Welcome to Food Connection Black Mountain

"When Brenda Thornburg, who attends St. James along with her friend Lorraine Edwards, saw the story of Food Connection on a television segment earlier she had an idea. 'She thought that was a really great idea,' Edwards said of Thornburg. 'She told me about it and I said 'we have to try to do this here,' and here we are.'"

Food Connection's dynamic duo! Brenda Thornburg and Lorraine Edwards launched Food Connection in the Swannanoa Valley in June of 2018. In their first six months 10,000 plus meals have been kept out of the local landfills and have instead gone to feed those in need. 

St. James Episcopal Church of Black Mountain gave Brenda and Lorraine $2000 in seed money to launch Food Connection. They provide volunteer drivers, food packers, use of their church bus, and house a commercial refrigerator in the church for surplus meals. What if there was church in every community willing to do this? Think of the impact!

• Ridgecrest Conference Center

• Givens Highland Farms

• Christmont

• Montreat Conference Center

* YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly

• Blue Ridge Apartments for Seniors with Bounty & Soul
• Black Mountain Home for Children

• Black Mountain Welcome Table

• Swannanoa Valley Christian Ministries 

"Hope For Tomorrow"

• Latina Zumba with Bounty & Soul

• ESL Class with Bounty & Soul

• Veterans Restoration Quarters

• VFW of Black Mountain

• Church of the Advocate with Trinity Church

• Salvation Army

• St. James Episcopal Church

* Episcopal Diocese of WNC

• Black Mountain Rotary Club

* The Community Foundation of WNC

* Kiwanis Club of Black Mountain

• Black Mountain Ale House

• Black Mountain Brewing