The Resolution passed at the Provincial Synod
outlined what is being proposed to congregations:
Baptism and Communion
WHEREAS the House of Bishops of the Church in the Province of the West Indies, after a process of reflection on the history and theology inherent in the rites of Christian Initiation and the practices related to admission to Holy Communion, have unanimously agreed to return to the early practice of Christian Initiation inclusive of making baptism the gateway to Holy Communion;
AND WHEREAS the House of Bishops have given the assurance that this return to the early practice will only be enforced after an extensive process of teaching and communication at parish level focusing on formation in faith, formation in worship and formation in spiritual disciplines;
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that this Fortieth Session of Provincial Synod of the Church in the Province of the West Indies with the decision of the House of Bishops to make baptism the gateway to communion provided that change in present practice will only occur after a transition resolution by the House of Bishops and subsequently passed by the Provincial
Synod.
May 2019
