Redirecting America’s Bread Spend
Back to the Church
What started with one man baking sourdough for his congregation has become a vision to transform how Christians spend one of life’s most basic necessities — and fund the local church in the process.
How It Started
Three months ago, something unexpected happened. I started baking sourdough bread. Every day. And something about the rhythm of it — the patience, the waiting, the transformation of simple ingredients into something nourishing — felt deeply spiritual.
I felt compelled by God to share it. So I started giving loaves to people at church. They loved it. Then a thought struck me: what if I sold it? What if the entire congregation redirected their weekly bread purchase — money they were already going to spend — to buy from their own church family instead?
I ran a pilot. Six loaves. Sold out immediately. I made $56, donated it to the church.
“Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.”
— John 6:56
The demand could have supported ten or twenty loaves. Then the bigger thought hit:
What if every Christian in America did this?
Americans spend over $30 billion on bread every year. The average household spends $312/year. Nearly all of it flows to corporations and commercial bakeries. What if even a small fraction flowed back to local churches instead?
With 230 million Christians and 380,000 churches in America, the potential is staggering. This is Our Daily Bread.
The National Opportunity
The numbers behind the vision.
What Could Your Church Raise?
Enter your congregation size to see the potential annual impact if your members bought their bread from church bakers instead.
Impact Calculator
Enter your church’s congregation size to estimate the annual impact.
Assumptions: avg. $312/person/year on bread · $6/loaf · 52 loaves/person/year
What the Bible Says About Bread
From manna in the desert to the Lord’s Prayer to the Last Supper, bread is woven throughout Scripture as a sign of God’s provision, community, and the body of Christ. Click each verse to read and reflect.