Editing Open communion (section)

== Affirmation ==
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Generally, churches that offer open communion to other Christians do not require an explicit affirmation of Christianity from the communicant before distributing the elements; the act of receiving is an implicit affirmation. Some churches make an announcement before communion begins such as "We invite all who have professed a faith in Christ to join us at the table."

Open communion is generally practiced in churches where the elements are passed through the congregation (also called self-communication). However, it is also practiced in some churches that have a communion procession, where the congregation comes forward to receive communion in front of the [[altar]]; such is the case in the [[United Methodist Church]], the [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal Church]], most [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] churches, and some [[Lutheran]] churches.