- A sealed plastic cup with a 100% Concord grape juice blend and an unleavened wafer, ready to serve.
- No refrigeration needed; fresh if used by the date stamped on the box.
- Designed to fit standard communion trays for one-pass serving.
- Sold in 100, 250 and 500 counts, plus juice-only and gluten free bundles.
- The wafer contains wheat, so pair juice-only cups with gluten free wafers when needed.
The Broadman Fellowship Cup is a prefilled communion cup: grape juice in the bottom, an unleavened wafer sealed above it, and a peel-back lid on top. It is built for churches that would rather open a box on Sunday morning than run a filling line on Saturday.
This review uses the 100-count juice-and-wafer box, which shares its cup with the 250 and 500 boxes. Everything below comes from the listings and Broadman's catalogue copy, read on paper.
Broadman Pre-filled Communion Fellowship Cup Juice and Wafer Set
On paper, the Fellowship Cup solves the two slowest parts of communion prep: filling cups and plating bread. It drops into the trays most churches already own and needs no refrigerator. The trade-offs are a wheat wafer, a stamped date to watch and more packaging to recycle.
- Churches with small volunteer teams
- Services that want bread and cup to pass once
- Congregations of any size, thanks to 100 to 500 count boxes
- Members who need gluten free bread, unless you add separate wafers
- Traditions that break a common loaf
- Churches that rarely serve and may pass the stamped date
What is the Broadman Fellowship Cup?
The listing describes the Broadman Fellowship Cup as a prefilled cup containing a 100% Concord grape juice blend and an unleavened wafer. It is ready to serve, gives easy access to the elements and is designed to fit communion trays.
- Juice: a 100% Concord grape juice blend. The brand catalogue adds that it is reconstituted from concentrate with natural flavors and colors.
- Wafer: unleavened, made of flour and water with a trace of salt, per the catalogue.
- Cup: BPA-free plastic with recycle code 6, according to the brand.
- Storage: no refrigeration needed; keep cool, dry and out of sunlight.
- Freshness: guaranteed if used by the date stamped on the box.
In practice, each person peels back the seal to reach the wafer and the juice. The design keeps both elements in one hand, which is what makes one-pass serving possible.
Broadman Pre-filled Communion Fellowship Cup Juice and Wafer Set
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Broadman Pre-filled Communion Fellowship Cup Juice and Wafer Set
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The cup is the same across the juice-and-wafer boxes; only the count changes. A juice-only version and two gluten free bundles round out the line.
| Version | Count | Wafer | Gluten free |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juice and Wafer | 100 | ✓ sealed | ✗ |
| Juice and Wafer | 250 | ✓ sealed | ✗ |
| Juice and Wafer | 500 | ✓ sealed | ✗ |
| Juice and Wafer, 2 pack | 6 x 2 | ✓ sealed | ✗ |
| Juice Only | 100 | ✗ | ~ add GF wafers |
| Juice Only + GF Wafers | 100 + 100 | Separate pouch | ✓ |
| Juice Only + GF Bread | 200 + 200 | Separate | ✓ |
Juice-and-wafer box sizes
Cups per box, from the listings
Match the box to how many people you can serve before the stamped date. For a full comparison of every sealed option, see our best prefilled communion cups list.
Does it fit the trays you already own?
Broadman sizes its plastic cups, glass cups and the Fellowship Cup to the same standard tray holes. A RemembranceWare Tray & Disk holds 40 of them; the one-pass tray holds 32 around a bread insert, though with a sealed wafer you may not need the insert at all.
That compatibility matters. A church can switch from filling plastic cups to prefilled ones without replacing a single tray, and go back again for a candlelight service with glass. Our communion trays guide covers the pieces, and the RemembranceWare page lists every tray in the catalogue.
Who gets the most from it?
The sealed cup fits some churches far better than others. Three situations stand out.
- A congregation of several hundred. Five hundred cups go straight from the carton into trays, with no filling line in the kitchen and no bread plate to pass. Distribution happens in one trip down each row.
- A church plant meeting in a rented hall. Nothing needs refrigeration, so a box can live in a storage tub with the trays and come out on Sunday morning. There are no juice bottles to carry home.
- Small groups and visitation. The two-pack of six cups in a sturdy container suits a home group, a nursing home or a hospital room. It pairs well with a case from our portable communion set guide.
Where it is less of a fit: churches that serve communion from a single loaf, and very small congregations that serve a few times a year. In those cases a 100-count box could pass its date before it is used up, and plain cups with soft bread may waste less.
How to choose between prefilled and self-filled cups
- Prep time: the Broadman Fellowship Cup goes from box to tray. Self-filled plastic cups need a filler and a team.
- Bread: sealed wafers are counted for you. Self-filled services plate bread separately, which lets you choose soft squares or gluten free wafers.
- Storage: sealed cups keep until the stamped date without refrigeration. Opened juice bottles do not.
- Waste: both are plastic. The Fellowship Cup has a peel-off lid and wafer layer; plain cups are just the cup.
If filling your own still suits you, the disposable communion cups guide compares box sizes and fillers. All cups are on our communion cups page.
The Broadman Fellowship Cup is the most practical choice for churches that are short on volunteers or want bread and cup to pass once. It fits standard trays, needs no refrigeration and comes in boxes from 100 to 500.
Buy a box you will use before the stamped date, keep a juice-only box and gluten free wafers for members who need them, and you have a complete table with almost no preparation. Churches that prefer a common loaf or soft squares will be happier with self-filled cups.
FAQ
What is in a Broadman Fellowship Cup?
A 100% Concord grape juice blend and an unleavened wafer, sealed together in a BPA-free plastic cup. The juice-only version has no wafer.
Do Fellowship Cups need refrigeration?
No. The listing states no refrigeration is needed. Store boxes cool, dry and out of sunlight, and use them by the stamped date.
Is the Fellowship Cup wafer gluten free?
No, it is unleavened wheat bread. Broadman sells juice-only cups bundled with gluten free wafers or bread made in a dedicated facility.
How long do Fellowship Cups last?
Each box carries a stamped date. Broadman guarantees freshness if the cups are used by that date.
Do Fellowship Cups fit communion trays?
Yes. They are designed to fit communion trays, using the same standard holes as Broadman plastic and glass cups.
How do you open a Fellowship Cup?
Peel back the seal on top. The 6-count pack listing notes that a single seal peels off to give access to both bread and juice.