Fair Trade Ministry

Union Avenue is firmly committed to participating in God's justice in this world and one avenue for our participation is  our fair trade ministry.  In addition to supporting Plowsharing Crafts, a local partner of Ten Thousand Villages, we also participate in the Disciples of Christ Equal Exchange Project:

The Disciples of Christ Coffee Project, a partnership between the Disciples Home Missions, Week of Compassion and Equal Exchange, is a way for your congregation to join hands with small farmer communities across the world. You can put your faith into action by using fairly traded coffee, tea, chocolate and snacks in your congregation and by learning about how our consumer choices impact the global community. Through the Project farmers receive fair prices for their crops, affordable credit and long term trade relationships with a trading partner they can trust, Equal Exchange. In addition, for every pound of fairly traded products Disciples order through the Project, Equal Exchange makes a donation to the Disciples Hunger Relief and Food Security Fund.

Fair trade coffee, tea (and, coming soon, chocolate) is on sale each Sunday following worship.