International Christmas Market 2024
An annual tradition featuring non-traditional gifts
Fri, Nov 8, 5-9 pm, First Choice Night - $5 entry, desserts
Sat, Nov 9, 10 am - 4 pm
Sun, Nov 10, 8:30 am - 1 pm
Coleman Family Hall
Find special and unique gifts for your loved ones amongst the many fair-trade goods and crafts made by artisans around the world as well as the "shares" of agencies and ministries that serve others. All money spent at the Market goes outside FUMCR to help others provide better lives for themselves and their families.
The International Christmas Market is open to the community, so invite your friends to come with you!
Willing to help during Market? Sign Up Online
Market Merchandise
• Bean Soup & Chili Mixes
• Equal Exchange Coffee and Chocolate
• Fair Trade Winds - fair-trade crafts and goods
• Fair & Square Imports - fair-trade crafts and goods
• Marfa Ministry - art prints
• Outreach Uganda - jewelry and bags
Gift Opportunity
Shares
Shares are financial donations to a non-profit agency or FUMCR ministry bought as a tribute to a loved one. It's a gift that reaches beyond giver and receiver to benefit and serve those in need. We're featuring 10 ministries and agencies this year.
GIVE ONLINE Nov 11 - Dec 31
CHOOSE ONE OR MORE OF THESE RECIPIENTS:
• Ark House provides low-cost, fully furnished apartments to persons and their caregivers who come to Dallas area hospitals for long term medical care.
• Healthy Women Healthy Liberia! offers medical and dental exams, over-night stays, pharmacy, labs and imaging, and education.
• Heifer Project International provides livestock and training that transforms the lives of 23 million hungry and impoverished men, women, and children.
• H.E.R.O.E.S. programs provide therapy, recreation, social development, and vocational training for children and young adults with special needs.
• Kafodzidzi School serves 650 students in Ghana. Shares will support ongoing projects and needs of the school.
• Panama Medical shares will provide supplies, medicines, and vitamins to be distributed during FUMCR medical mission trips.
• Richardson Area Interfaith Habitat provides quality housing for stable, low income families.
• Skuinskloof School in South Africa serves over 200 students and has need of new lavatories, new roofing in the original school building, and remodeling a structure to house teachers
• Stovebuilders of Guatemala construct safe, externally vented, concrete block stoves for indigenous women.
• Youth Mission Trips serve others across the U.S. through home & community improvement projects.