The Moravian Lovefeast

     The earliest followers of Jesus lived in a day when men would not share a table with women. - When Gentiles and Jews would never share a meal together. - And when free men would not eat with the people they enslaved.  All that changed for the followers of Christ. 

      They overcame all social boundaries, eating together regardless of their gender, race, and station in life. The common meals, or Lovefeasts, they shared were expressions of their acceptance of one another as sisters and brothers in Christ.  They were also a way to provide food for those who had none.

    The first Moravian Lovefeast followed a dramatic outpouring of God’s Spirit that brought new life to our church 290 years ago.  Moravians in Germany were reminded of those ancient Lovefeasts as thy broke bread with a renewed love for one another. Ever since, Moravian have celebrated our fellowship together in this special way.

In our day, slightly sweetened buns and mugs of coffee are served.  Our congregation shares a Lovefeast on Christmas Eve, Good Friday, during a special Day of Prayer service in the Season of Lent, and on the Sunday before Thanksgiving.

To some it appears as though we are merely eating in church. But to those of us living the Christian faith, this simple meal is shared in the same Spirit of equality and love that was a hallmark of the early Church.