CLOSED COMMUNION RESOURCES

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The following links will take you to several excellent essays that explain the biblical and historical practice of closed communion.  We recommend them all for your edification.  Please note that links marked with will open PDF files.  To view or print PDF files, you need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.   

• An Explanation of Closed Communion by Rev. Paul T. McCain  
• Closed Communion:  The Whole Body of Christ and the Whole Body of His Teaching by Rev. Holger Sonntag
• Faithful Stewardship of the Sacrament (from the web site of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church of Newton, NC)
• Fellowship at the Altar by Rev. Don Engebretson
• Step Up to the Altar:  Thinking About the Celebration by Rev. Dr. Joel D. Biermann
• Straight Talk About Closed Communion by Rev. William P. Terjesen 
• The Biblical Practice of Closed Communion in the Light of 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 by Rev. William P. Terjesen
• The Difficulty With Closed Communion by Rev. James Roemke
• The Historic Practice of Closed Communion (from the web site of Bride of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church of Wichita, KS)
• The Lord's Supper:  A Brief Look at the Doctrine of Closed Communion by Rev. Alan Taylor
• The Practice of Closed Communion (from the web site of Hope Lutheran Church of Topeka, KS)  
• What About Fellowship in the Lord's Supper by Rev. Dr. Alvin L. Barry
• What Your Eating and Drinking at this Altar Confesses by Rev. John T. Pless
• Why Closed Communion? (from the web site of Trinity Lutheran Church of Austin, TX)
• Your Neighbor and Closed Communion by Rev. Dr. Ronald Garwood