In addition to the article closed communion, we also have open communion, which says " Most Protestant Christian churches practice open communion . ", and which also says " Closed communion may refer to either a particular denomination or an individual congregation serving Communion only to its own members . " talk ) 15 : 17, 5 February 2013 ( UTC)
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The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod has a policy of closed communion, which means the Eucharist ordinarily shared only with those who are confirmed members of one of the congregations of LCMS or of a congregation of one of her sister churches with whom she has formally declared altar and pulpit fellowship ( i . e ., agreement in all articles of doctrine ).
