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In 2009, leadership in the Harlem Region of the New York City Church of Christ<\/a> was inspired to start a new family tradition within its fellowship. We wanted to do something free for the disciples, their friends, and family, because they sacrifice so much financially throughout the year. The idea of a church picnic surfaced, but we did not want to do just an ordinary church picnic. We wanted to have a feast! We also wanted to keep it biblical and that\u2019s why we use the term \u201cLove Feast.\u201d <\/p>\n

The first Christians generally celebrated the Lord\u2019s Supper with the accompaniment of a meal, called the \u201cagape\u201d or \u201clove feast.\u201d It was linked with the Lord\u2019s Supper in Acts 2:46 and also Acts 20:7. The words \u2018after supper\u2019 in the tradition quoted by Paul in 1 Corinthians 11:23-25 indicate that the Lord\u2019s Supper was originally a full meal, introduced by the blessing and breaking of the bread and concluded by the blessing and passing of the cup. <\/p>\n

In Acts 2:42 \u201cbreaking of bread\u201d could mean both eating together and celebrating the Lord\u2019s Supper. We wanted our time together to keep as close to the scriptures as possible. Although we practice the passing of the bread and juice at our Sunday worship services, there\u2019s nothing like having a feast to follow! Hiring a local supermarket chain to cater the feast for the disciples in Harlem and reserving a large picnic area at a local park, we would average our highest attendance for the year on that day; over 450 in attendance! <\/p>\n

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Several people have come to Christ since we started hosting our Love Feasts. In 2012, Charlene Jerome attended our Love Feast at Randall\u2019s Island, NY. She was baptized into Christ and now serves as a singles representative on our core leadership team. In 2017, Ashely Halsey attended our Love Feast and started studying the Bible shortly thereafter. She was baptized in December 2017. That same year Eddie Martorreal attended his first Love Feast. He was \u201cblown away\u201d<\/i> by the love and warmth he received from the disciples. So much so that he started studying the Bible and became your brother in Christ on March 29, 2019! <\/p>\n

God continues to bless our Love Feast each year with new faces and new memories. Pray that we can continue to honor our Lord and Savior as we carry our crosses and spread the love! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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