Who instituted the celebration of the Lord's Supper with His apostles?

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Jesus is the one who instituted the Lord's Supper with his apostles at the Last Supper. In the Gospel accounts, he takes bread, gives thanks, breaks it, and says, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” Then he passes the cup, declaring that it represents the new covenant in his blood and inviting them to continue doing this in memory of him. This establishes the practice for the church to observe. Paul later preserves and explains the meaning of the meal for believers. Peter participates in the meal, but he did not establish it. Moses, though foundational to Israel’s history and the Passover, lived earlier and did not institute the Lord’s Supper with Jesus and the apostles. The act is rooted in Jesus’s own command and example.