# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2026_S250
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THEOLOGICAL DOCUMENTS­­—COMMISSION ON THEOLOGY AND CHURCH RELATIONS

R62.9

Proper Administration
of the Lord’s Supper:
Applying Scripture and the Confessions
to Contemporary Issues

Proper Administration
of the Lord’s Supper: Applying
Scripture and the Confessions
to Contemporary Issues
A Report of the Commission on Theology
and Church Relations

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod

December 2025
a report of

THE COMMISSION ON THEOLOGY
AND CHURCH RELATIONS
DECEMBER 2025

Abbreviations
AC

Augsburg Confession

AE

Luther’s Works

Ap

Apology of the Augsburg Confession

CW

Convention Workbook

FC SD

Formula of Concord, Solid Declaration

FC Ep

Formula of Concord, Epitome

LC

The Large Catechism

SA

Smalcald Articles

SC

The Small Catechism

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2026 Convention Workbook

Contents
Preface

4

Theological Considerations

7

Substitution of Grape Juice for Ordinary Wine

11

The Use of Pre-Packaged Elements in the Lord’s Supper

14

Substitution of Non-Wheat Bread for Wheat Bread

22

Conclusion

36

Appendix A

37

Appendix B

40

Appendix C

45