Cosmic Crisp
Crisp, juicy, Washington-bred
Sharing the Harvest
Yakima apples, shared by churches across the Northwest, bringing clean water and new opportunities to western Honduras.
What if buying a bag of apples could change a life halfway around the world? That's the idea behind Sharing the Harvest — a collaborative mission project rooted right here at Wiley Heights Covenant Church. Since 2012, this partnership between Pacific Northwest churches, Yakima Valley growers, and generous volunteers has turned fresh fruit into support for agricultural mission work in communities facing poverty and food insecurity. Right now, that work is bringing clean water and new opportunities to families in western Honduras.
How It Works
Each fall, participating churches across Washington and Oregon host "Sharing the Harvest Sundays," where members pre-purchase fresh Yakima apples at $10–$15 per 10-pound bag. Local growers donate the fruit; volunteers pack and transport the orders. Your purchase directly benefits the mission in Honduras.
Honeycrisp
Sweet with an explosive crunch
Fuji
Dense, super-sweet, keeps well
Gala
Mild, fragrant everyday favorite
Granny Smith
Tart and firm — great for baking
Golden Delicious
Honeyed, mellow, tender
For 2026, churches register by August 10. Orders are due by October 6 by mail or October 13 online. The Sunday after Packing Day, members pick up their apples at their own church.
Packing Day
It all comes together on Packing Day, held this year on Saturday, October 24 right here at Wiley Heights. It's free, lunch is included, and all ages are welcome. Churches from across Washington and Oregon come together to bag apples, hear about the impact in Honduras, and share a BBQ lunch.
Pressing Apple Cider 
BBQ Lunch 
Kids On an Old Tractor 
Packing Apples
The day is as much about family fun as it is about the mission. Kids can help press fresh apple cider (and take some home), climb on tractors, decorate pumpkins, and play in leaf piles with a view across the valley. There's room for everyone — and Yakima in late October is usually sunny, dry, and just crisp enough to feel like fall.
The Work in Honduras
The proceeds support COCEPRADIL, a non-profit organization working in the Lempira Department of western Honduras. COCEPRADIL sees clean water as fundamental to health, livelihoods, and dignity, and brings it directly to homes through community-built, gravity-fed pipeline systems. Beyond water, they support women's cooperatives and small lending groups, sustainable agriculture training and irrigation, livestock and poultry programs, community gardens, and nutrition and health education. Our partners in this work include Covenant World Relief and Development and Growing Hope Globally.
Get Involved
Whether you want to order apples, bring your church into the project, or just show up for Packing Day — there's a place for you.