The Giving Heart Ministries

Matthew 25: 34-46 

About The Ministry

The Giving Hearts Ministries is a local ministry that supports our local homeless community, the poor, underprivileged in need of clothing, personal hygiene products, camping supplies, household furnishings and furniture. We provide their physical and spiritual needs through love, prayer and encouragement. We also provide weekly meals provided on Saturdays at one of our local churches, we also go into to streets to find people who can’t make it on their own.

Founder of The Giving Hearts Ministries - Brenda Swann

 The Birth of “The Giving Heart”

In the beginning God had placed in us a giving heart. As far back as we can remember, we were always giving food, clothing, material things, our time, etc. The jobs we had opened the doors to receive many things and in turn, we would use those things to help others. We started working in our church’s clothing ministry, then we began a clothing ministry out of our home. We then moved to our own storage building, we quickly outgrew that building and moved into our present building. We then were in need of clothing racks. We found a seller and they wanted $25 for each rack. When we shared with her about our ministry and what we were doing, God touched her heart – she then proceeded to sell us all the racks for only $20. She also gave us 68 pairs of new dance shoes, a box of new hair barettes, decorations and shelves. I told a friend about what God had done for us. Not long after telling my friend, a lady came into her shop and asked for shoes for some special needs Girl Scouts to use in a pageant. My friend called me and told me what sizes the Girl Scouts needed and I began to put them together. The Girl Scouts were thrilled and wanted to put the ministry’s name in the program but, God hadn’t given us a name yet. We had been praying about our name but, we had not gotten the answer yet. When my husband came home, I asked him about the name of our ministry. He then said it should be called “The Giving Heart” because we give from our hearts. God gave me the vision of two hands holding a heart with a crown. We went to church and I told the pastor’s wife that God had given us the name for our ministry. When she heard the name, she put her hands up and pushed back her hair from her ears because her ears became hot. The earrings she was wearing were the symbol that God had shown me in the vision. Later God moved her to give the earrings to me along with a beautiful letter. And so “The Giving Heart” was born – and we continue to grow.

People Who The Ministry Has Blessed

.Drop-off Location (by appointment only) : 1055 Keith Street Hendersonville, NC 28792

Hours: Tuesday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm

Most items in demand

All clean and reusable items

Camping supplies

Tarps, bags, socks, gloves, toboggans, hand warmers

Pots and pans

Food and personal hygiene

Coats and hoodies

Men’s Jeans Sizes 29-34

Mens boots, tennis shoes, waterproof shoes

Vehicles, campers and bicycles

This ministry is in need of financial support so we can continue providing for the needs of our local growing population. We are also looking forward to operating our own resale store, this would help families in need and the items sold would provide for the ministry’s expenses.

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P.O. Box 1864 Etowah, NC 28729

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Email: thegivingheartinc@gmail.com

Phone: (828) 606-0962

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