Lay presidency

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Lay presidency is a form of celebrating the Lord's Supper (sometimes called the Eucharist) whereby the person presiding over the sacrament is not an ordained minister of religion.^[1] Similarly, when the celebrant is a deacon rather than a presbyter, the term diaconal presidency is used.