Did you know that nearly all the chocolate on America’s shelves comes from companies in West Africa which use child slave labor? Equal Exchange is a faith-based, Fair Trade co-op which works with small farmers in Central and South America, Palestine and other parts of the world. These farmers receive a good wage for their…

UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) is the disaster response arm of our denomination. “First on the ground, last to leave,” UMCOR works through local churches and has proven to be extremely effective in meeting the needs of people in the event of a natural disaster or war-related crisis. An annual church-wide offering covers the…