VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Coastal Community Church, like many other churches, has been working to find the solution to a critical question -- How can its members practice communion during an ongoing ...
They file toward the table, taking turns to pick up a round white wafer there and to select a grape-juice-filled cup from a tray on a white tablecloth. As they go to and from the round table, they ...
Easter was a very different experience Sunday for those who usually have attended a local church service in person. With the coronavirus pandemic resulting in a statewide shelter in place, several ...
On a recent Sunday morning at Grace Church in Ridgewood, the service closely resembled how the congregation worshiped before the pandemic. Senior pastor Aaron Syvertsen preached a sermon, as usual.
Pastor Matt Doan of Calvary Church Santa Ana, in Southern California, pours grape juice into individual plastic cups, each about half the size of a shot glass. He fits them into deep silver trays, in ...
Letters to the editor from all over the globe were received at NCR in response to an opinion piece published Dec. 18 titled "Is sipping from the Communion cup a hazard to your health?" The article was ...
(RNS) — While the Roman Catholic world digests a Vatican letter confirming the church’s prohibition on gluten-free wafers, Protestant churches continue to place orders for a Eucharist that won’t ...
Start in the Upper Room, at the Last Supper of Jesus mere hours before he was betrayed by Judas (Luke 22:12; 1 Cor. 11:23). There’s little doubt that, when Jesus instituted what we call the Lord’s ...
Former Bears defensive end Israel Idonije has spent the past 11 years pushing churches worldwide to become more sanitary with his business that sells sealed, pre-filled communion cups. Now, with the ...
One year ago, with the world rapidly changing around me, I stepped away from active ministry with a new calling. I dedicated one year to visiting churches, going to denominations and faiths that I ...
After NCR published letters to the editor received from all over the globe to an opinion piece published Dec. 18 titled "Is sipping from the Communion cup a hazard to your health?," even more letters ...