Open communion

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Open communion, also known as open table, eucharistic hospitality, or eucharistic sharing, is a practice of some Christian Churches of allowing both members of their denomination, as well as non-members, to receive the Eucharist. Most churches that practice open communion require that the communicant be a baptized believer, and other requirements may apply as well. Christian denominations that practice open communion include Old Catholics, Moravians, Anglicans, Methodists, Community of Christ, and Pentecostals, as well as certain Lutherans, Reformed Christians (including some in the Presbyterian, Congregationalist, and Continental Reformed churches), Baptists and Plymouth Brethren. Those Christian denominations that practice open communion hold that the Eucharist is Christ’s Supper and therefore, all are welcome to commune.

Open communion is the opposite of closed communion, in which the sacrament is reserved for members of the particular church or others with which it is in a relationship of full communion or fellowship, or has otherwise recognized for that purpose. Closed communion may refer to either a particular denomination or an individual congregation serving Communion only to its own members.

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