Join us in spreading love this season by donating consumables, preparing mixes, or volunteering at the Agape Gift Market—your support will make a meaningful impact on our community!
Each November, our Great Hall transforms into a Holiday wonderland! Join us for our largest outreach event, where every purchase makes an impact. Here you’ll find handcrafted artisan gifts, unique vendors, Agape Bakery consumables, Bargain Room, Eat-N-Shop Café, raffles, and more surprises.
Our team is busy already preparing for the 2025 market! If interested in learning more about the market, or being part of the team, please contact Jill Cornell.
artisan hand-crafted items, unique vendors, spiritware, holiday décor, holiday outdoor planters, soup & dip mixes
agape bakery–member-made with love (lefse, holiday cookies, breads)
bargain room (games, books, children’s books, puzzles, Christmas décor)
eat-n-shop café
swedish egg coffee, breakfast burritos, donuts, sloppy joe lunch (saturday), and cinnamon rolls (sunday)
raffle drawings and more!
PROCEEDS SUPPORT THREE MISSION EFFORTS:
Disaster Relief, Local & Global Missions
Do you create quality handmade goods, art, or specialty items? We’d love to have you be part of the Agape Gift Market — a festive, community-centered holiday shopping event where gifts go further.
Each year, hundreds of shoppers come through our doors looking for meaningful, locally made gifts. As a vendor, you’ll be part of something more: all participants donate 20% of their sales to support Trinity’s mission and outreach efforts — making a real difference in our community and beyond.
we’re looking for vendors who offer:
why join us?
Applications are now open to Trinity members. Public applications open July 1, 2025 — but spots fill quickly!
Questions? Contact Linda Koltes (952.473.8577 ext 111).
We want to thank you for your support of the AGAPE Gift Market and mini-markets in November/December. Whether you purchased items, donated items, helped create items for us to sell, made lefse, assembled food items or volunteered your time-we are most grateful!
The 2024 market was a record-setting year! In total, we had net profits of over
$40,700!
The proceeds were distributed across a number of worthy organizations.
Recipients include:
local:
global ministries:
disaster relief:
ABODE OUTSIDE >> – anitaBdesigns – Bricks to Bread – Carol Whitmore – Dorcas Circle – Hatz by Abby – Hearts for Humanity – Holmes Made Wood Crafts– Hope Sewn – Karen Anderson – Kirrissa’s Apiary & Buzzness – Norwex – Port and Poet Gluten-Free Bakery – Prayer Jewels by Ann – Rockin Porch Farms – Seven Stone Jewelry – Sunflower Bay Candles– Swittens – Viveré Designs by Kate – Wild Flower
$317,852!
Local $131,112
Global $88,377
Disaster Relief $44,933
Other Ministries $53,430
Notes:
2006-2011 Markets featured product from Ten Thousand Villages, benefitting global artisans
2012 Market was Mission Festival including visit from San Pablo church leaders (Argentina)
2013 Market was focused on El Salvador mission efforts– Resurrection Church build, Seeds of Hope, San Pablo (sister church)
2014 Market was first Market with same format as today, with 2020 Market curtailed due to Covid-19
AGAPE Gift Market Team:
Terrie Allen, Eleana Bann, Ruth Bash, Sharon Bergh, Cari Bullemer, Jill Cornell, Melanie DeLuca, Linda Koltes, Jennifer Larson, Resa Larson, Barb Lohmann, Stephanie Maki, Cheryl Miller, Judy Platt-Nelson, Laurann Patterson, Chris Sweeney, Susan Vickerman, Barb Whitney
act globally appreciating people everywhere
PROCEEDS SUPPORT
THREE MISSION EFFORTS:
Disaster Relief, Local & Global Missions
