The Church previously issued a statement to clarify it was not banning gluten-free bread or non-alcoholic communion wine.

Instead, an Anglican leader insisted communion bread had to come from wheat flour and wine from the fermented juice of grapes. Holy communion has gone on for millennia, ...

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Holy communion is one of the central sacraments of the Christian faith, with the bread and wine given to the congregation symbolising the body and blood of Christ. Wheat flour can be processed to ...

Communion is one of the central sacraments of the Christian faith.

February 09, 2025 at 11:05pm GMT. Non-alcoholic wine and gluten-free bread cannot be used during holy communion, the governing body of the Church of England has ruled.

A priest gives holy communion (Alamy/PA) Non-alcoholic wine and gluten-free bread cannot be used during holy communion, the governing body of the Church of England has ruled.

Non-alcoholic wine and gluten-free bread cannot be used during holy communion, the governing body of the Church of England has ruled. Church guidance says the bread must be made using wheat flour ...