Churches offer fair trade items to local community

November 7, 2010 at 5:32 a.m. | Updated November 7, 2010 at 5:32 a.m.

by Wes Duplantier, For The News Tribune

Mickinzie Magarity, left, and Jessica Blome look over the jewelry items for sale Saturday at the Fair Trade Market at First Methodist Church. The sale continues there and at First Baptist Church today from 9 a.m. to noon.
Mickinzie Magarity, left, and Jessica Blome look over the jewelry items for sale Saturday at the Fair Trade Market at First Methodist Church. The sale continues there and at First Baptist Church today from 9 a.m. to noon.

First United Methodist Church and First Baptist Church in downtown Jefferson City are located near the heart of America, but on Saturday they played host to cultures from as far away as Chile, Uganda and Bangladesh.

The cultures arrived in the form of several crafts and pieces of native art sold at the Amani Fair Trade Market the two churches are hosting this weekend. The markets will continue today at both churches from 9 a.m. until noon.

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