Each year for the past 12 years (except during Covid) the Munising Ecumenical Team has offered a “Soup and Service” event on the first five Wednesdays of Lent and Good Friday and Easter Vigil services during Holy week. All were open to the entire community. Each year one or two community service organizations are selected to receive the free will offerings from those events. This year The Community Food Pantry and Eden on the Bay Free store were selected recipients of the offerings. $1094.00 was raised in spite of two of the “Soup and Service” events being canceled due to uncooperative weather. The offering was shared equally. We are thankful for the community churches who cooperated in providing the suppers and services as well as the generosity of those who attended.

The Ecumenical Team is a group of Christian Churches in the Munising area who cooperate to bring people of faith together for worship and activities and to try to address community needs. The churches presently involved are Eden Evangelical Lutheran Church, St. John’s Episcopal Church, United Methodist Church and First Presbyterian Church. Lay and clergy members meet about eight times a year to share and plan events. All area churches are invited to join and everyone is invited to participate in the activities offered. For more information contact any of the participating churches.