# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2026_S262
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THEOLOGICAL DOCUMENTS­­—COMMISSION ON THEOLOGY AND CHURCH RELATIONS

At its 2023 convention, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
adopted Resolution 5-15, “To Uphold Proper Elements and Reverential
Administration of the Lord’s Supper,” addressing concerns about the
practice of the Lord’s Supper. This report by the Commission on Theology
and Church Relations seeks to address the three specific “concerns” about
the practice of the Lord’s Supper identified therein: first, the substitution
of grape juice for wine; second, the use of prefilled communion cup and
wafer sets; and third, the substitution of non-wheat for wheat hosts.
In this report, the CTCR addresses each of these practices from a
confessional Lutheran theological and pastoral perspective so that our
practice would fully align with our confession of the Lord’s Supper as
instituted by our Lord Jesus. It searches the Scriptures and traces the
practices of the church through the ages, taking heed of Martin Luther’s
words: “No one is to command or prohibit anything which [Christ] has
neither commanded nor forbidden” (AE 40:133).

RELIGION / Christianity / Lutheran

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2026 Convention Workbook