You do not have to be alone this Thanksgiving if you want a hot meal and some good conversation. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Algoma, Bay View Lutheran Church in Sturgeon Bay, and Sturgeon Bay United Methodist Church offer free holiday meals to enjoy at the church or in the comfort of your home. While Thanksgiving is known as a holiday to share with friends and family, a 2022 Statista Poll shows that 13 percent of Americans planned to be alone for the day. The cost of putting together a Thanksgiving meal for one or two people may also hamper people’s ambitions, even though the average price to put on the feast went down 4.5 percent over last year at $61.17, it is still about 25 percent higher than it was in 2019. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Pastor Joel McKenney says no matter the reason and wherever you go, Thanksgiving is proving to be a day to show how grateful they are for everything they have been given and their willingness to pay it forward.

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church will host its Thanksgiving Day meal after its 9 a.m. service. Deliveries will take place between 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., with in-house dining occurring from 11:30 p.m. Bay View Lutheran Church offers theirs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sturgeon Bay United Methodist Church offers theirs beginning at 4 p.m. You contact each respective church for more information.