- Best overall: Soft Uniform Squares, about 500 pieces, crumb-free, in a resealable bag.
- Best traditional wafer: Round Wafer with Cross Design, 1,000 count.
- Best gluten free: the 50-count potato starch wafer pouch, made in a dedicated facility.
- The soft squares and round wafers contain wheat; only the labeled gluten free items are safe for a gluten free table.
Best overallCommunion Bread - Soft Uniform Squares (500 Pieces): Resealable Bag Included /
Best traditional waferBroadman Communion Wafer
Best gluten freeBroadman Communion Wafer
Best gluten free value packBroadman Communion WaferCommunion bread is a small purchase that people notice: a wafer that crumbles in the tray, or a square that dries out in the bag, distracts from a quiet moment. Choosing well is mostly about texture, count and allergens.
Broadman sells soft squares, traditional round wafers and gluten free wafers, plus bundles that pair bread with cups. Below we compare them using the ingredients and counts printed on the listings.
Our picks
Communion Bread - Soft Uniform Squares (500 Pieces): Resealable Bag Included /
The soft squares come about 500 to a bag, made of wheat flour, shortening, salt and water. The listing describes them as soft in texture and crumb-free, unleavened and ready to serve. A resealable bag keeps the rest fresh between services. Uniform squares also fit neatly in a tray bread insert.
- Crumb-free texture
- Resealable bag
- Uniform size for inserts
- Contains wheat
Broadman Communion Wafer
These round wafers carry a cross design and come 1,000 to a pack. The listing calls them white unleavened bread made of wheat flour, shortening, salt and water, for use in the communion service. The larger count suits weekly communion or bigger congregations.
- 1,000 per pack
- Cross design
- Simple ingredients
- Contains wheat
- Large pack to use up
Broadman Communion Wafer
Made with potato starch, these wafers are gluten free for those with gluten allergies, according to the listing. The pouch holds 50 and reseals for storage and transport. The brand's catalogue adds that they are made in a dedicated facility and free of dairy, egg, peanut, fish and shellfish.
- Potato starch base
- Resealable pouch
- Small count for small needs
- Only 50 per pouch
Broadman Communion Wafer
The same 50-count potato starch wafer, sold as a pack of two pouches. Each pouch stays sealed until you need it, so the second one keeps while you use the first. It suits a church that serves gluten free wafers every week.
- Two sealed pouches
- Same wafer as the single pack
- Easy to rotate
- Still a modest total of 100
Broadman Plastic Communion Cup 1,000 Count and Bread
This value bundle pairs 1,000 clear plastic cups with 1,000 pieces of soft unleavened bread. The listing says the cups fit standard trays, with a flared rim and a smoothed edge. The bread is the same soft, crumb-free recipe of wheat flour, shortening, salt and water.
- Matched counts
- Fits standard trays
- One order
- Contains wheat
- Juice not included
Broadman Pre-filled Communion Fellowship Cup
Here 100 juice-only Fellowship Cups come with two 50-count pouches of baked gluten free round wafers. The listing says the wafers are made on dedicated equipment in a dedicated facility, and lists them as gluten, dairy, egg, peanut, fish and shellfish free.
- Cups and wafers matched
- Allergens stated
- Ready to serve
- Wafers are not sealed in the cup
Which communion bread fits your service?
Here is the range side by side. The key column is the base flour.
| Product | Form | Count | Base | Gluten free |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft Uniform Squares | Soft square | ~500 | Wheat flour | ✗ |
| Round Wafer, Cross Design | Round wafer | 1,000 | Wheat flour | ✗ |
| Gluten Free Wafer | Wafer | 50 | Potato starch | ✓ |
| Gluten Free Wafer, 2 pack | Wafer | 50 x 2 | Potato starch | ✓ |
| Cups + Soft Bread bundle | Soft bread | 1,000 | Wheat flour | ✗ |
| Fellowship Cup + GF Wafer | Round wafer | 100 | Gluten free | ✓ |
Soft squares or wafers? It is partly tradition. Many churches use soft squares because they are easy to chew and leave no crumbs on the pew. Others prefer a firm round wafer with a cross, which looks more formal on a bread plate and holds its shape in a tray insert. Both Broadman options are unleavened and list the same four ingredients, so the difference is texture and look rather than taste. If you are unsure, ask a few longtime members what they remember the church using; a familiar communion bread matters more to people than many staff expect.
Communion Bread - Soft Uniform Squares (500 Pieces): Resealable Bag Included /
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Pieces per pack
Bread and wafer counts from the listings
Buy for the number of services you can serve before the bread loses freshness, not just for the lowest cost per piece. A resealable bag helps, but a 1,000 count pack is a lot for a church of 60.
What to look for in communion bread
- Texture. Soft squares are crumb-free; firm wafers hold their shape in an insert. Both are unleavened.
- Allergens. Wheat bread is not safe for people with celiac disease. Use wafers labeled gluten free and made in a dedicated facility.
- Separation. Serve gluten free wafers from their own marked plate or tray insert, handled with clean hands, so they do not touch wheat bread.
- Storage. Reseal bags right after the service and keep them cool and dry.
- Tray fit. A RemembranceWare bread insert holds 32 pieces; the one-pass tray insert holds 40. See our communion trays guide.
Cups for the other half of the table are covered in our disposable communion cups guide.
How we picked
We chose every Broadman communion bread and wafer listing with photos in our catalogue and added two bundles that include bread. Awards reflect a different need each: texture, tradition, gluten free, value or a full bundle.
Ingredients and counts come from the listings. Browse the cups on our communion cups page and the bread plates on the RemembranceWare page.
FAQ
What is communion bread made of?
Broadman's soft squares and round wafers list wheat flour, shortening, salt and water, and are unleavened. The gluten free wafers are made with potato starch.
Is Broadman communion bread gluten free?
Only the products labeled gluten free. The soft squares and round cross wafers contain wheat. The gluten free wafers and bundles are made in a dedicated facility.
How long does communion bread stay fresh?
The listings do not state a shelf life, so keep the bag resealed, cool and dry, and check any date printed on the package. Buy a count you can use in a few months.
How many pieces of bread does a tray insert hold?
The RemembranceWare tray bread insert holds 32 pieces, and the one-pass tray insert holds 40, according to the listings.
Are the soft squares crumb-free?
Yes, the listing describes them as soft in texture and crumb-free, which helps keep carpet and pews clean after the service.