In taking this meal, we remember the cross of Christ. As Paul said to some early Christians, ". . . you proclaim the Lord's death . . ." (1 Corinthians 11:26). As Jesus said at the last supper (which is the model for us), ". . . do this in remembrance of Me" (Luke 22:19). So in this church, we remember Christ's death not so much by physical crosses, but by this shared meal He left for us. We are remembering the reality which has created the church, Christ's blood ". . . shed for many for the remission of sins" (Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:24).
In sharing the bread and the cup, we also testify that we are united together, a family sharing one table. We are one family because we are walking together as Christians. So Paul told some early believers ". . . let a man examine himself. . ." before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup (1 Corinthians 11:28). From very early on, Christians have realized that to participate in the Lord's Supper is a statement not of spiritual perfection (it is a meal for sinners), but of sincere following after Jesus Christ. Stored anger, nursed wounds, hidden grudges, deliberate disobedience, and continuing sin should all be in the process of being dealt with before taking communion; understanding that communion testifies to the reality which distinguishes the Christian church from the world.
By sharing this meal, we also proclaim that we, as a church, are living with heaven in view. Whether by death, or through the second advent of Christ, this meal proclaims the hope that we have as we wait for the final consummation of all things. Again, as Paul wrote, by taking the meal together, we ". . . proclaim the Lord's death till He comes" (1 Corinthians 11:26). So we live with the certainty that one day our table will be longer than we could ever imagine, and that the host Himself will be Jesus. Communion, then, also proclaims the hope which energizes the church.
So, remembering the past, testifying about the present, and proclaiming the future, we celebrate communion. If you are a baptized member of an evangelical church in good standing, we invite you to join with us in this celebration.