Loaves and Fishes
An interfaith alternative gift market that offers opportunities to financially support Asheville non-profits doing great work in our communities.
Loaves and Fishes is a joint effort by First Presbyterian Church of Asheville, Trinity Episcopal Church, and Central United Methodist Church that strives to bring much-needed awareness to issues at the heart of our ministries.
Experience the Loaves & Fishes market in person on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2026, from 10 am to 1 pm in Trinity Episcopal Church’s Fellowship Hall. Meet with representatives from each of the 10 participating organizations, ask questions, learn how you can get involved, and consider making a financial contribution as a “gift” to someone in your life. We will have printed order forms and card inserts on hand — pay by cash, check, or online donation.
Or participate anytime with the ‘Donate’ button below, and follow these instructions.
- Choose ‘Loaves and Fishes’ in the drop-down menu.
- Type the name of the organization you’re giving to in the memo line.
- If you would like to give to multiple organizations, please do so through separate donations.
- If paying by credit card, consider checking the box to cover the processing fees.
Please make your contributions by Thursday, Dec. 31. Reach out to the Mission Committee at life@fpcasheville.org with any questions or to request card inserts.
Get to know our 2026 Loaves & Fishes participating organizations
Arts For Life
Arts For Life supports pediatric patients and their families through arts education and engagement, bringing creativity and connection into the medical setting. Since 2003, Arts...
All Souls Counseling Center
All Souls Counseling Center's mission is to serve as a leading nonprofit provider and community partner for quality mental health counseling, outreach, and education with a focus...
Read 2 Succeed
As the region’s only Black-led literacy organization, Read 2 Succeed Asheville/Buncombe (R2S) is on a mission to help close the race-based opportunity gap through...
Literacy Together
Literacy Together has served residents of Buncombe County for 40 years. Our mission is to transform lives and communities through the power of literacy, and we envision a just...
Deep Time
Deep Time's mission statement is to "Celebrate, employ, and create spiritual communities with people impacted by incarceration." We do this by offering a 9-12 month, on-the-job...
Saturday Sanctuary
Saturday Sanctuary is an intentional ministry of First Presbyterian Church Asheville, formed 17 years ago to provide cold-weather shelter on Saturdays for our downtown neighbors...
Food Connection
Food Connection is a nonprofit dedicated to reducing food waste and easing hunger across Western North Carolina. We rescue surplus, freshly prepared food from local restaurants,...
Asheville Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity is a movement of people in our local area and around the world, working together to build more prosperous and vibrant communities by making sure everyone has...
Safe Shelter
Safe Shelter's mission is to provide comprehensive shelter and housing services to families and individuals experiencing homelessness in Western North Carolina and the...
Church of the Advocate
Church of the Advocate is the street ministry for the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina. Through worship, shared meals, and our shoe+basics closets, we seek to affirm...