Chapel Hill has a long history of supporting Fair Trade.  Our concern for those living in extreme poverty causes us to not only give generously to meet immediate and urgent needs, but to look for ways to improve quality of life in a well thought out and sustainable manner.  Fair Trade is our best hope for doing so.

What is Fair Trade?
Fair Trade is a term referring to a growing social, economic and political movement to ensure that people along every step of the product supply chain receive fair wages, that workers and communities are treated with dignity, and artisans and producers take steps to preserve the environment.  By certifying, monitoring and adherring to Fair Trade principles, manufacturers, businesses and consumers work together to promote direct and long-term relationships, transparent business practices, and workplaces free from discrimination and forced child labor.  Artisans are compensated with wages that allow them to send their children to school, receive proper healthcare for their family and reinvest in their communities.

Festival of HOPE

Chapel Hill hosts an annual Fair Trade Marketplace the first weekend in November where beautiful and useful products made by artisans and producers from around the globe can be purchased.  Every dollar spent is an investment in sustainable economic deveopment for those who most need it. 

Don't miss our newly discovered artisans and their products this year! 

 The unique and beautiful products of Ten Thousand Villages, Jubilee Traders, SERRV and Ganesh Himal are sure to be featured every year, but the variety and quantity of our merchandise is always evolving and growing, making your shopping experience fresh and exciting.  For information and details about this year's Fair Trade marketplace, visit the Festival of HOPE page.

 HeBrews

In addition to tasty lattes, snacks and pastries, our HeBrews cafe sells a unique line of Fair Trade home decor items, gourmet foods, coffee and teas.  Our parntership with Agros, a Seattle based community development organization, in Guatemala is furthered by the sale of Fair Trade Certified Camano Island Coffee.  Every pound of Camano Island Coffee purchased helps support the sustainable community development work of Agros...and it tastes as good as it makes you feel.  HeBrews is open every Sunday and for special events.  Call the church office for hours of operation.