An Introduction The Love Feast, or Agape Meal, is a Christian fellowship meal recalling the meals Jesus shared with disciples during his ministry and expressing the koinonia (community, sharing, fellowship) enjoyed by the family of Christ. I t is not the same as Holy Communion or the Eucharist. The Love Feast has often been held on occasions when the celebration of the Lord's Supper would be inappropriate—where there is no one present authorized to administer the Sacrament, when persons of different denominations are present who do not feel free to take Holy Communion together. This is perhaps the first time in history that the Love Feast will be used because of a pandemic; it is an ideal time to make use of this resource. One of the advantages of the Love Feast is that any Christian may conduct it, participation by all who are gathered is encouraged, and it's easy to involve children. Adapted From Discipleship Ministries, the United Methodist Church h...
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