TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH

In our first function, we received $75,000 in 2025 for distribution to organizations that apply for grants. Our committee has identified three priorities for grant allocations: shelter, food and children’s welfare. We consider grant requests that are consistent with those priorities. This year we supported 21 charities. We deeply appreciate Trinity’s Vestry and parishioners who have made our grant program possible. Please see the Trinity website under “Serve the World” for a complete list of organizations our church sponsors.

 

Our second function is to promote direct ministry opportunities. We continue to support the following ministry activities: 

• Our “Red Bag Food Drive” collects food for needy organizations. This year we also added a fall collection for school supplies. 2026 collections will go to ARM, the Swannanoa Christian Ministry and Manna. Each drive has brought in many pounds of food and/or supplies. We all have been truly amazed and humbled by Trinity’s generosity. 

• We continue to provide snacks to Creative Peacemakers. This is an after school program designed to help underprivileged children learn and practice peacemaking and mutual respect through cooperative relationships and play. 

• We will partner again this year with First Presbyterian and Central Methodist to host Loaves & Fishes Alternative gift giving at Christmas. The goal is to help provide funding for 12 local ministries.                

• Trinity continues to support Habitat for Humanity, and this year we participated in another Episcopal House build. Thanks to all who volunteered their time and money. Habitat is a worthy cause that enables hard working citizens to become homeowners.                                                                       

• Trinity has been at the forefront of the Meals on Wheels program in Buncombe County, participating since the 1970’s with meal delivery teams. We are proud to have been a part of this very important ministry for many years. 

• Every other year in October we host an intergenerational event called Rise Against Hunger. 60-70 volunteers from our parish help generate up to 10,000 meals which are then distributed to those most in need here in the US or abroad. 

• We also hope to continue our partnership with Children First Communities to provide Christmas gifts for children who would otherwise not have any.   

 

In 2025 we continued to review, streamline and document the procedures to be followed in each of the above ministries. As a result of doing this, Trinity has a new Outreach procedure manual that includes a team and captain for each activity. This will help enormously especially when old members step down and new members volunteer to help. 

 

Our committee continues to seek God’s will and the direction of the Holy Spirit in serving our community. We welcome your participation and encourage you to become involved by joining our team and/or getting involved in an ongoing Outreach activity. Please contact tegoodrich@gmail.com if you have any questions concerning the Outreach Team.  

Thank you again for your generous support of the ministries of Trinity Outreach.

Respectfully submitted, 

Tom Goodrich