We Feed Metro Detroit Every Week.
Renting this kitchen is how we keep doing it.
A community kitchen run by Eternal Light. We cook every week and deliver the meals out across Metro Detroit — and when the kitchen isn't cooking, it's available to rent.
Where the food goes
We Cook Here. We Deliver There.
Every week we cook in this kitchen and bring the food to where people already are. Nobody pays — not the people eating, not the places hosting.
Who we bring food to
- Homeless shelters
- Senior centers
- Community events
- Meals on Wheels events
What happens here
A Working Kitchen, Not An Idea.
Every week, volunteers and staff cook hot meals in this kitchen and load them into cars. They go out to shelters, senior centers, community events, and Meals on Wheels runs across Metro Detroit. No one is charged, and no one is asked to prove they need it.
We Cook
Hot meals made from scratch in this kitchen, every week, by volunteers and staff.
We Deliver
What doesn't get eaten here goes out across metro Detroit through Eternal Light's distribution.
We Keep Going
Renting the kitchen when it isn't serving is what pays for the food, the fuel, and the cold storage.
Volunteer
Come Cook With Us
Shifts run a few hours. You don't need to know how to cook for two hundred — someone will show you. Tell us what you're up for and we'll find you a spot.
Thank You
We've got it, and we'll be in touch about the next shift that fits what you're up for.
Or Donate
Donations go to Eternal Light and keep this kitchen cooking — and unlike kitchen rentals, they're tax-deductible.
Rent the kitchen
A Soup Kitchen You Can Rent.
When we're not cooking, this licensed commercial kitchen is available in four-hour blocks — to families cooking for a wedding, community groups feeding a crowd, caterers who need overflow space, and food businesses that need licensed production. Every hour booked goes straight back into Eternal Light.
A private event, nothing sold Your own family, a closed gathering, no money changing hands for the food.
No food license needed. Just the three above. A one-day event liability policy is usually the simplest way to cover the insurance — we'll point you to one.
A public event or fundraiser Including food you give away free. Nonprofit status doesn't exempt you.
Temporary license from Wayne County. Inexpensive, but apply at least 30 days ahead — an inspection is required, so late bookings can't be made legal.
Selling to customers Catering, farmers market, retail, wholesale.
Your own current Michigan food license. Plus a ServSafe Manager certificate. Our license covers Eternal Light's operations and does not extend to your business.
Not sure which one you are? Say so on the form below and we'll tell you.
Thank You
We've got it. We'll be in touch once the kitchen opens for bookings — and sooner if we have a question about what you're planning.
The space
What's In The Kitchen
A full hooded line with four convection ovens, a double-deck oven, two gas ranges — one with a flat-top griddle — and two deep fryers. Behind it, a walk-in cooler and freezer, a three-compartment sink, prep sinks, and enough stainless tables that two crews aren't working on top of each other.
