In 1909, churches throughout Western North Carolina began taking up a Thanksgiving Offering to support Mountain Orphanage, where the orphaned children of Western North Carolina could find security, love, and hope for a brighter future. Today, that orphanage is Black Mountain Home for Children, Youth & Families and the original ministry—providing for children in need in a loving, Christian environment—is still going strong.

Each fall, we supply materials to churches and other organizations that would like to help meet the needs of the children entrusted to us. To learn more about the offering, please contact Sheryl Eller at 828-686-3451 or seller@blackmountainhome.org.

More information and materials for the offering can also be found at https://www.blackmountainhome.org/how-to-help/liaison/

CHRISTMAS TIME IS COMING – and YOU CAN HELP!

Holidays are especially difficult for children in foster care. That’s why we make sure our youth have bountiful meals, fun activities, and gifts from their own special Christmas wish-list!

Making Christmas special for over 75 children takes a lot of planning and a lot of HELP from donors, businesses, and churches. In October, our staff helps each child make their own special wish-list with age-appropriate items they would love to find under the tree on Christmas morning.

Then, we rely on generous donors to help us make sure that each wish-list is filled.

Ways that You can help Make Christmas Special:

1. Sponsor Christmas for one or more children:

You can make Christmas special for one or more children through your donation of $200 per child at www.BlackMountainHome.org/donate. Christmas fund donations of ANY amount help provide meals, activities, and Christmas gifts to youth, from newborns to college-age.

Donate to the Christmas Fund

2. Buy gifts online at our Christmas Wish-List on Amazon for safety and convenience during the pandemic.

Items purchased from our Amazon wish-list will be shipped directly to our office. If you wish to purchase items on our list from other stores, you can have them shipped directly to Black Mountain Home Christmas, 80 Lake Eden Rd., Black Mountain, NC 28711.

Shop our Amazon Christmas Wish-List

3. In-store shopping – call Cheryl at (828) 582-4814 or email CCampbell@BlackMountainHome.org

To enjoy regular in-store Christmas shopping, please call Cheryl at (828) 582-4814 to find out what’s on someone’s special list. Then, simply deliver your UNWRAPPED gifts to our office on or before December 10th.

Email Cheryl for an in-store shopping list.

Thank YOU for helping make the holidays special for our children. We couldn’t do it without YOU!

Join us at 10 a.m. for a two-hour introduction to our ministry and campus. We begin with refreshments and a ministry overview then head out on foot and by bus to see the full campus. Meet staff members, see our facilities, and learn about our programs. We’ll have you out by noon feeling inspired!

On Friday, April 16, we’ll have a shotgun start at 10 a.m. at the Black Mountain Golf Course. Prizes and silent auction items will be awarded and refreshments served at the Nineteenth Hole following play.

Individuals are $100 and foursomes are $400. Hole sponsorships are $1,000.

The event includes a silent auction that will conclude at our 19th Hole Event following play on the 16th.

Please plan to join us in 2021!

Funds raised through the annual plant sale in Brevard support our ministry at Whitewater Cove. The sale offers annuals, perennials, herbs, and hanging baskets for sale at the Jiffy Lube as you approach Brevard. Call Mackenzie at 828-686-3451 x110 for pre-order information.

Children’s Home alumni, past staff, and friends of the ministry are invited out to enjoy time visiting and reminiscing about days gone by. Lunch will be served for reunion participants.

Each year our youth select some of their peers to share their thoughts about the ministry with staff, volunteers, and the public. Youth will share their favorite things about the Home and will also offer suggestions for improvements. This is a wonderful opportunity for youth to have a voice and show off their poise and thoughtful ideas about the ministry.

Join us for our signature event! We’ll have our silent auction, live music by the Agee Family, a car show, Ridin’ on Faith Ministries, a BBQ sale, games for the kids, a pumpkin patch provided by The Rock Church of Asheville, and so much more! This is the day we showcase our campus, our ministry, and the work God is doing in the lives of children throughout the year. Come join us!

Join us at 10 a.m. for a two-hour introduction to our ministry and campus. We begin with refreshments and a ministry overview then head out on foot and by bus to see the full campus. Meet staff members, see our facilities, and learn about our programs. We’ll have you out by noon feeling inspired!