Visitors & Holy Communion
HOLY COMMUNION is meant to unite us to Jesus Christ as well as each other. Since it is a visible expression of our unity, the apostle Paul says, “Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread” (1 Cor. 10:17). For this reason, the elders of the church have the responsibility to oversee those who partake; therefore we welcome . . .
Communicant members-in-good-standing of congregations in the United Reformed Churches in North America.
Communicant members-in-good-standing of congregations with whom the United Reformed Churches have ecclesiastical relations as members of the North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council: Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Canadian Reformed Churches, Free Reformed Churches, Heritage Reformed Congregations, Korean American Presbyterian Church, Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church in America, Presbyterian Reformed Church Reformed Church in the United States, Reformed Church of Quebec, and Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America.
Those who are not members of one of the above, but who:
1. Believe in Jesus Christ alone for their salvation.
2. Have been baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
3. Are communicant members, not presently under church discipline, of a confessional Reformed or Presbyterian congregation.
IF THIS does not describe you or if you do not understand what we mean by this, please abstain this morning. Since we desire to welcome you at the Table to receive Christ and his benefits, we invite you to speak with a Pastor and elder after worship and even to schedule a time this week when we can meet to discuss your relationship with Christ and/or his Church. Please understand that if you do not meet these requirements, we are not saying that there are Christians only in Reformed churches. Rather, this policy helps us to be reasonably assured that you are a like-minded believer by belonging to a church that shares a common confession of the Christian faith with us.