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Agape feast. Fresco of a banquet [ a] at a tomb in the Catacomb of Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Via Labicana, Rome. A Moravian diener serves bread to fellow members of her congregation during the celebration of a lovefeast at Bethania Moravian Church in North Carolina. An agape feast or lovefeast[ b] is a term used for various communal meals ...
Christianity portal. Communion table and Lord's table are terms used by many Protestant churches —particularly from Reformed, Baptist and low church Anglican and Methodist bodies—for the table used for preparation of Holy Communion (a sacrament also called the Eucharist ). These churches typically prefer not to use the term "altar" because ...
In Methodism, open communion is referred to as the open table, [1] [2] meaning that all may approach the Communion table. Open communion is the opposite of closed communion, where 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 ...
The Free Protestant Episcopal Church ( FPEC ), later named The Anglican Free Communion and now entitled the Episcopal Free Communion, was formed in England on 2 November 1897 from the merger of three smaller churches. Others were to join later. The ordination of bishops from within the apostolic succession was of major importance to this group ...
Eucharistic theology. Eucharistic theology is a branch of Christian theology which treats doctrines concerning the Holy Eucharist, also commonly known as the Lord's Supper and Holy Communion. It exists exclusively in Christianity, as others generally do not contain a Eucharistic ceremony. In the Gospel accounts of Jesus ' earthly ministry, a ...
Christian liturgy is a pattern for worship used (whether recommended or prescribed) by a Christian congregation or denomination on a regular basis. The term liturgy comes from Greek and means "public work". Within Christianity, liturgies descending from the same region, denomination, or culture are described as ritual families .
Camp meeting. A service of worship at the tabernacle of a camp meeting of the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection, held at Wesleyan Methodist Camp in Stoneboro, Pennsylvania. The camp meeting is a form of Protestant Christian religious service originating in England and Scotland as an evangelical event in association with the communion season.
A credence table is a small side table in the sanctuary of a Christian church which is used in the celebration of the Eucharist. ( Latin credens, -entis, believer ). The credence table is usually placed near the wall on the epistle (south) side of the sanctuary, and may be covered with a fine linen cloth. It is sometimes tended by an acolyte or ...