The rites of the Moravian Church are Confirmation, Marriage, and Ordination. Celebration of the rites follows a liturgical form set forth in the hymnal. They are a means of affirming the Christian faith and of dedicating oneself to a way of life consistent with that faith. The clergy are trained and set apart to administer these rites as servants of God and ministers of the Church.The Moravian Church recognizes the sacraments of baptism and of holy communion.

Through baptism the individual receives a pledge of the forgiveness of sin and admission into the covenant of God through the blood of Christ. The Moravian Church does not try to define the mystery of Christ’s presence in the communion elements, but recognizes that the believer participates in a unique act of covenant with Christ as Savior and with other believers in Christ.

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