In reply to Colleen Wallace.

Colleen,

Regardless of the size of the congregation, God has placed pastors in the congregation, and pastors will have to give an account of their service before God (Heb. 13:17). Furthermore, God told the prophet Ezekiel that if he refused to warn the wicked man of his sin, the man would die for his sin, but God promised to hold Ezekiel accountable for that man's blood (Ezek. 3). God does not take the failure of a pastor to preach God's law lightly.

At the same time, it is also possible that the pastors may be unaware of the sin or that the parishioners have hidden or lied about their sin. In this case, the pastor continues to teach God's Law and trusts in God to work through that Law to work repentance in the unrepentant.

Your concern about unrepentant coming the Lord's Supper is correct and godly. The Lord's Supper is intended for those who repent of their sins and desire to do better. At the same time, it's incumbent on us to put the best interpretation on events and, in the case of specific concerns, speak directly with those involved. It might be the case that we are misunderstanding the situation; and if not, then it's helpful to the pastor if others are also speaking the truth of God's Word into whatever the situation might be. But, we do so with gentleness and respect, seeking to win our brother back to the faith.

I hope this helps.