Alternative Christmas Market

Location: Gathering Space

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Although the ZPC Alternative Christmas Market is concluded, you can still pick up a card and make a donation in the Gathering Space during weekend services.

The ACM is an opportunity to get your holiday shopping done all in one place and to change the quality of life for God’s children around the world. The Market offers a unique alternative to the commercialism that has come to define the Christmas Season. Instead of traditional purchases this time of year, shoppers at the Market choose from Fair Trade items, hand-made gifts crafted by artisans from around the globe, or can make contributions to their favorite charities in honor of those on their shopping lists. In the last case, in lieu of an actual gift, the recipient will receive an exclusively designed Christmas card to commemorate the gift that is given in their name. Each card contains an insert describing the organization to which the contribution is made.

Download the 2010 ACM Catalog (PDF)

These “alternative gifts” show the love of Christ and Christmas to the recipients, and the financial contributions to the various organizations help them continue to spread his love throughout the world. 

Charities this year include:

Vendors include:

Imani Workshops
Global Gifts
Mana Deschisa (Open Hand Ministry)